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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Madeline Coleman With the Tar Heels and Blue Devils set to face-off in the Final Four, governor Roy Cooper signed a proclamation, and a few states may want a word. You heard it here, folks—North Carolina has been declared as the “center of the college basketball universe.” Governor Roy Cooper, a UNC graduate, signed a proclamation giving the state this honor as the Tar Heels and Blue Devils prepare to square off in the Final Four, marking the first time the programs will play each other in the men’s NCAA tournament. Along with the proclamation, the governor released a video for the announce…