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Green becomes third to declare for NBA draft; Hansbrough staying
SATURDAY, 7:00 p.m. -- Danny Green announced today that he will become the third UNC men's basketball player this year to declare for the NBA draft.
The junior joins sophomores Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington in testing the waters, Coach Roy Williams told the Associated Press.
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Football team hopeful after disappointing year
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On just his second snap of April 7's Spring Football Showcase, Greg Little took a handoff and began running upfield - only to get smothered by a swarm of white jerseys and driven backward into the ground.
But the sophomore tailback would carry four more times on the drive and eventually wind up in the end zone after a tough five-yard scamper. (0 Comments)
Athletes can be at home in class, too
Once upon a freshman or sophomore year, Kelly Davies approached me, her mind ill-at-ease.
Davies, a volleyball player, needed to vent about a former Sports Desker's article, which struck her as, um, a teensy bit insensitive.
"There was some opinion piece about what student-athletes should be taking at Carolina," Davies rehashed with me last week. (1 Comment)
Field hockey captures perfection
Shelton, Dawson pile up honors
The North Carolina field hockey team finished off the 2007 season with its fifth national championship under coach Karen Shelton with a shutout win against No. 9 Penn State on Nov. 18. (2 Comments)
NBA on their minds
Heels fall one win shy of title game
The North Carolina men's basketball squad began the year ranked No. 1 in the country with dreams of joining the 2005 Tar Heels and becoming the school's sixth national championship squad.
And after claiming the ACC regular season and conference tournament titles, as well as steamrolling through four NCAA tournament games, it seemed as though all those early season expectations were set to be fulfilled. (6 Comments)
Tar Heels rule ACC play
Senior pair go in WNBA 1st round
This was the year the North Carolina women's basketball team was supposed to fall backward.
After graduating Camille Little and standout Ivory Latta - last year's top two scorers - there were doubts about the 2007-08 squad's potential.
UNC suffered another blow when senior point guard Alex Miller suffered a season-ending knee injury November 16. (1 Comment)
Boys of summer set Omaha in crosshairs
With the season winding down, the members of the North Carolina baseball team are facing the same question they thought they answered the past two years: Are they good enough?
To answer, the Tar Heels have the same answer: Try and hit us.
UNC leads the nation in ERA with 2. (0 Comments)
