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Gauchos hope for reprieve with visit from UNC

By Andy Katz

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

For those directly affected it will take months, if not years, to get over the fires that engulfed homes in the area surrounding UC Santa Barbara. But for one Friday night, UCSB coach Bob Williams is hoping to offer a bit of a distraction. The timing of top-ranked North Carolina playing at Santa Barbara (10 p.m. EST on ESPNU) may offer up a bit of an emotional reprieve. "It's a great distraction for the community," Williams said. "It's not going to cover the emotional and property loss, ...

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