University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: January 5
January 5, 2015 | General
Stuart Scott
Adam Lucas on Stuart Scott's passions, which included his family, his job, and the Tar Heels...Numerous Tar Heels tweeted their thoughts on Scott's death...ESPN collected tweets from a huge number of big-name sports figures (and beyond)...Roy Williams on Stuart:
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Of all the on-air tributes yesterday, this one from Rich Eisen was terrific:
Basketball
Carolina's defense set the tone against Clemson...Catching up with Buzz Peterson...12 facts on George Karl...Fun photo from Theo Pinson of the flight home from Clemson:
The full highlights from Saturday night's win:
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Football
Carolina's comeback against Tennessee in the Music City Bowl earns a mention in this story on top bowl comebacks.
Olympic sports
Women's basketball defeated East Tennessee State on Friday and then walloped NC State on Sunday...Eight Tar Heels are in training camp with the women's soccer national team...Mike Roberts was inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame.
Today's games
Men's basketball hosts Notre Dame at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
Tar Heels in the NBA
Ty Lawson and Kevin Durant have talked about going home and playing for Washington...
Friday: Tyler Zeller had 17 points and 10 rebounds...John Henson had 14 points and 10 rebounds...Ed Davis had 20 points and eight rebounds and received high praise from Kobe Bryant...Marvin Williams had 10 points and six rebounds...P.J. Hairston scored eight...Wayne Ellington scored seven...Kendall Marshall had two points and four assists...Harrison Barnes had two points and five rebounds...Tyler Hansbrough had two points and four rebounds.
Saturday: Ty Lawson had 25 points and 11 assists...Danny Green had 10 points and six rebounds...Reggie Bullock had 10 points and four rebounds...Tyler Zeller had 10 points and four assists...Marvin Williams had nine points and nine rebounds...Vince Carter scored five...Highlights from Lawson's monster game:
Sunday: Kendall Marshall had 15 points and three assists...Ed Davis had 11 points and six rebounds...John Henson scored four...Tyler Hansbrough had four points and four rebounds...Wayne Ellington scored two.
Tar Heels in the NFL
Julius Peppers has established himself as a leader for the Packers...Tre Boston had two tackles and an interception for the Panthers...Kevin Reddick recovered a fumble...Gio Bernard caught eight passes for 46 yards...Hakeem Nicks caught three passes for 59 yards...Eric Ebron caught three passes for 21 yards...Bruce Carter had five tackles...Connor Barth is ready for the postseason.
Long read
Some interesting comments from Michael Jordan in this pair of stories from Charlotte.
