Finally. After more than a decade of shattered dreams and bitter disappointments, the University of North Carolina and one of its own, coach Roy Williams, emerged last night from the Edward Jones Dome with a national championship as the Tar Heels jumped on Illinois in the first half and then had to withstand a furious comeback to ... (Full article: 810 words)

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