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Matt Kupec, a star quarterback for UNC-Chapel Hill who later returned to become its chief fundraiser, resigned Sunday after an internal investigation showed he and university fundraiser Tami Hansbrough appear to have taken personal trips at the university’s expense, Chancellor Holden Thorp said Monday. Raleigh News & Observer

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Thorp said Kupec, the vice chancellor for university advancement, offered his resignation Sunday night after Thorp told Kupec a review of his travel with Tami Hansbrough, the divorced mother of former UNC star basketball player Tyler Hansbrough, showed trips that did not appear to be university related. Thorp said those trips appear to have included destinations where her other son, Ben Hansbrough, then a star basketball player at Notre Dame, was playing, but Thorp did not say how many. Raleigh News & Observer

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Hell, yes, Udonis Haslem meant to foul Tyler Hansbrough like that. Would do it again, too, if given the chance. He revealed as much after practice Saturday, stitches still on his face, right eye still dark red with blood. Miami Herald

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“I can’t imagine anything I wouldn’t do for Dwyane,” (Haslem) says. Miami Herald

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Chris Tomasson: LeBron James: "Hansbrough, it's not the first time that he went after one of our players this year.'' Twitter

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James said had Pacers forward Tyler Hansbrough been immediately cited for a Flagrant 2 foul Tuesday and ejected for his hard hit on Dwyane Wade, then there would have been no retaliation foul from Haslem. Hansbrough instead was cited for a Flagrant 1 foul, which allowed him to remain in the game. The NBA later upgraded the violation to a Flagrant 2 foul, which would have mandated immediate ejection. Chicago Tribune

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"If there was a Flagrant 2 to start with," James said, "then U.D. would have never fouled him, which means U.D. never would have got suspended. I mean Hansbrough, it's not the first time that he went after one of our players this year. We have two guys suspended and basically they have no one suspended." Chicago Tribune

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Ken Berger: Udonis Haslem's foul on Tyler Hansbrough is almost certain to be upgraded to a flagrant-two, a person familiar with league matters said. Twitter

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In the second quarter, referee Derrick Stafford wanted to call a Flagrant 2 on Haslem and an ejection for his foul on Hansbrough, but referee Jason Phillips sold the crew chief on a Flagrant 1, and Haslem stayed in the game. South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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Udonis Haslem was asked if he retaliated on Hansbrough: “No, man, check my rap sheet. Nine years in this game, I ain’t never played to hurt nobody. I play hard, and that’s it.’’ Sulia

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Hansbrough, an All-American at North Carolina, can't avoid having run-ins with former Duke players. Magic guard J.J. Redick joined fellow Blue Devil Mike Dunleavy in taking exception to Hansbrough's aggressiveness. Redick received a technical foul for attempting to push Hansbrough out the way after Redick was fouled by Pacers guard Paul George. Redick's push turned out to be more of a nudge; Hansbrough barely moved. "Nah, I'm not going to budge on that," Hansbrough said. "I didn't even foul him. He was coming at me. We got a little tangled up. I don't even know how it really happened." Indianapolis Star

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Pacers forward Tyler Hansbrough is a masked man again thanks to former teammate Mike Dunleavy's elbows. Hansbrough suffered a broken nose and facial bone from the hard foul Dunleavy delivered with his elbows in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game in Milwaukee. Hansbrough and Dunleavy, who were teammates for two seasons, were later given technicals when they were talking about the play during a free throw attempt. When asked if he's heard from Dunleavy, Hansbrough, said, "No, I don't need an apology." Indianapolis Star

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Bird predicts the Noveau Three, like the Vintage Three, will remain intact until the end of this season, when the contracts of both Allen and Garnett expire. "Here's the thing," Bird said. "When Danny and I talked about trading for Ray, he wanted Tyler Hansbrough and a first-round pick. If that's the value he's putting on Ray Allen, he ain't getting it. That tells me he's in no hurry to trade him. All that talk about Danny blowing it up, about not making the same mistakes as Red, is fine. "But now that it's his turn to pull the trigger, it's a helluva lot harder than it looks." ESPN.com

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There was Danny Granger and Roy Hibbert, Paul George and Darren Collison, Tyler Hansbrough and George Hill. This is a talented team, and it so desperately needed one more big brother to walk into the room. The scoring, the rebounding, the defense has come with West, but Foster is no longer the lone veteran voice. The clowning is gone, replaced with a determination that breaking off plays, going one-on-one with the ball is no longer acceptable. Everything’s changing with these Pacers, and sometimes it just takes one man to walk through the door. “The way he carries himself in the locker room, the weight room, on the court, there’s such leadership,” Foster said. “He speaks up when he sees something that’s not right, but sometimes it’s just a look. He’s been a huge presence so far.” Yahoo! Sports

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The Celtics had discussions with the Indiana Pacers about the framework of a deal that could’ve sent Paul to the Celtics, Rondo to Indiana and a package, including former Hornet Darren Collison, Tyler Hansbrough, Brandon Rush and draft picks, to New Orleans, sources said. New Orleans would have keener interest in small forwards Danny Granger or Paul George but Pacers president Larry Bird has declared those players “untouchable” in trade talks, sources said. Yahoo! Sports

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Hansbrough, who may move to the bench this season, is fine with that. He’s actually embracing it with open arms. The Pacers met with free agent Nene on Tuesday, had a phone conversation with David West and inquired about Andrei Kirilenko. They’re also interested in former Purdue standout Carl Landry. “That’s what I’m about, winning,” he said at Conseco Fieldhouse today. “So whoever they feel like can help us win ball games is who I want on the team. If we get a good power forward, which is where we need help at, I’m wiling to compete and do my role to win.” Indianapolis Star

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The venue for the game has not been finalized, but a number of former and current NBA players already have committed to participate. They include: Dwight Howard, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Ray Allen and Chris Bosh. Sources also said Baron Davis, Vince Carter, Alonzo Mourning. Jamal Crawford, Rudy Gay, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Amare Stoudemire, Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansbrough, Derek Fisher, Antawn Jamison, Juwan Howard, Quentin Richardson, Dahntay Jones, Brandon Knight, Jerry Stackhouse, John Wall, Dikembe Mutombo, Patrick Ewing and Doc Rivers are expected to play. Veteran WNBA star and all-time leading scorer Tina Thompson and former USC great Cheryl Miller also is expected to participate. ESPN.com

Ray Allen, Vince Carter, Amare Stoudemire, Chris Paul, Rudy Gay, Doc Rivers, Kevin Durant, Chris Bosh, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Tyler Hansbrough, Derek Fisher, John Wall, Dwight Howard, Alonzo Mourning, Patrick Ewing, Juwan Howard, Quentin Richardson, Antawn Jamison, Lockout, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Jerry Stackhouse, Baron Davis, Jamal Crawford, Barack Obama, Dikembe Mutombo, Dahntay Jones, Brandon Knight 

Mike Wells: Granger: $2 mil, Posey: $1.2 mil, Rush: $492k, Dahntay $450k, Hibbert: $431k, Paul George: $401k, Hansbrough: $356k, Collison: $242k Twitter

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The player dubbed “Psycho B” – homage to his gritty style of play as much as it is to his more famous older brother Tyler (of the Indiana Pacers) – Hansbrough's career has been one born of so many clichéd Hollywood scripts: the overachiever clearing one hurdle after another. Even on the heels of being named the 2011 Big East Player of the Year and leading Notre Dame on a wildly unpredictable ride into the upper echelon of the national rankings, the 6-foot-3 pit bull of a guard remains out of sight and out of mind in many NBA circles following a sprained ankle suffered just before the NBA Combine in Chicago. Still, he persists. “People questioned my ability to play at the Division 1 level, but that's part of the game, you're always going to have doubters,” Hansbrough says. “It's just fuel for my fire. Ultimately I do this for myself. I want to be the best player I can be. You can do something to prove people wrong, but it really comes down to my drive to want this.” DraftExpress.com

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Forward Tyler Hansbrough's minutes increased dramatically under Vogel. "Frank's done a good job," Hansbrough said. "I don't know what they're going to do. I'm not a part of that process. But he's done a good job." Vogel accomplished what he said he would, yet he felt he could have done more. "I was hopeful it would work better, to be honest with you," he said. "I thought we could have made a serious run this year. This group has a high ceiling. A high ceiling for what they can achieve in the future." ESPN.com

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