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By Staff Editor | January 22

Track Riding first-place finishes in the pole vault and the 3,000 meters, the North Carolina women distanced themselves from the field at the Clemson ...

UNC defense leads to win

By KRISTIN PRATT | January 19

When the North Carolina women's basketball team visited Georgia Tech earlier in the month, UNC had some trouble starting off, trailing the Yellow Jackets ...

Tar Heels play part in NFL

By Staff Editor | January 19

New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts Sunday, 6:30 p.m., CBS It might seem to be a perennial trouncing in Foxborough, Mass., but for once ...

Tar Heel recruit Young has Ga. Tech buzzing

By DANIEL MALLOY | January 19

Sometimes it's easy to forget the "college" part of college basketball. At big-time schools, college hoops is seen as a glorified audition for the ...

UNC prepares for Haverford

By Mike Ehrlich and Sam Perkins | January 19

The fencing team opened this year's schedule with a trial-by-fire. Within the first three competitions, the Tar Heels stood toe-to-toe with some of the ...

Sloppy UNC cages Clemson

By Matt Brooks | January 18

CLEMSON, S.C. - Fresh off a humbling loss at Virginia Tech on Saturday, No. 4 North Carolina looked to rebound against a Clemson team coming off its first ...

New backup role fits 'Q' to a T

By DANIEL MALLOY | January 18

CLEMSON, S.C. - The Smith Center's "Q" chant was replaced by Littlejohn Coliseum's "boo," but North Carolina junior Quentin Thomas continued his ascent ...

Hoopsters look to rebound vs. Clemson

By DANIEL MALLOY | January 17

After a loss, especially one in which he thinks his team played poorly, Roy Williams' demeanor changes. The next practice is more intense. Little mistakes ...

UNC guys and gals drown JHU

By Nate Hubbard and Joe McLean | January 17

Johns Hopkins himself didn't suffer many losses as a successful businessman in Baltimore, but his namesake school was no match for North Carolina's men's ...

Loss to Hokies may help UNC

By SAM ROSENTHAL | January 17

During the men's basketball team's 94-88 loss to Virginia Tech Saturday, my friend back home sent me a text message saying the Tar Heels' poor play to ...

UNC defensive coordinator let go by new coach Davis

January 17

New head football coach Butch Davis has decided not to keep defensive coordinator Marvin Sanders, who has two years left on his contract. Davis will ...

Freshmen fall flat on the road

By GREGG FOUND | January 16

Don't chalk the loss up to freshman inexperience. Heading into Saturday's contest at Virginia Tech, the biggest question for North Carolina was how ...

Tar Heels begin season in style

By Jordan Mason | January 16

Track and field coach Dennis Craddock was not looking for flashy results in the UNC Opener at the Eddie Smith Field House Saturday - the event was not ...

QuickHits

By Staff Editor | January 16

FOOTBALL Tar Heel football experienced another change Friday as Butch Davis named John Shoop its new offensive coordinator. Shoop is coming off ...

Tar Heel quartet reaches MLS dreams

By David Ely | January 16

British megastar David Beckham won't be the only new face on the pitch throughout Major League Soccer stadiums this year. On Friday four North Carolina ...

Gobbled at Va. Tech

January 16

BLACKSBURG, Va. - It was conceivable that No. 1 North Carolina might hit a few bumps during its first true test on the road. But few, if any, could have ...

UNC slips by Huskies

By NICKI JHABVALA | January 16

The University of Connecticut women's basketball was described as legendary. Consistent. Confident. But with an 82-76 victory against the Huskies, ...

Harrington goes third in MLS SuperDraft

By JESSE BAUMGARTNER | January 12

Former North Carolina soccer defender Michael Harrington was selected by the Kansas City Wizards with the third overall pick of the MLS SuperDraft. Forward ...

Tar Heels amp up for showdown with UConn

By Staff Editor | January 12

Game and time: UConn at North Carolina. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. Monday. Site: Carmichael Auditorium TV: ESPN2 Records: UConn is 13-1, 3-0 in the ...

Tar Heels tap Shoop as offensive coordinator

By JESSE BAUMGARTNER | January 12

UNC football coach Butch Davis has hired former Oakland Raiders offensive coach John Shoop to be the Tar Heels' offensive coordinator. Shoop was with ...