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STARKVILLE, Miss., March 20 (UPI) -- Larry Drew II sank a layup in the final seconds Saturday to lift North Carolina to a 76-74 victory over Mississippi State in a second-round NIT contest.
The Tar Heels (18-16) hit 15-of-31 field goal attempts in the second half to set up Drew's last-minute heroics. North Carolina shot 48.5 percent for the game also won the rebounding battle by a 41-32 margin.
The Tar Heels will now advance to the NIT quarterfinal round against the winner of the Alabama-Birmingham-North Carolina State match-up.
Will Graves paced North Carolina with 17 points while John Henson chipped in with 12 points and eight boards in the win.
Mississippi State (24-12) was led by Barry Stewart with 18 points while Jarvis Varnado added 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in defeat.
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CHICAGO, June 2 (UPI) --
Chicago White Sox television broadcaster Ken "Hawk" Harrelson Saturday apologized to an umpire for an on-air tirade, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. actress Valerie Bertinelli said she wants to lose five pounds so she can again fit into the green bikini she once donned on the cover of People magazine.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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ROME, June 2 (UPI) --
Dogs across Italy are wagging their tails as a new ice cream for man's best friend goes to market.
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