University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Rundown: March 27
March 27, 2014 | General
Basketball
The deal to put the ACC Tournament in Brooklyn includes a provision for annual ACC/Atlantic-10 doubleheaders...
Tar Heels in the NBA
Danny Green, who had 16 points Wednesday, has shown an evolving game, and he has become more than a three-point threat...The bad news for Green: all 16 of his points came in the first half, and he will have an MRI on a foot injury...Seven points and seven assists for Ty Lawson...Five points and 10 assists for Raymond Felton...Five points and four rebounds for Marvin Williams.
Football
Another spring practice session for the Tar Heels on Wednesday, as they try to sort through a talented defensive backfield...The gallery from Wednesday's practice...The Packers have big plans for Julius Peppers...T.J. Logan is getting some national attention as a possible breakout player...
Olympic sports
Diamond DeShields is turning into one of the stories of this NCAA tournament...Pole vaulter Cameron Overstreet has been a leader for other vaulters despite not having the normal physical profile...Despite losing to Winthrop 3-1 on Wednesday, the Diamond Heels aren't panicking...Women's lacrosse, which excels at the subtle art of clearing, routed Virginia Tech and has now won 15 in a row...Lori Spingola pitched a one-hitter and the softball team beat ECU, 6-1...
Today's games
Track and field continues competition at the Texas Relays. Softball plays at Elon at 5:30 p.m.
Today in Tar Heel history
Happy 25th birthday to Matt Harvey, last year's National League All-Star Game starter, whose rehab is one of the primary stories of spring training for the New York media.
Long read
The legal issues between Maryland and the ACC are only getting worse. There's some good insight (mixed with some speculation) here about why neither side can afford to budge.
