Defense makes difference in N.J.

PISCATAWAY N.J. — It's amazing what a difference turnovers make in a game. Against McNeese State North Carolina lost the turnover battle and struggled ...

Cross country opens with win

Though Tropical Storm Hanna left its mark on the North Carolina cross country team's schedule the Tar Heels looked no worse for wear during their season ...

North Carolina defense takes control

PISCATAWAY N.J. — North Carolina sophomore cornerback Kendric Burney had seen enough. For the second consecutive drive Rutgers looked poised to ...

Sports this weekend

FRIDAYMEN'S SOCCERvs. N.C. StateTIME: 7 p.m.LOCATION: Fetzer Field

Tar Heels trample Scarlet Knights

THURSDAY SEPT. 11 11:13 p.m. NEW BRUNSWICK N.J. - North Carolina made the most of a prime-time TV slot Thursday by shellacking Rutgers 44-12. UNC's defense ...

Tar Heel football tackles primetime spot in N.J.

North Carolina sophomore safety Deunta Williams couldn't contain his excitement. The mere mention of UNC's primetime battle against Rutgers brought a ...

Swimmer hospitalized after workout

WEDNESDAY" SEPT. 10 1:21 p.m. - North Carolina sophomore swimmer Allison Barnes was taken to UNC Hospitals after becoming ill at a practice Thursday afternoon" ...

Rutgers revamps rush game

At the press conference before the 2006 matchup with Rutgers" then-North Carolina head coach John Bunting described Rutgers back Ray Rice as ""a freshman ...

Tar Heels split weekend games

If there was ever a good day to face the No. 3 North Carolina women's soccer team Kentucky surely didn't pick the right one.Fresh off a disappointing ...

Tar Heel rookie strikers lend spark to soccer team

Sometimes even the rookie has expectations to live up to. When coach Anson Dorrance came up to first-year Merritt Mathias at a team dinner to tell her ...

UNC routs after WF loss

It was impossible to reclaim the 25-0 winning record.But an 11-0 shutout against Georgetown on Sunday seemed a fitting response to the North Carolina ...

Variety of service carries Tar Heels

Standing several feet off the court North Carolina's Aleksandra Georgieva launched a high-arcing serve with a wicked topspin finding a hole in the Missouri ...

Sports briefs

UNC faces 'explosive' Cowboys

Butch Davis faced the McNeese State Cowboys once before. While Davis was at Miami, he coached the Hurricanes to a win - a 61-14 win, to be exact. But ...

Football - UNC opens season with win

The North Carolina football team took a win in its first game of 2008, thanks in large part to a stunning performance by senior Brandon Tate. Tate ...

Sports briefs

Greg Little a candidate for nation's best running back North Carolina running back Greg Little has been named a candidate for the 2008 Doak Walker ...

Round 2

The scars have healed. The marks of the beatings the North Carolina sophomore class took in the 4-8 2007 campaign have faded away, and now they're ...

Back in the swing of things

After weeks of practice in anticipation of defending its 2007 national title, the North Carolina field hockey team got a shot in the arm Saturday. Teammates ...

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