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Tar Heel Rundown: April 28
April 28, 2014 | General
Not exactly sure where in the Rundown this fits, but you probably need to start your Monday with the Clef Hangers' version of "Happy," featuring Eric Montross in perhaps the finest dancing he has ever done. It also may be the only dancing he has ever done.
Basketball
The ACC Barnstorming Tour stopped in New Bern, and Phil Ford was one of the featured attractions...An informative look at the basics of the recruiting scene and grassroots basketball...37-year-old Vince Carter hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to beat the Spurs on Saturday afternoon:
Carter had been waiting for the opportunity to hit that shot for almost 15 years...Neat honor for Harrison Barnes (15 points on Sunday), who received a community service award from the Warriors:
.@HBarnes receives the inaugural Alvin Attles Community Impact Award, honoring his efforts to improve our community. pic.twitter.com/KLdlgkET6W
— Golden St. Warriors (@warriors) April 27, 2014
Football
This NFL Director of Scouting is high on Eric Ebron (scroll down).
Olympic sports
Big weekend for the baseball team, which swept Virginia Tech...A new Adam Lucas column on a few Tar Heels you may not know about, but should...Men's tennis advanced to the ACC finals before falling to UVA, which has had a stranglehold on the event...Virginia rallied past men's lacrosse in the ACC Showcase game...Duke edged the women's tennis team in the ACC Tournament semifinals...Women's lacrosse lost to Syracuse in the ACC Tournament semifinals...NC State took the rubber match with the softball team on Sunday...Men's golf finished eighth at the ACC Championships...Tough break for the Diamond Heels, who lost Wood Myers for up to a month when he was hit by a pitch on Friday night:
UPDATE: Wood Myers suffered a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal in his right hand. He's expected to miss 2-4 weeks.
— Carolina Baseball (@DiamondHeels) April 26, 2014
Today's games
None.
Tar Heels in MLB
Make room for the newest Tar Heel in the majors: Michael Morin was called up to the Angels last night...
Friday: Andrew Miller threw a scoreless inning and struck out a pair...Kyle Seager had two hits and drove in a run.
Saturday: Chris Iannetta had two hits, including a double...Brian Roberts walked and scored a run...Seager had two hits, including a homer...
Sunday: Red-hot Seager belted two more home runs and drove in four runs...Dustin Ackley had a pinch-hit single...Tim Federowicz had a hit and a walk...Adam Warren got the win for the Yankees with one and two-thirds innings of shutout pitching.
It sounds like Matt Harvey is living the life in New York City, even while on the shelf with an injury.
Long read
This is the definitive Lacey Holsworth feature, and even if you've read the others or think you're tired of the story, you need to read this one.
