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ASHEVILLE Former Asheville High girls basketball standout Rashanda McCants is on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated.

Published: Monday, November 17, 2008 at 5:53 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 17, 2008 at 5:53 p.m. Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie says the Wildcats will have their hands full on Tuesday against top-ranked ...

North Carolina senior forward Tyler Hansbrough will miss a second straight game when the No.

North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, left, Mike Copeland, center, and Marcus Ginyard watch from the bench during the second half of their game against Pennsylvania on Saturday.

The concensus is that 2008-09 Tar Heels have potential to join program's elite BY JACK DALY : The Herald-Sun Nov 15, 2008 From the moment Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington, Ty Lawson and Danny Green all decided ...

Last I checked, this is North Carolina. The state where basketball wasn't born, just perfected.

And so there was great angst about the town as North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough sat on the bench the other day, hindered by a stress reaction in his right shin.

NOW THAT THE Duke Blue Devils have conquered the mighty Presbyterian Blue Hose, we can declare the 2008-09 college basketball season under way.

The two crossed paths as Missouri high school players. Even though Harrellson merely watched from the stands, there was a mentor/pupil encounter with Hansbrough delivering the lessons.

The much-anticipated season opener in Chapel Hill will finally take place this afternoon, as the top-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels hit the Smith Center floor against the Penn Quakers.

Twenty questions about the 2008-09 college basketball season: 1. Who can call on the White House? Oregon State coach Craig Robinson could well adopt his brother-in-law Barack Obama's presidential slogan, with a ...

North Carolina a heavy favorite for national title - is a perfect season possible? BY JIM O'CONNELL ; The Associated Press Published: November 12th, 2008 04:01 PM North Carolina will be looking at a season of ...

Managers of the Year announced...Hansbrough not ready...Leclaire off IR NEW YORK Tampa Bay's Joe Maddon finished one vote shy of being a unanimous pick for American League Manager of the Year after leading the ...

Senior Tyler Hansbrough and juniors Wayne Ellington and Ty Lawson all were named to the 2008-09 preseason Wooden Award watch list, making Carolina the only school in the nation to have three players on the ...

The Wolfpack's ACC and non-conference competition will present many challenges this winter and spring.

By TRAE THOMPSON Let the fun begin.Another college basketball season has arrived, and once again, diehard fans should have plenty to follow.

Consensus is OK North Carolina will get Tyler Hansbrough back for the meat of the season, and the Tar Heels are the prohibitive favorite to win the national championship and the clear No.

Yet as his North Carolina teammates warmed up for their exhibition game Saturday, the reigning national player of the year plopped down on the bench to stay.

This season, the ACC is viewed as North Carolina and everyone else - and rightfully so.

OUTLOOK:Five teams posted over 20 wins last season in the ACC, including the North Carolina Tar Heels, who recorded a school-record 36 victories, before falling to eventual national champion Kansas in the NCAA ...