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March at the Arch: Tar Heels will take on Ohio in the Sweet 16 Friday in St. Louis

By Mark Thompson | March 22

After a week-long search for the answer of how to win without Kendall Marshall, coach Roy Williams thinks he found the answer — and it might be simpler ...

Ohio looks to make history against the Tar Heels Friday

By Kelly Parsons | March 22

No. 13-seeded Ohio isn’t oblivious to the fact that, on paper, it’s the underdog in tonight’s Sweet 16 matchup with North Carolina.

Tar Heels vow to ‘keep going’ despite Kendall Marshall's injury

By Mark Thompson | March 20

Without Marshall, advancing will be difficult, and that’s what UNC is preparing for. Williams said 100 percent of his team’s preparation will be to ...

Marshall’s status still uncertain

By Michael Lananna | March 19

Kendall Marshall is screwed. Or at least that’s the way he worded it Monday. The North Carolina point guard had a screw surgically inserted into his ...

UNC thwarts Creighton to advance to Sweet 16

By Mark Thompson | March 19

All the headlines may belong to Kendall Marshall and his wrist injury, but there was a game on Sunday, and top-seeded North Carolina looked pretty good ...

Tar Heels may lose Marshall to wrist fracture

By Kelly Parsons | March 19

A team spokesman reported just moments before that starting point guard Kendall Marshall fractured his right wrist during the second half of North Carolina’s ...

Kendall Marshall suffers fracture in right wrist

March 18

Wrist injuries continue to plague the North Carolina men’s basketball team’s NCAA tournament run as point guard Kendall Marshall has a fracture ...

Second-half surge leads UNC to NCAA tournament win

By Kelly Parsons | March 16

GREENSBORO — With just less than 12 minutes to go in North Carolina’s second-round NCAA tournament matchup with Vermont, a turnover by forward ...

Joe Nocera, New York Times columnist, visits UNC to talk college athletics, NCAA

By Sarah Niss | March 14

Joe Nocera is certainly not a fan of the NCAA. And he hopes UNC will lead the ACC in discussing change in national athletics — a role administrators ...

Henson’s status still questionable

By Kelly Parsons | March 13

His North Carolina squad is holding a coveted No. 1 NCAA tournament seed, but coach Roy Williams isn’t completely comfortable. At least not with his ...

Tar Heels take No. 1 seed of Midwest region for NCAA tournament

By Chris Moore | March 11

North Carolina didn’t have to wait long to hear its name called on Selection Sunday as the Tar Heels took one of four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament. ...

North Carolina earns No. 1 seed

March 11

The North Carolina men’s basketball team was given one of four top seeds for the 2012 NCAA tournament.

James McAdoo sails over Okaro White while taking a shot.

Tar Heels realize depth in Atlanta

By Kelly Parsons | March 11

ATLANTA — With just more than three seconds left on the clock, the ball was supposed to be in Harrison Barnes’ hands for the No. 4 North Carolina ...

UNC rallies, falls short in ACC championship

By Megan Walsh | March 11

ATLANTA — When Florida State downed North Carolina in January, the Seminoles’ perimeter play handed UNC its first conference loss by a stunning 33 ...

No. 17 Florida State beats UNC to win its first ACC title

By Kelly Parsons | March 11

ATLANTA — No. 17 Florida State used sharp 3-point shooting to beat No. 4 North Carolina 85-82 in Sunday’s ACC tournament championship game at ...

Foul trouble becomes game-changer for UNC, Wolfpack

By Kelly Parsons | March 10

ATLANTA — When North Carolina’s usual starting forward John Henson walked out onto the court at the Philips Arena in a suit for UNC’s ACC ...

Lorenzo Brown and Harrison Barnes dive for a loose ball during the first half of play. The Tar Heel forward scored 16 points during the game.

No. 4 UNC battles past N.C. State in ACC tournament semifinals

By Megan Walsh | March 10

ATLANTA — As the buzzer sounded in Philips Arena on Saturday and North Carolina pulled in a 69-67 win against N.C. State, senior Justin Watts ran for ...

UNC trails N.C. State at halftime of ACC tournament semifinal

By Kelly Parsons | March 10

ATLANTA — At halftime of No. 4 North Carolina’s ACC tournament semifinal matchup with N.C. State, the Wolfpack lead UNC 34-31.

Junior John Henson grabs his wrist after getting injured early in the game. Henson spent most of the night on the bench tending to his wrist, seeing only 7 minutes of play time and scoring only 3 points for the night.

Bench play leads No. 4 UNC to ACC quarterfinal victory

By Kelly Parsons | March 9

ATLANTA — There’s a noise that rings in the ears of North Carolina forward James Michael McAdoo. And luckily for the No. 4 Tar Heels, the noise ...

Kendall Marshall leads UNC against Duke

By Kevin Minogue | March 4

DURHAM — It was a familiar scene for North Carolina on Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. After dominating its contest with Duke for the duration ...