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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 ...

Young athletes sacrifice health to play in games

By Staff Editor | February 23

I wanted to be the first woman in the NBA. Sure, it sounds weird now after the establishment of the WNBA and subsequent women’s leagues, but ...

Fluke play saves day for UNC

By DAN SCHWIND | February 23

For the No. 10 North Carolina baseball team, Tuesday’s win against UNC-Wilmington was a big one, even if it did come under strange circumstances. Despite ...

Hodge's efforts come up short

By Ben Couch | February 23

RALEIGH — Six minutes into Tuesday’s game against UNC, N.C. State’s Julius Hodge broke down a defender, took two steps and rose toward ...

Scott leads balanced attack in Tar Heel win

By Daniel Blank | February 23

RALEIGH — Melvin Scott prayed for an ailing Rashad McCants in church on Sunday. But when McCants was forced out of Tuesday’s game versus N.C. ...

Tar Heels look to remain No. 1 in ACC

By Staff Editor | February 22

Game and Time: No. 2 North Carolina at N.C. State. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. Site: RBC Center. TV/Radio: The game will be televised by Raycom/Jefferson ...

Tar Heels jump to MLS

February 22

He couldn’t bear to watch. The frustration welled up inside of him with each passing moment, and what had begun as an exciting day filled with ...

UNC ends as runners-up

By MEAGHAN COLE | February 21

Led by the work-horse efforts of its seniors, the North Carolina track and field team lived up to expectations for the ACC Indoor Championships this weekend ...

Wildcats' zone defense trips up UNC

By MARY DUBY | February 21

The one-goal game. It’s plagued the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team for two seasons and reared its head again Sunday as the Tar Heels ...

Overlooked bullpen key for UNC

By Staff Editor | February 21

Correction Due to a reporting error, the Feb. 21 column “Overlooked bullpen key for UNC” inaccurately identified a UNC baseball player who ...

Tar Heels extend streak to 51 in rout of Tigers

By Brian MacPherson | February 21

The last time North Carolina took the court against Clemson, a multitude of mistakes and generally sloppy play allowed the Tigers to stay close much longer ...

Latta hits two clutch free throws

By Jacob Karabell | February 21

In the press conference after North Carolina’s 75-72 victory against N.C. State on Sunday, a reporter asked UNC’s Ivory Latta if she got hit ...

Pitchers power 3-game sweep

By DANIEL MALLOY | February 21

In the concourse of Boshamer Stadium, there is a plaque displaying the North Carolina baseball team’s statistical leaders. Under Earned Run Average, ...

UNC squeaks past 'Pack

By GABRIELLE DE ROSA | February 21

Nikita Bell is the type of player who lives for the intensity of overtime play. Bell capitalized on such an opportunity Sunday, when the No. 8 North ...

Frustrated Tar Heels blank Charlotte

By JOHN ZHANG | February 21

At one point in North Carolina’s Raian Luchici’s match against Charlotte’s Roy Sichel on Saturday, Luchici slammed his racket against ...

UNC battles for 13th victory

By MATT ESTREICH | February 21

Despite adding two more victories at Saturday’s meet and registering the greatest start to a season in North Carolina gymnastics history, coach ...

Williams breaks scoring slump

February 21

For a player who is often lost in the hoopla surrounding North Carolina’s exciting trio of Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants and Sean May, it is only ...