Football Preview: The Carolina Dream

UNC starts Davis era against JMU

When the door to the North Carolina locker room opened up Thursday, it sounded like a party was going on. Whoops and yells and howls came roaring out ...

Sport Saturday: A Fresh Start

Tennis alumnae take on U.S. Open

When recent North Carolina graduate Sara Anundsen sat down to eat dinner Wednesday night, she saw a face she was used to seeing only on a television screen. Roger ...

Soccer ready to kick off season

After two impressive exhibition victories, the No. 16 North Carolina men's soccer team is slated to begin its season with two games this weekend in the ...

Barth sailing on the right track once again

The ebb and flow of place kicker Connor Barth's career at North Carolina closely resembles that of the shoreline in his hometown Wilmington. And with ...

Davis names team captains for opener

North Carolina coach Butch Davis named the captains for UNC's first game before the football team's practice on Tuesday. Sophomore wide receiver Hakeem ...

UNC duo set for U.S. Open

As juniors, Sara Anundsen and Jenna Long made it further in the NCAA tournament than any North Carolina women's doubles team had before. This spring, ...

Men's golf team is driving high

The Tar Heel men's golf team finished a respectable 21st in the NCAA Championships last June. And after losing only one regular, experience will carry ...

Football prepping for season opener

North Carolina fans have become accustomed to seeing speedster Brandon Tate break returns for touchdowns with impressive regularity, but in the opener ...

Tar Heels counting on veteran leaders

No matter how you break down the North Carolina football roster, new head coach Butch Davis is dealing with a significant amount of inexperience and youth ...

Fall play keeps Tar Heels sharp

After a spring season with almost no break from competition and a postseason stint in the NCAA Women's Tennis Championships, Tar Heel Sanaz Marand could ...

Don't place too much value on early optimism

Optimism is a tricky thing in sports. Oftentimes one thinks that it's present when it's really not. Sometimes, players can seem optimistic when really ...

Rebuilding the Bosh

After competing in the College World Series final for two consecutive years, North Carolina's baseball team has established itself as one of the premier ...

Peterson keeps turning heads

Chip Peterson had one heck of a summer. While plenty of students caught up on some R&R, the sophomore swimmer spent his vacation amassing a veritable ...

Sports briefs: ACC releases Tar Heel men's basketball schedule

The 2007-08 Tar Heel men's basketball schedule was released by the ACC on Thursday. Late Night with Roy will be held Oct. 12, and UNC will play at ...

Football nears game week

It appears there could be plenty more Kendric Williams-like stories on the North Carolina football team in years to come. Williams made the news Saturday ...

Tar Heels quick on their feet

The North Carolina cross country team is looking for a few leaders and some speedy freshmen to take the team to the next level. On the women's side, ...

Tar Heels take down Davidson

It typically takes about 10 to 15 minutes for the speed of a soccer game to settle down from a frenetic pace to a more controlled, steady one. But ...