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Published 4/6/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News

Tyler Treadaway still thinks about friend Jason Ray every time he puts on North Carolina's mascot costume. Ray died last March after he was struck by a car from behind while walking on a highway shoulder near his New Jersey hotel after going to a nearby convenience store. The senior, who had performed as the ram mascot for three seasons, was there for the NCAA tournament games against Southern... (link)

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