Word: tars
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Tar Heels welcomed two players missing from last year’s squad—freshman Metcalf, the preseason ACC Rookie of the Year, and Teasley. Teasley, who had been the 1997-98 Rookie of the Year and one of the team’s most talented players two years ago, sat out the 2000-01 season for “personal reasons.” She later disclosed she had suffered from depression and in consultation with Hatchell decided to take time...
...trio of guards—senior Nikki Teasley, junior Coretta Brown and freshman Leah Metcalf—led the Tar Heels to a 24-8 overall record and an 11-5 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) mark. North Carolina received an at-large berth from the NCAA after finishing second in the ACC tournament, marking UNC Coach Sylvia Hatchell’s tenth NCAA appearance. The Tar Heels also finished at No. 16 in the final national polls...
...Five months on, Wang's son has yet to be buried. His elm coffin, carefully sealed with tar to contain the stench, rests inside the family's house. "We won't bury him until the police acknowledge their mistakes and compensate us," says Wang. And that's a macabre form of defiance that has become something of a movement in Lanshan county, an agricultural backwater in Hunan province that is anything but bucolically peaceful. Locals say there are more than 20 victims of fatally violent crimes who remain unburied as a gesture of protest. Their coffins are displayed in homes...
...Tar Heels drew a peak audience of 7,842 fans for its regular season finale against Duke last month. The Crimson—whose best home crowd this year has been about 6,000 fewer—can’t wait to play on such a big stage...
This year’s North Carolina team isn’t as renowned as either of Harvard’s opponents in 1997 or 1998. This year’s Tar Heel team went 24-8 and placed second in the ACC regular season and tournament. Last year, North Carolina went 15-14 and missed the tournament entirely...