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Heels ready for soccer season kickoff

By David Ely | August 23

There is one thing that is clear about North Carolina's men's soccer team after its third and final preseason match - the Tar Heels are ready to start ...

Tar Heels turn in best year ever

August 19

It was a summer to remember in Chapel Hill. The North Carolina baseball team bonded in a way that few teams ever have at the University - its collective ...

Major League dreams realized for starters

August 19

JUNE 8 - Three years ago, Andrew Miller and Daniel Bard turned down a dream often conjured up by boys young and old - a chance to play in the major leagues. But ...

Three UNC track stars win titles

By Stephen Largen | August 19

June 15 - UNC athletes Laura Gerraughty, Justin Ryncavage and Vikas Gowda all won national titles at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championsips in ...

Baddour will continue to lead UNC athletics

By Matt Brooks | August 19

JUNE 22 - In the cutthroat world of Division I collegiate athletics, success is measured by results. On June 14, UNC administrators rewarded Director ...

Pizza place brings soccer fans together

By Matt Brooks | August 19

JUNE 22 - Who said Americans don't care about soccer? Try telling that to the crowd at Italian Pizzeria III on June 17, when West Franklin Street's ...

Bobcats to play at University

August 19

JULY 13 - After winning the 2005 men's basketball national championship, former UNC big man Sean May said he'd come back. Now, thanks to a deal between ...

UNC sets a date for 'Meet the Heels' event

July 20

The 2006 University of North Carolina football team will host "Meet the Heels" on Aug. 12 from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at Kenan Stadium. Coach John Bunting ...

Tar Heels are headed back to the Hill

July 13

After winning the 2005 men's basketball national championship, former UNC big man Sean May said he'd be back. Now, thanks to a deal between the University ...

Carolina strikes out

June 29

OMAHA, Neb. - Two days prior, a national championship looked all but certain. Then, like a scene from a recurring nightmare, the North Carolina baseball ...

Roy's biggest problem: too much talent

By Matt Brooks | June 29

What a difference a year makes. This time last year, North Carolina men's basketball coach Roy Williams was celebrating his first national championship. ...

No one around UNC will forget summer '06

June 29

Seeing how North Carolina had not produced a College World Series team in 17 years, I began the season covering the baseball team without giving much ...

Baddour to stay 2 more years

By Matt Brooks | June 22

In the cutthroat world of Division I collegiate athletics, success is measured by results. On June 14, UNC administrators rewarded Director of Athletics ...

Tar Heels a win away from first-ever national title

June 22

OMAHA, Neb - After the 4-3 win Saturday that put the North Carolina baseball team one win away from a national title, the Tar Heels had a few people to ...

On world stage, another football shines

By Matt Brooks | June 22

Who said Americans don't care about soccer? Try telling that to the crowd at Italian Pizzeria III on Saturday, when West Franklin Street's top pizza-and-pitcher ...

Sports brief

By Staff Editor | June 15

Redick arrested in Durham; Blue Devil faces DWI charge DURHAM - Former Duke University basketball player J.J. Redick was arrested Tuesday morning on ...

Breaking down the brackets

June 15

The ACC is well-represented, to say the least, in this year's NCAA College World Series. North Carolina will make its first trip to Omaha, Neb., in 17 ...

Three Tar Heels track down titles

By Stephen Largen | June 15

UNC athletes Laura Gerraughty, Justin Ryncavage and Vikas Gowda all won national titles at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championsips last week in ...

For Major League draft hopefuls, tomorrow's another day

June 15

For some, Day 2 of the Major League Baseball draft could feel more like the morning after. After Day 1 of the draft - which makes dozens of 18- to ...

Tar Heels feeling queasy after quarters

By Stephen Largen | May 25

Saturday's NCAA women's lacrosse quarterfinal at Northwestern was a tale of two halves for North Carolina. In the first half, the No. 5-seeded Tar ...