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North Carolina, Pitt land 2 players each on Wooden team

Apr. 1, 2009
UNC teammates Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson are among 11 players named to the John R. Wooden Award All American team.
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COL BKB: UNC 69, Miami-Florida 65

CORAL GABLES, Fla., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Ty Lawson's fifth 3-pointer with 10.6 seconds left Sunday secured third-ranked North Carolina's 69-65 ACC victory at Miami-Florida.

COL BKB: North Carolina 93, NC State 76

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Tyler Hansbrough scored 31 points on 12-of-17 shooting Saturday to lead the sixth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels to a 93-76 win over N.C. State.

COL BKB: North Car. 84, Fla. St. 73 (OT)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Tyler Hansbrough scored eight of his 22 points in overtime Sunday, lifting fourth-ranked North Carolina to an 84-73 win at Florida State.

COL BKB: N.Carolina 93, N. Carolina St. 62

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Deon Thompson and Ty Lawson each scored 16 points for unbeaten, top-ranked North Carolina Saturday in a 93-62 romp over North Carolina State.

COL BKB: North Carolina 93, NC-Ashe. 81

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Tyler Hansbrough and Wayne Ellington keyed a second-half surge Wednesday, boosting North Carolina to a 93-81 win over North Carolina-Asheville.

COL BKB: North Carolina 106, Penn 71

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Tyler Hansbrough's 29 points led No. 1 North Carolina's offense and the Tar Heels' defense produced 22 turnovers Tuesday in a 106-71 pummeling of Penn.

COL BKB: North Carolina 107, Iona 72

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Tyler Hansbrough scored 27 points Sunday night as top-ranked North Carolina routed unranked Iona, 107-72.

COL BKB: Gonzaga 82, North Carolina 74

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Derek Raivio had 21 points and eight rebounds Wednesday night as No. 23 Gonzaga upset second-ranked North Carolina, 82-74.

Hansbrough to come back to UNC

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 30 (UPI) -- Freshman forward Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina Thursday announced that he would return to the ACC school next winter.

COL BKB: North Car. 89, UNC-Asheville 47

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Five players scored in double figures Wednesday night as No. 25 North Carolina trounced UNC-Asheville, 89-47.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler