University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: December 4
December 4, 2014 | General
Basketball
Marcus Paige took the blame for Wednesady's loss...Toughness is an issue again...The Iowa perspective on their big win...It's been a challenging week for Roy Williams, who lost his best friend on Tuesday...Postgame notes on the Iowa loss...If you missed this yesterday, Adam Lucas looks back at Iowa's controversial visit to the Smith Center in 1989...Marcus Paige is on the Naismith Trophy watch list.
Football
Not much to do between now and Sunday except look at bowl projections...Independence is becoming a popular forecast for the Tar Heels.
Olympic sports
It's a top-20 matchup tonight for women's basketball...Andrew Miller is poised to become the highest paid non-closer reliever in baseball history...Ece Taner and Joe Sagula took ACC volleyball honors...Saturday's men's soccer match will be on the Pac-12 Network.
Today's games
Women's basketball travels to Rutgers at 7 p.m.
Tar Heels in the NBA
Danny Green had 20 points and 10 rebounds...Tyler Zeller had eight points and 10 rebounds...Ed Davis had eight rebounds...Vince Carter scored seven...Seven points and three rebounds for Brandan Wright...Kendall Marshall had six points and two assists...Marvin Williams returned for the Hornets and scored six...P.J. Hairston added four.
Tar Heels in the NFL
Connor Barth is the best kicker money can buy...Jonathan Cooper finally got a chance.
Long read
Feels like we need some good ideas. How about this column from Seattle: Kyle Seager is a $100 million role model for how to succeed.
