University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Rundown: May 8
May 8, 2014 | General
Basketball
A season in review piece looking back at J.P. Tokoto's sophomore season...The details on this season's UNC-Ohio State matchup in Chicago, plus more information about subsequent games in the event...Sports Illustrated's 100 best Michael Jordan photos...Rising freshman Theo Pinson earned a mention as one of the incoming small forwards to watch.
Football
Garrett Reynolds has kind words for UNC in this feature as he looks for a new team after five years with the Falcons...Big night tonight for Eric Ebron, who should be a first round pick. He also appeared on The Tonight Show last night:
Olympic sports
Six UNC teams were honored for APR success...The Diamond Heels got a road win at Elon leading into this weekend's big series against Florida State...Carolina is still hanging in there on the correct side of the bubble in Baseball America's latest projections...Women's lacrosse will host an NCAA Tournament game on Sunday against the winner of the Georgetown-Johns Hopkins game:
Today's games
Softball faces NC State at 1:30 on ESPN3 in the ACC Tournament. Here's the UNC tournament preview:
Women's golf is in the NCAA Regionals in Stillwater.
Tar Heels in MLB
Two more hits for Kyle Seager, with one of them a double...Brian Roberts had a hit and drove in a run...Michael Morin pitched a scoreless inning and two-thirds.
Long read
Apologies in advance for not exactly starting your Thursday with something lighthearted. This very long, very well-written New York Magazine profile of a cancer doctor dealing with his wife's cancer is searing.
