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 Obama game odd but OK
At issue is the timing of the informal scrimmage and the fact that UNC coach Roy Williams watched it from the sideline. [link]

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The Daily Roundup: Wednesday
Published 4/30/2008 by Ed at ACC BasketBlog
... Getting your mind right: Obama game odd but OK : "At issue is the timing of the informal scrimmage and the fact that UNC coach Roy Williams watched it from the sideline." ...

MORNING ROUNDUP - 4/30/08
Published 4/30/2008 by eirishis at Thirtyfive Seconds
... With the North Carolina primary coming up next week, one candidate was smart enough to try to tap into that voter base. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL, in case you’ve been living under a rock) showed up in Chapel Hill early yesterday morning to play pickup with Psycho T and his Funky Bunch while Roy Williams watched from the sidelines. Which kind of makes it a coach-observed scrimmage. Which kind of makes it a NCAA rules viola … oh, bother: ...

Wednesday Mini-Bullets
Published 4/30/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Robbi Pickeral of the News Observer, on a presidential candidate's scrimmage with the North Carolina team: "Tuesday morning, Obama toured the UNC locker room with Williams and his wife, Wanda, then played pickup with some team members, including consensus All-America Tyler Hansbrough, Marcus Ginyard, Marc Campbell, Alex Stepheson and Deon Thompson. Former Tar Heels Wes Miller and Sam Perkins also were among those on hand. [Coach Roy] Williams, who watched the play from a chair on the sideline, called out at one point: 'You've got the future president ...

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