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Ill Tar Heels Dominate Play

By Kelly Lusk | February 6

There was no way Campbell could pull off a win at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center on Monday night. But the Camels' second seed, Juan Osorio, refused to give ...

Sutton Takes Advantage of Height

February 6

Candace Sutton has been a consistent producer for the North Carolina women's basketball team this year.Coming into the Tar Heels' contest with Wake Forest, ...

Boone Excels as Reserve

By Will Kimmey | February 6

Freshman point guard Adam Boone became the 16th North Carolina basketball player to start his first game for the Tar Heels.Then after seven games, Ronald ...

Balanced Attack Paces UNC

By Will Kimmey | February 5

Brendan Haywood had a message for his North Carolina teammates before Saturday afternoon's tilt against Georgia Tech."I just went out there and told ...

Tired Tar Heels Persevere Against 'Pack

By Kelly Lusk | February 5

RALEIGH -- Sometimes things don't have to start off perfectly to end well. Four months ago, North Carolina's women's swimming and diving team lost to ...

Tar Heel Wrestlers Roll Over Cavs

By Randy Wellington | February 5

Last-gasp comebacks are an exciting part of sports.Usually, those sports don't include wrestling.But don't tell that to North Carolina(5-4, 2-0 in the ...

Gymnasts Save Their Best for Last

By Brad Broders | February 5

The North Carolina gymnastics team was in an early funk Saturday at the Governor's Cup at Carmichael Auditorium.But not to worry. The Tar Heels saved ...

Tar Heels Shoot Past Deacons

By Mike Ogle | February 5

When Wake Forest's women's basketball team started the game red-hot from the Carmichael Auditorium floor, it was a bad omen for Charlene Curtis' club.The ...

Swimmers Keep Wolfpack at Bay

By Brad Lewis | February 5

RALEIGH -- How do swimmers tell how fast they're swimming?They usually just look at the scoreboard after touching the wall.But this was not an option ...

Hatchell Earns 300th Victory

February 2

ATLANTA -- The North Carolina women's basketball team defeated Georgia Tech 85-63 on Thursday at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.With the win, UNC coach Sylvia ...

UNC Rolls Past Wildcats in Tennis Season Opener

February 2

The North Carolina men's tennis team got the 200a1 season off to a successful start, sweeping past Davidson 7-0 on Thursday at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.The ...

ONE FOR THE BOOKS\

February 2

Guard Joseph Forte scored 24 points and pulled down 16 rebounds in UNC's 85-83 victory against No. 2 Duke. DURHAM -- North Carolina entered Thursday ...

Capel Gets 1st Victory Vs. Duke

By Bret Strelow | February 2

UNC forward Jason Capel scored 20 points in his first win against the Blue Devils, his brother's former team.DURHAM -- Former Duke guard Jeff Capel told ...

Doherty Returns to Rivalry

By Bret Stretlow | February 1

"I think they're all a bunch of rude Northerners who study too much and release it on the players. Seriously, I don't think it shows much class."--Matt ...

Battier Utilizes Head, New Scoring Ability

By Will Kimmey | February 1

The first thing people notice when they see Shane Battier playing basketball is his head.North Carolina fans love to pick on the shape of the Duke forward's ...

Clash At Cameron

By Staff Editor | February 1

The Tar Heels take their 14-game winning streak on the road to the Blue Devils' lair in a battle of ACC unbeatens. Doherty Returns To Rivalry Battier ...

Tar Heels Could Face Hellacious Game

February 1

Cameron Indoor Stadium is scheduled to have air-conditioning units installed in time for next season.That's nice, but it won't help No. 4 North Carolina ...

Old-Fashioned UNC Hopes to Beat Duke Down Low

By Staff Editor | January 31

Kris Lang would go out to the hoop at his Gastonia home as a youngster and pretend that he was Christian Laettner.Laettner, a standout at power forward ...

Relaxed Forte Glides to Success

By Staff Editor | January 31

Joseph Forte is racing toward stardom.Only, he's in no hurry to get there. That much has become apparent to followers of North Carolina the past two seasons, ...

Ellis Looks to Take Running to Extreme

By Staff Editor | January 30

After talking to him for a while, you think he's destined for the X-Games rather than the Olympic Games.Highlights coloring his hair and sunglasses resting ...