Tar Heels news 7/6/16:

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY SportsStar News | Brett Friedlander: Former Tar Heel Brice Johnson is impressing in the NBA Orlando Summer League. Johnson recorded a second straight game with 23 points, squaring off against former Duke rival Marshall Plumlee, who is trying to make the Knicks as an undrafted free agent.

Keeping it Heel | Brandon Griffin: Taking a look a how Tar Heel alumni playing in Major League Baseball fared in the month of June. It wasn't a good one for Dustin Ackley, whose season is over after injuring his shoulder and requiring surgery.

Chapelboro.com | Avery Trendel: Junior running back Elijah Hood was named to the 90-player watch list for the Maxwell Award. The award is given out…