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North Carolina knocks off N.C. State again

By Mike Ehrlich | February 13

In front of what seemed like the entire history of the North Carolina basketball program, this year's Tar Heels did their part to complete a memorable ...

Ed Davis out 6 weeks with broken wrist

By David Reynolds | February 12

The news just keeps getting worse for the North Carolina men's basketball team.Fresh off a 64-54 loss to rival Duke in the midst of a 13-11 (2-7 ACC) ...

UNC inconsistent at small forward

By Joe McLean | February 11

Inconsistency has been a plague upon North Carolina this season. The 64-54 loss to Duke was no different, whether you look at the whole roster or just ...

Duke guard Jon Scheyer slides past UNC senior forward Deon Thompson for a loose ball in Duke’s 64-54 victory. DTH/Phong Dinh

UNC hits rock bottom against Duke

By David Reynolds | February 11

Correction (Feb. 12): Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story reported that UNC had fallen to last in the ACC. The Tar Heels are a ...

Travis Wear out indefinitely

February 10

Freshman forward Travis Wear is out indefinitely with a severe ankle sprain, according to the athletic department.Wear is on crutches after stepping ...

Tar Heels struggling to score

By Powell Latimer | February 10

With 22 seconds remaining and North Carolina trailing Virginia Tech by four, Will Graves pulled up and fired. The shot looked good in the air, rattled ...

Jon Scheyer has blossomed into the ACC’s second-leading scorer this year

Duke lead by nation’s highest-scoring trio

By David Reynolds | February 10

DURHAM — With shoulders slowly sliding down the back of his chair, Duke’s Jon Scheyer sounded almost embarrassed when answering a question on where ...

Senior struggles gnawing at Ginyard

By Mike Ehrlich | February 10

Marcus Ginyard sat hunched forward, waiting for a trainer to wrap his sore ankle. His eyes were cast downward, and his chin rested in his hands.Members ...

Travis Wear hurts ankle in practice

By David Reynolds | February 10

North Carolina forward Travis Wear injured his ankle during practice Tuesday, but the extent of the injury remains unknown."No confirmation (about the ...

Dexter Strickland attempts to strip the ball from Maryland's Greivis Vasquez. Courtesy of Jaclyn Borowski/The Diamondback

UNC men's basketball adds Maryland to its L column

By Powell Latimer | February 8

Marcus Ginyard’s breakout game didn’t change the end result for North Carolina.Despite the senior’s 17 points (tying his career high) the Tar Heels ...

Guard Dexter Strickland started his fourth game of the season against the Hokies. DTH/Margaret Cheatham Williams

UNC again beaten on the perimeter

By Mike Ehrlich | February 5

BLACKSBURG, Va. — With the clock winding down and North Carolina desperately needing a stop, Virginia Tech put the ball in the hands of its best guard ...

Freshman John Henson (31) had a career-high of 14 points Thursday night. DTH/ Margaret Cheatham Williams

Tar Heels continue ACC losing streak against Virginia Tech

By Powell Latimer | February 5

BLACKSBURG, Va. — The white towels twirled by Hokie fans before Thursday night’s game filled the Cassell Coliseum with white flecks of cloth. It looked ...

UNC leads VT 35-33 at half

By Mike Ehrlich | February 4

With a strong close to the first half, North Carolina leads Virginia Tech, 35-33 at the half.Point guard Larry Drew II sparked the Tar Heels' comeback, ...

Heels hit the road vs. Hokies

By Mike Ehrlich | February 4

He can add new plays to the offense and defend the inbound pass with a zone.And he can make them run all day.But how does Roy Williams teach effort?As ...

Uva.’s Sylven Landesberg beat the Tar Heel defense on several occasions Sunday night. DTH/ Andrew Johnson

UVa. sophomore Landesberg schools Tar Heels

By Louie Horvath | February 1

Will Graves tried. John Henson tried. Leslie McDonald tried. And finally, Marcus Ginyard tried.None of them could shut down Virginia’s Sylven Landesberg.The ...

Ed Davis, usually one of UNC's leading scorers, contributed only 4 points in Sunday's loss to Virginia. DTH/Will Cooper

Tar Heels fall to Virginia

By Powell Latimer | January 31

North Carolina suffered its fourth ACC loss Sunday night at the hands of Virginia. The Tar Heels were felled by a 15-0 Virginia run at the start ...

Heels trail 35-30 to Virginia at halftime

January 31

UNC is trying its hardest to make sure Virginia guard Sylven Landesberg does not get going, but it doesn't seem to be doing much good. Landesberg is 8-11 ...

UNC men's basketball team prepares to take on Virginia Cavaliers

By Powell Latimer | January 29

Sunday night, North Carolina gets a chance to go on its first winning streak of 2010.The Tar Heels already pulled out their first road win of the season ...

Freshman Travis Wear stepped into Davis’ role last week against Wake Forest in his first career start. DTH/Phong Dinh

Ed Davis again questionable for Tar Heels

By Mike Ehrlich | January 27

When North Carolina enters the RBC Center tonight, it will be about as momentum-free as the team has been in a long time.Losers of each of their last ...

UNC tops Wolfpack, stops skid

By Joe McLean | January 27

RALEIGH — N.C. State wasn’t the toughest opponent North Carolina has faced this season. But re-creating coach Roy Williams’ winning formula of tough ...