60 Tim Fedroff has no regrets about leaving the University of North Carolina after his sophomore season last year to begin his professional baseball career. www.newsobserver.com/1592026 Lauren Crandall thought her field hockey-playing days had ended when she graduated from Wake Forest in 2007. www.newsobserver.com/1592000 North Carolina has signed a new 10-year, $37.7 million contract with Nike, with the majority coming in the form of apparel and equipment for the school's 28 sports teams. www.newsobserver.com/1591985 North Carolina has gone from a shortage of football scholarships to a surplus. www.newsobserver.com/1589096 Gastonia Forestview's Shannon Smith, an all-state basketball point guard last season as a junior, committed to North Carolina. www.newsobserver.com/1589604 With the losses and transfers, UNC's football program now has a three-scholarship surplus. www.newsobserver.com/1588260 When Chase Jones was diagnosed with a brain tumor his freshman year at the University of North Carolina, his teammates on the Tar Heels baseball team "completely wrapped their arms around me," he says. www.newsobserver.com/1586549 Tyler Hansbrough's path to the NBA looks familiar to Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird. www.newsobserver.com/1585683 Duke wing Gerald Henderson was the first of seven conference players taken in the first round. He was chosen 12th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats. North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough went 13th, the first of four Heels to go in the draft. www.newsobserver.com/1584217 T.J. Yates braced for the inevitable after he injured a thumb playing Ultimate Frisbee. www.newsobserver.com/1582627 Tyler Hansbrough has been through all this before. The questions about whether his skill set will translate at the next level, the skeptics pondering whether he's already maxed out his potential, none of this is new. www.newsobserver.com/1582618 North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough — who could be taken as early as 11th in the NBA draft Thursday night, by the New Jersey Nets — said he debated whether to accept the invitation to sit in the Green Room at Madison Square Garden. www.newsobserver.com/1581797 The Philadelphia 76ers reportedly like Ty Lawson. The North Carolina point guard's NBA fan club also includes, apparently, the New Jersey Nets, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, and Dallas Mavericks. www.newsobserver.com/1581139 Formerly-suspended North Carolina wing Will Graves is doing well in both summer school and the weight room -- and is expected to be on the court when the team opens practice in October. www.newsobserver.com/1581142 Charlotte Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins says "we're kind of all over the board right now" concerning the 12th pick. But the Bobcats did announce one firm decision Tuesday: www.newsobserver.com/1581158 With the NBA Draft a day away, Wayne Ellington's Final Four Most Outstanding Player award is no longer such a big deal. www.newsobserver.com/1581140 The NBA is expected to release its list of invitees to Thursday’s draft later today. But one player who will definitely be in the so-called “green room” at Madison Square Garden in New York: UNC forward Tyler Hansbrough. www.newsobserver.com/1578944 Since graduating from North Carolina on May 10, Danny Green has been constantly on the move -- living in airports between two-day stints in tryout cities. www.newsobserver.com/1578290 Most years when I attend an elite summer basketball camp, I get captivated by some guard who didn't come in with a top-10 reputation. www.newsobserver.com/1578284 Most years when I attend an elite summer basketball camp, I get captivated by some guard who didn’t come in with a top-10 reputation. www.newsobserver.com/1577666