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Scoring goals earning degrees

By Daniel Price Assistant Sports Editor | November 2

In a society where ""student-athletes"" are often scoffed at" North Carolina is doing its part to debunk the stereotype of the dumb jock. In the NCAA's ...

Wake-up call

By Penn Ely Staff Writer | November 2

The North Carolina men's soccer team dominated 45 minutes of play Saturday against No. 1 Wake Forest. But the final score wouldn't indicate that. The ...

Individual times spark results

By Grant Fitzgerald Staff Writer | November 2

Imagine running a hilly 6K course in 20 minutes. Then imagine running that course with the clogged nose and sore throat of a sinus infection. Brie Felnagle ...

Senior Shriver striking true for UNC offense

By Chris Hempson Staff Writer | October 31

For four years North Carolina men's soccer player Brian Shriver played forward. He tallied an array of goals assists and awards ranging from All-State ...

Tar Heels 'Noles end night even

October 31

Just when it seemed that the No. 2 North Carolina women's soccer team's train couldn't be stopped a giant barricade appeared on its tracks. The roadblock ...

Hansbrough likely out of practice two weeks

By From the Department of Athletics | October 31

10:47 p.m. FRIDAY OCT. 31. -- North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough underwent a bone scan today that confirmed he has a stress reaction but not a fracture ...

Tar Heels take on ACC's best

October 31

One legacy will begin after one legacy ends when the North Carolina cross country team hosts the ACC Championships on Saturday. Senior All-American Brie ...

Grit and hustle earn UNC a tie

By Joe McLean Assistant Sports Editor | October 31

The shot margins told the tale of the grind. 4-3. Then 10-8. Then 12-11. Florida State was matching the Tar Heels' speed and ball skills on defense and ...

UNC to bring potent attack against 'Noles

By Joe McLean Assistant Sports Editor | October 29

It's definitive — North Carolina's days of searching for offense and hanging on to one-goal leads are a thing of the past. The women's soccer team ...

Field hockey looking to rebound after 7-0 loss

By Daniel Price Assistant Sports Editor | October 29

Never has a North Carolina field hockey team faced the scenario the 2008 squad is facing this week. The No. 6 Tar Heels are hoping to rebound from a 7-0 ...

Men's golf team looks to fix weaknesses

By Mark Thompson Staff Writer | October 28

The difference might be as little as a few feet. With a strong showing in its last tournament of the fall season the UNC men's golf team enters the offseason ...

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 ...

Tar Heels record big wins before road trip

October 27

After taking down two of the top teams in the ACC at home the North Carolina volleyball team (13-9 7-4 ACC) will head out on two weekend road trips. The ...

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 ...

Sports briefs for October 27

October 27

Field HockeyCOLLEGE PARK Md. — The North Carolina field hockey team saw the second-worst loss in UNC history Saturday falling 7-0 to No. 1 Maryland ...

Tar Heels shut out by Terps

October 27

A 7-0 loss against No. 1 Maryland on Saturday marked an undesired place in the record books for the North Carolina field hockey team. ""It was the second-biggest ...

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 ...

Two ACC wins bolster Tar Heels' title dreams

October 26

The North Carolina volleyball team faced its toughest weekend of the season and came out on top defeating Clemson and Georgia Tech at the Smith Center. ...

Slideshow: UNC stops Boston College

By Eric Velarde Lisa Pepin and Emma Patti | October 26

UNC stops Boston College in a 45-24 trouncing.

UNC swimmers hit the lanes

By Kevin Minogue Staff Writer | October 26

You don't often see a top collegiate athlete request a redshirt season — especially an athlete on the verge of establishing himself as one of the ...