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Rasheed Wallace mulling over NBA return

Rasheed Wallace is contemplating a comeback to the NBA, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Wallace, who retired after 15 seasons in 2010, has been working out and probing some close league friends about possible destinations to sign for the rest of the season, sources said. At 6-foot-11, Wallace, 37, had been one of the most versatile and talented power forwards of his era. (Yahoo! Sports)

"Rec Specs" may add to Hansbrough legend

On anyone else, they would just be a temporary preventive measure. On Tyler Hansbrough, they are potentially the stuff of legend. When Hansbrough took the practice floor Tuesday, he did so wearing goggles and a bright yellow headband (to keep sweat from running down and fogging the lenses, of course). (Pacers.com)

Catching Up With: Woody Durham

For 40 years, Woody Durham spent hours preparing to call North Carolina football and basketball games on the radio, carefully hand-writing color-coded scoring charts that including everything from bits of history to lineups to obscure stats. So perhaps it’s not surprising that even in retirement, the former “Voice of the Tar Heels” still comes to games with a few notes in his pocket. (ESPN.com)

How Raleigh's Dixie Classic fueled interest in basketball in NC

Most Division I basketball coaches were quick to accept an invitation to play in the prestigious Dixie Classic. The tournament had been started in 1949 by Everett Case three years after he became the head coach at North Carolina State, and it quickly became a phenomenon. Each year the four major North Carolina basketball schools—N. C. State, the University of North Carolina, Duke, and Wake Forest—hosted four of the top national teams for a three-day holiday tournament at William Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh. (NBC 17)

Pacers' Tyler Hansbrough: Going with goggles

Indiana Pacers power forward Tyler Hansbrough is going old school with a new look to protect his right eye. Hansbrough will be sporting Rec Spec goggles with a headband for tonight's game against the Atlanta Hawks. Hansbrough missed the fourth quarter of Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers after being hit in his right eye. (Indianapolis Star)

Did This Man Really Cut Michael Jordan?

For years NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan has claimed that his high school coach underestimated his talent as a sophomore. Clifton (Pop) Herring, whose life has been a struggle since then, tells a different story. The most infamous roster decision in high school basketball history came down 33 years ago on the edge of tobacco country. (Sports Illustrated)

Live Video Halftime Show Tuesday With Lennie Rosenbluth

TarHeelBlue.com Halftime Live returns on Tuesday night during the Miami game, providing complete Carolina-centric stats and analysis during halftime of the UNC-Miami game. The player guest on the first of its kind programming, hosted by Adam Lucas, will be one of the greatest players in Carolina basketball history--Lennie Rosenbluth. (Tar Heel Blue)

Hawks' Marvin Williams sidelined

Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams will miss at least two games because of a sprained left ankle he suffered in Saturday's win over Chicago. The Hawks say Williams will not be with the team for both Monday night's game at New Jersey and Wednesday's game at Indiana. Williams is averaging 10.9 points and 6.0 rebounds as the starting small forward. (ESPN.com)

Danny Green leaps through window of opportunity

Danny Green on Saturday made the most of his latest chance to show he belongs, not just in the NBA, but in coach Gregg Popovich’s plans for every Spurs game. The third-year pro from North Carolina scored a career-high 24 points, exceeding his previous high by 11, to help the Spurs gain their sixth home-court win without a loss. (San Antonio Express-News)

Audio: The Rise of ACC Basketball

Historian J. Samuel Walker chronicles the formative two decades of the conference in his new book "ACC Basketball: The Story of the Rivalries, Traditions and Scandals of the First Two Decades of the Atlantic Coast Conference" (UNC Press/2011). Host Frank Stasio talks with Walker about ACC history and the dangers of expansion. (WUNC.org)

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