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Placement exams

By Mike Ehrlich | August 18

Even though they've been practicing together for about half a calendar year, the two sides of the North Carolina line of scrimmage stared down fresh opponents ...

Back of net comes to UNC forefront

By Joe McLean | August 18

Serious questions abound for the state of the collegiate behemoth that is UNC women's soccer. Because of doubts raised last year, the 2008 season will ...

'Often wrong, never in doubt'

By Powell Latimer | July 17

By the time this gets out, you all have already had the chance to celebrate: Billy Packer will no longer provide commentary for CBS. At first, I wanted ...

Notes and quotes from hoops summer conference

By Staff Editor | July 17

The men's basketball team hadn't appeared for the media in three months, so, when some of the players spoke July 14, they had plenty to talk about. Marcus ...

Ackley & Co. excel in Cape Cod

By Powell Latimer | July 17

Dustin Ackley spent the first part of the summer shelling hitters in Omaha, Neb., as the leadoff hitter in North Carolina's College World Series arsenal. The ...

UNC baseball names assistant

By Powell Latimer | July 17

North Carolina certainly didn't waste any time replacing Chad Holbrook. The assistant head coach announced his departure July 7 for South Carolina. ...

Hansbrough, Dawson up for ESPYs

By Margot Schneider | July 17

Two UNC athletes are in the running to earn college athlete of the year awards July 20. Rising senior Tyler Hansbrough and recent graduate Rachel Dawson ...

Sports briefs

By From staff and wire reports | July 10

UNC football sells most season tickets in its history Nearly two months prior to the kickoff of the 2008 football season, the University of North Carolina ...

You might be a jerk in pickup games if you .

By Powell Latimer | July 10

So in the spirit of summer, I've taken to playing pickup basketball at any opportunity - get off the PlayStation, people - and as such I've run into a ...

Stadium construction to go through summer

By Powell Latimer | July 10

At the midway point of renovations for Boshamer Stadium, things are starting to take shape.Passers-by can see the outlines of the new two-story concession ...

Sitting down with Marvin Austin

By Staff Editor | July 10

As the North Carolina football team prepares for the second year of the Butch Davis era, DTH staff writer Christian Wisseh sat down with sophomore defensive ...

Love of the game

By Jeffrey Sullivan | July 10

Today, in the midst of the pro-tennis tours, and hot on the heels of the Wimbledon Championships, tennis lovers have a veritable buffet of opportunities ...

UNC swimmers take on Olympic Trials

By Margot Schneider | July 10

Fulfilling your dreams does not always mean winning, and two North Carolina swimmers discovered that at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials this summer. Rising ...

Holbrook accepts coaching position at USC

By Powell Latimer | July 10

The North Carolina baseball team didn't lose much this regular season. But in the first weeks of the offseason, the Tar Heels have been dealt a harmful ...

North Carolina falls short in CWS

By Powell Latimer | June 26

North Carolina fell just short of the championship series - and just short of a national championship for the third year in a row. The Tar Heels were ...

USA Olympic teams take Tar Heels to Beijing

By Powell Latimer | June 26

With the 2008 Olympics fast approaching, North Carolina athletes are getting into the mix. Athletes across the board are competing for spots to represent ...

Breschi named UNC lacrosse coach

By RACHEL ULLRICH | June 26

Two years ago, John Haus was the man who weathered the North Carolina men's lacrosse team through a full turnaround. Guiding the team from a 4-10 season ...

Hitting woes doom UNC

By Powell Latimer | June 26

Maybe it was something about the lighting in Omaha, Nebraska's Rosenblatt Stadium. Maybe it was the multicolored stands. Whatever the reason, North ...

They've still got UNC basketball jones

By Mike Ehrlich | June 26

OK, Tar Heel fans. Exhale. Let out that sigh of relief you've been holding in since North Carolina's season ended in San Antonio. Ty Lawson, Wayne ...

NCAA Tournament: Graepel's glove shines at just the right time

By Powell Latimer | June 19

There's only one starter on this year's North Carolina team with no experience in Omaha, Neb. Only one player green behind the ears in Rosenblatt Stadium. It's ...