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UNC's Zeller likely out for year with broken wrist

Nov. 19, 2008
North Carolina freshman forward Tyler Zeller is likely gone for the season after undergoing surgery Wednesday to repair a fractured left wrist suffered when he fell attempting a dunk during Tuesday's win over Kentucky.
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COL BKB: North Carolina 98, Mich. State 63

DETROIT, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A 25-point, 11-rebound effort from Tyler Hansbrough Wednesday sent No. 1 North Carolina storming past 12th-rated Michigan State 98-63.

COL BKB: North Carolina 115, Chaminade 70

MAUI, Hawaii, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Danny Green scored 26 points Monday night and No. 1 North Carolina topped undermanned Chaminade 115-70 in a first-round game at the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

COL BKB: North Carolina 84, UCSB 67

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Tyler Hansbrough scored 13 points in his season debut Friday and top-ranked North Carolina fought off UC-Santa Barbara 84-67.

UNC forward done with wrist injury

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A left wrist injury will sideline North Carolina freshman forward Tyler Zeller for the rest of the 2008-09 college basketball season.

NBA: Notre Dame 94, S. Carolina Upstate 58

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Luke Harangody's 30 points topped the scoring Sunday for ninth-ranked Notre Dame, which crushed South Carolina-Upstate 94-58.

COL BKB: North Carolina 86, Penn 71

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Hansbrough named college player of year

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SAN ANTONIO, April 4 (UPI) -- North Carolina star Tyler Hansbrough was awarded the Oscar Robertson Trophy Friday as the nation's top college basketball player.

COL BKB: North Carolina 108, Arkansas 77

RALEIGH, N.C., March 23 (UPI) -- North Carolina, paced by Wayne Ellington's 20 points, ran up a big early lead and crushed Arkansas 108-77 Sunday in an NCAA Tournament second-round game.
Tar Heels to retire Hansbrough's No. 50

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 11 (UPI) -- Junior forward Tyler Hansbrough will have his No. 50 basketball jersey retired by the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.

COL BKB: North Carolina 76, Duke 68

DURHAM, N.C., March 8 (UPI) -- Tyler Hansbrough had 16 points and 15 rebounds Saturday and top-ranked North Carolina scored the final 10 points in a 76-68 win over fifth-ranked Duke.

COL BKB: North Carolina 90, Fla. State 77

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 4 (UPI) -- Tyler Hansbrough had 20 points and nine rebounds Tuesday, leading the top-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels to a 90-77 victory over Florida State.

COL BKB: North Carolina 89, Wake Forest 73

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Tyler Hansbrough's 29 points led No. 3 North Carolina to an 89-73 victory over Wake Forest Sunday.

COL BKB: North Car. 84, North Car. St. 70

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Tyler Hansbrough scored 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds Wednesday in carrying No. 3 North Carolina past North Carolina State 84-70.

COL BKB: North Carolina 92, Va. Tech 53

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Tyler Hansbrough led the way with 23 points and nine rebounds Saturday when fifth-ranked North Carolina buried Virginia Tech 92-53.
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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