University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Rundown: November 25
November 25, 2013 | General
Football
First and most importantly, our condolences to the family of Griff Graves. A Chapel Hill attorney who knew virtually everyone in town, Griff and his family are also fixtures on the Tar Heel football sideline. Griff passed away this weekend and everyone at Carolina has the family in their thoughts.
A UNC-centric look at the bowl picture...This bowl projection has Carolina in Charlotte...So does this one...By the time the Tar Heels got back to the locker room after the win over ODU, there were already reminders of last year's loss to Duke...T.J. Logan had four touchdowns--or, "a normal T.J. day"--against Old Dominion...One of the easiest ways to recap a Tar Heel football game is with the GoHeels Storify...The highlights from the ODU win take up over eight minutes. Hey, it takes a while to score 80:
Tar Heels in the NFL
Da'Norris Searcy has made some big plays for the Bills this year and is impressing the coaching staff...Robert Quinn had another sack for the Rams...Quinton Coples had four tackles, including half a sack, for the Jets...Seven tackles for Bruce Carter in the Dallas win...Eight tackles and an interception for Zach Brown
Darian Durant is close to a rock star in Canada and has shown maturity this year...That rock star status will only increase as he led Saskatchewan to a Grey Cup title last night.
Basketball
Adam Lucas with a first-hand report on the scene as Carolina toppled Louisville...There were some great postgame comments by UNC hoops alums in our Storify...Yesterday's game, from the Louisville perspective...Marcus Paige was tremendous this weekend...Roy Williams debuted a new defensive wrinkle in the win over Richmond on Saturday...A numbers-based evaluation of the "ACC could be the best conference ever" argument...Nicely done editorial in the Robesonian on Dean Smith...
How many times could you watch these highlights?
Tar Heels in the NBA
"Meet Danny Green's flesh-eating pet" (that is the actual headline)...Suitably inspired by his pet, Green had 17 points against Cleveland on Saturday...In his first game back from surgery on his broken nose, Marvin Williams had 19 points and five rebounds on Friday night...Harrison Barnes scored 20 on Friday night against the Lakers and followed it with 13 against the Blazers on Saturday...John Henson had 10 points and nine rebounds on Saturday...20 points and nine assists for Ty Lawson in Denver's win on Saturday as he continues to build an All-Star case...Reggie Bullock played a career-high 26 minutes yesterday and had six points...
Olympic sports
The field hockey season ended Friday night in a penalty shootout against UConn...At the cross country NCAA Championships, Annie LeHardy earned All-America honors, and the men had their best NCAA team finish since 1985...The women's soccer team is into the NCAA quarterfinals after a shutout of Texas A&M...Joe Sagula won his 700th career game as Carolina won a heart-pounder over Maryland...Women's basketball got ready for Cancun with a 91-51 win over Coppin State...The men's soccer team lost a heartbreaker, giving up the winning goal to Irvine with two seconds left in the match.
Today's games
None.
Today in Tar Heel history
Nov. 25, 1978: Famous Amos Lawrence scored on an 11-yard draw play with 13 seconds left to cap a Tar Heel comeback in one of the best Kenan Stadium games ever, as Carolina topped Duke, 16-15.
Long read
If you know the name Danny Talbott but aren't sure about his achievements, this story is a good look back at 50 years ago, when Talbott led Rocky Mount to three state titles in the same year.
