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Two Tar Heels sitting out vs. UConn

By Heather Dinich
ESPN.com

Friday, September 11, 2009

North Carolina starting fullback Bobby Rome and reserve defensive tackle Jordan Nix tested positive for "probable" H1N1 influenza, more commonly known as swine flu, the university announced on Friday. They did not practice this week and will not be traveling to Connecticut for Saturday's game. This is the second known case of swine flu in the ACC, as Duke -- which is only about eight miles away from Chapel Hill -- had more than 30 players diagnosed with it this summer. Cases of swine flu hav ...

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