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McCants, UNC down Purdue

By Samantha Newman | November 30

The North Carolina women's basketball team knew it needed to keep the momentum building against Purdue during the last of a nine-game stint at home. And ...

Early tournament exit leaves sour taste

By Samantha Newman | November 29

In time, the members of the 2007 North Carolina women's soccer team will look back at their season and think about the impressive accomplishments they ...

Tar Heels fizzle down stretch

By David Reynolds | November 29

Not with a bang, but with a whimper. Three consecutive ACC losses to finish the season ruined what could have been an emphatic closing statement for ...

Lawson-less Heels survive road test

By Nicole Lukosius | November 29

COLUMBUS, Ohio - North Carolina had yet to experience an exuberant opposing crowd this season, but all that changed when the Tar Heels walked into Value ...

UNC runs past Cougars

By Mike Ehrlich | November 28

Senior All-American candidate Erlana Larkins found herself in unfamiliar territory at the start of Tuesday night's game - the bench. But as she rested ...

UNC basketball is the real reason to celebrate

By SAM ROSENTHAL | November 28

It's the most wonderful time of the year: Not the holiday season. College basketball season. In hoops heaven. Home of the most professional team North ...

Tar Heels prepare for first road test

By JESSE BAUMGARTNER | November 28

With the potential of a start at point guard today against Ohio State in the Big 10/ACC Challenge, junior Bobby Frasor will be hoping to fare better than ...

Sports briefs

November 28

UNC baseball coach Mike Fox announced Tuesday that the program has signed 10 of the nation's top high school student-athletes, including eight of the ...

Tar Heels get a Little boost

By Nicole Lukosius | November 26

View a photo slideshow of the game. Throughout the course of the season, the Tar Heels have struggled to put a consistent running game together. But ...

Hansbrough does it all in Las Vegas

By GREGG FOUND | November 26

LAS VEGAS - Used to banging down low in the paint, Tyler Hansbrough found himself sliding around the 3-point line Saturday, 20 feet from where he normally ...

Shutdown D paces No. 5 UNC

By Powell Latimer | November 26

The No. 5 North Carolina women's basketball team put Furman in a lockdown Sunday afternoon en route to a 77-36 victory. The UNC defense forced 21 turnovers ...

Football team goes out in style

By Nicole Lukosius | November 26

View a photo slideshow of the game. Also read "Tar Heels get a Little boost." Saturday was the last time the seniors on the North Carolina football ...

Despite loss, UNC-ND an instant classic

By Powell Latimer | November 26

There are rare moments in athletics where everyone involved recognizes that a game is a classic, even as it happens. Saturday afternoon's women's soccer ...

UNC suffers rare NCAA loss

By Powell Latimer | November 26

Revenge is certainly sweet. Top-seeded North Carolina fell 3-2 in the third round of the NCAA women's soccer tournament at the hands of the team they ...

Late run helps Lawson-less Tar Heels take close game

By GREGG FOUND | November 26

Also read "Hansbrough does it all in Las Vegas" LAS VEGAS -- One game, Ty Lawson was the star. The next game, he was the sore. Lawson blazed down ...

Davis, UNC agree to pay raise

By JESSE BAUMGARTNER | November 26

With a narrow 20-14 win against rival Duke on Saturday, new head coach Butch Davis finished his inaugural season in Chapel Hill with a 4-8 record – ...

Heels rout South Carolina State

By Powell Latimer | November 20

Tyler Hansbrough chipped in 26 points and Wayne Ellington added another 19 as the No. 1 North Carolina men's basketball team routed South Carolina State ...

Davis gets one-year contract extension

November 20

The University of North Carolina has agreed in principle to a 1-year contract extension and a raise of $291,000, pending approval of the University Board ...

McCants and Gray lead UNC to victory

By Powell Latimer | November 20

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Georgia St. 64 UNC 99 It happened almost too fast to see. One second, the No. 7 North Carolina women's basketball team was ...

Heels aim to stomp Duke in last game

By Samantha Newman | November 20

Butch Davis knows the importance of staying focused this week. With the upcoming holiday Thursday and a matchup against North Carolina's long-standing ...