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TV air times not up to UNC

By Daniel Price Assistant Sports Editor | November 16

At 3:37 p.m. Saturday North Carolina kicker Jay Wooten booted the Tar Heels' opening kickoff in College Park Md. At 4 p.m. back in Chapel Hill the basketball ...

Loss of control

November 16

It was all theirs for the taking. First place in the ACC Coastal Division driver's seat to the conference's championship game in Tampa Fla. — it ...

North Carolina to pull for Hurricanes tonight

By Rachel Ullrich" Sports Editor | November 12

The North Carolina football team has been watching film of its next conference opponent for the past five days.

Receiver will test UNC secondary

November 11

One week after slugging it out against Georgia Tech and the triple option it's about to get dramatically more interesting for the North Carolina secondary. ...

UNC football players step up to _¶ ll new roles

By Rachel Ullrich Sports Editors | November 10

It's a good thing Maryland didn't start its scouting report for North Carolina a few weeks early. The team that will take the field against the Terrapins ...

Defense makes needed stops

November 9

Butch Davis woke up Saturday morning more nervous than normal. Even with the extra week to prepare for Georgia Tech's triple option" North Carolina's ...

Born to run

By Mike Ehrlich SportSaturday Editor | November 9

For nearly three full quarters Saturday an old-fashioned one-possession game sat at a stalemate with one big break on either side threatening to tip the ...

Tar Heels will be seeing triple vs. GT

By Mike Ehrlich SportSaturday Editor | November 6

A typical defensive strategy for a football team is to swarm to the ball bringing as many players as possible to gang-tackle a rusher and keep him from ...

Sexton Nicks look to repeat BC production

November 6

Today's game between No. 19 North Carolina and No. 22 Georgia Tech will have huge implications on the ACC standings. It could be the difference between ...

DTH Picks of the Week for November 8

November 6

The DTH SportSaturday staff and one celebrity compete to pick the winners of the biggest ACC and national college football games each week.

A bowl draws more than just exposure

By David Reynolds Assistant SportSaturday Editor | November 6

When North Carolina's football team reached the six-win mark two weeks ago against Boston College a trip to college football's cash cow also known as ...

Going to pizza and a movie with Quan

November 6

Sophomore linebacker Quan Sturdivant is starting to come into his own on the football field notching double digit tackle totals in three of the last four ...

Dwyer powers run-heavy Tech offense

November 6

When Paul Johnson first arrived at Georgia Tech critics claimed that the former Navy coach's flexbone offense would struggle adapting to a BCS conference's ...

Tar Heels on the mend for open week

By Rachel Ullrich" Sports Editor | November 3

Butch Davis added another name to the North Carolina football team's ever-growing injury list this week — his own. ""Well" the head coach is on ...

Sports briefs for November 3

By From staff and wire reports | November 3

UNC women's hoops tapped as No. 6 in preseason AP Poll - The North Carolina women's basketball team is ranked No. 6 in the preseason national poll released ...

Nicks' career day guides UNC

By Rachel Ullrich" Sports Editor | October 27

As Cameron Sexton prepared to leave the press room after Saturday's Boston College game he doubled back to greet and congratulate Hakeem Nicks. Sexton ...

Heels pick apart BC

By Powell Latimer Assistant Sports Editor | October 27

""That's enough."" After watching Boston College run into the end zone with the ball he had just fumbled"" UNC quarterback Cameron Sexton decided he was ...

Bowls' exposure priceless

By RACHEL ULLRICH | October 27

The win against Boston College meant more than a .500 ACC record and a way back into the AP Poll for North Carolina. The Tar Heels' sixth win also means ...

Turnover battle to be key in ACC matchup

October 24

Game and Time: Boston College at North Carolina. Kickoff is at noon Saturday. - Site: Kenan Stadium. - TV/Radio: TV coverage will be on Raycom. Radio ...

Herzlich to counter UNC run game

By Mike Ehrlich SportSaturday Editor | October 24

On Virginia Tech's first play from scrimmage in last week's game against Boston College the ball was snapped and handed off to running back Darren Evans. ...