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Appelt leads UVa. rout

By DANIEL MALLOY | March 21

On paper, it was an upset. But the No. 6 Virginia women’s lacrosse team showed that it was no underdog with an 11-5 thrashing of No. 4 North ...

UNC looks to sweep Tigers

By Staff Editor | March 11

Game and Time: No. 2 North Carolina vs. Clemson. Tipoff is at noon Site: MCI Center. TV/Radio: The game will be televised nationally by ESPN2 and ...

McCants to make tentative return

By DANIEL MALLOY | March 10

Apparently, all it took was a little home cooking. North Carolina’s star shooting guard, Rashad McCants, returned to full practice Wednesday ...

Softball splits doubleheader

By MATT ESTREICH | March 10

The North Carolina softball team did its best Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde impersonation in a double-header split Wednesday against Gardner-Webb at the UNC Softball ...

UNC offense awakens in win

March 10

North Carolina's offense awoke from a three-game slumber just in time to carry the Tar Heels past College of Charleston 12-7 Wednesday at Boshamer ...

Three tar heels qualify in last chance meet

February 28

The start gun went off, and North Carolina runner Jason Newman sprinted to the front of the pack. But two laps later, the sophomore stepped out of ...

Tar Heels survive Terps

By Daniel Blank | February 28

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Comcast Center security guards were in position, waiting for a surge from the student section. The Maryland students were in ...

Felton comes through in end

By Brian MacPherson | February 28

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- He had Jawad Williams, who had hit a 3-pointer from the same spot on the court only seconds earlier, spinning off a ball screen at ...

McCall scores six in rout of Denver

By DEREK HOWLES | February 28

Someone could have stolen the North Carolina men's lacrosse roster from the Fetzer Field press box on Saturday, and the announcer might not have noticed. ...

Confident players get boost on court

By GABRIELLE DE ROSA | February 28

DURHAM -- The North Carolina women's basketball team might be taking its own form of injections -- the legal kind, of course. The Tar Heels now ...

Werry plays big role on faceoffs for Tar Heels

By DAN SCHWIND | February 28

It's never easy following in someone's footsteps. It's even harder when that someone is an All-American who holds several school records. But ...

Conspiracy abounds in pro sports

By Staff Editor | February 28

They're out there, folks. Lurking within the shadows of the money-driven and power-hungry form of entertainment we call sports, there lie conspiracies. Call ...

UNC downs Devils for sweep

By Jacob Karabell | February 28

DURHAM -- Ivory Latta wouldn't have it any other way. With North Carolina up by five with 1 minute, 17 seconds to go, Nikita Bell picked up a loose ...

Pitching key in three wins

By MATT ESTREICH | February 28

As the North Carolina baseball team faced its toughest opponent so far this season, the team's usual bright spots continued to shine in a weekend ...

'Pack snaps gymnasts' win streak

By MARY DUBY | February 28

Considering the extremely close nature of the three contests between the North Carolina and N.C. State gymnastics teams this season, it seemed almost ...

Tar Heels offense sparks two wins

February 28

North Carolina midfielder Jess Allen quickly recognized the two-on-one situation in front of her. She drew the lone George Mason defender from the ...

Tansill shines in tennis victories

By DANIEL MALLOY | February 28

On a team headlined by two senior stars, newcomers often get lost in the shuffle. But freshman Charlotte Tansill has been on fire of late for the North ...

UNC will need tough defense to beat Duke

February 25

North Carolina forward Kenya McBee jumped into the air and swatted away a long jump shot from Virginia’s Brenna McGuire with less than four minutes ...

UNC crushes Cavs to finish home season 15-0

By GABRIELLE DE ROSA | February 25

With less than a minute remaining in the North Carolina women’s basketball game against Virginia on Thursday, senior Kenya McBee stole the ball ...

Terps will look to slow Felton

By Staff Editor | February 25

Game and Time: No. 2 North Carolina at Maryland. Tipoff is at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Site: Comcast Center. TV/Radio: The game will be televised regionally ...