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Late Night Begins Early On Oct. 13   "An NCAA rules change means teams can begin practicing before midnight. Doors will open for Late Night at 6 p.m. on October 13, and basketball action will be underway by 7 p.m. Seating is general admission. ESPN personality (and Carolina alum) Stuart Scott will host the festivities, which will be televised on ESPNU." Continue at source. I'll be there! Will you? Posted by Robbie Allen @ 9/24/2006 11:29:00 AM    0 comments Q&A with Raymond Felton   "Raymond Felton was back in the Smith Center on Tuesday for a youth clinic. The former star Tar Heel point guard discussed his first year in the NBA, what's in store for his second season and talked about the two preseason games his Charlotte Bobcats will play in Chapel Hill next month." Continue at InsideCarolina.com Posted by Robbie Allen @ 9/22/2006 07:04:00 PM    0 comments Hansbrough, McRoberts Meet For USA Today Photo Shoot   "A USA Today photographer was in Durham on Thursday, shooting a series of photos of North Carolina sophomore forward Tyler Hansbrough and Duke sophomore forward Josh McRoberts. TarHeelBlue.com was on hand." To view a photo gallery, click here. Posted by Robbie Allen @ 9/17/2006 12:29:00 AM    0 comments 2006-07 Schedule   The regular season starts on November 19, which is only a couple months away. The schedule is never easy for UNC and this year is no exception. Non-conference games include Ohio State, Kentucky, and Arizona. More interesting stats on the schedule available here. You can view the schedule in a variety of formats: - HTML - PDF - CSV - ICS With the CSV version, you can import the schedule into your Outlook calendar (or any other calendar that supports CSV). Within Outlook go to File -> Import and Export -> Import from another program or file -> Comma Separated Values (Windows). UPDATE: Jeff Bollinger converted the CSV file to ICS so that Mac people can import the schedule into iCal. You can download the ICS here. Thanks Jeff! Posted by Robbie Allen @ 9/05/2006 05:49:00 PM    4 comments The 'Return'   "Marvin Williams' Atlanta Hawks will play against the Charlotte Bobcats, featuring Sean May and Raymond Felton. The game will tip-off on Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. and tickets are on sale through the UNC ticket office. The Bobcats will also play the Washington Wizards (with former Tar Heels Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood) at the Smith Center on Oct. 17 at 8 p.m." Continue at source. Posted by Robbie Allen @ 9/05/2006 05:23:00 PM    0 comments Q&A with UNC's Tyler Hansbrough   SI recently had a short Q&A session with Tyler. Posted by Robbie Allen @ 9/05/2006 05:21:00 PM    2 comments