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Make Way For Courage, N.C. Sports

By Staff Editor | August 26

Most everyone in North Carolina knows Julius Peppers was picked second overall in April's NFL Draft, but the Carolina Panthers stink. Everyone knows the ...

Men's Soccer's Showdown With UConn Ends in Draw

By Tim Candon | August 26

CARY - It was billed as the "Clash of the National Champions," pitting Connecticut, the 2000 NCAA champs, against last year's champion, North Carolina, ...

Women's Soccer's Depth Too Much for Notre Dame

August 26

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The second-ranked North Carolina women's soccer team got an early start on its campaign to win back the national title this season. ...

Stadium Impresses Former Champions

By Randy Wellington | August 26

CARY -- The North Carolina men's soccer team tied Connecticut 2-2 Saturday in a game of top-ranked teams. Appropriately, the venue for the game was just ...

Former Tar Heels Adjust to Minor Leagues

By Ian Gordon | August 26

Call it baseball's way to keep its guys humble. You get drafted in June's amateur draft, sign your first contract and then get shipped to play for your ...

Stokes Key to Tar Heel Defense

By Tim Candon | August 23

Although uncertainty shrouds the defensive unit North Carolina men's soccer coach Elmar Bolowich will field, one thing is certain -- David Stokes will ...

Duke Game Falls on Spring Break

By Kellie Dixon And James Giza | August 23

UNC seniors might want to reconsider their dreams of a Spring Break excursion sunning on the beaches of Cancun or Key West. For what appears to be the ...

Baseball Recruit Jilts UNC, Opts For Cardinals Instead

By Ian Gordon | August 22

A day before classes started at North Carolina, Calvin Hayes didn't even have his belongings packed. Unlike most of the other soon-to-be freshmen, the ...

Tar Heels' Depth Key For Season

By Kellie Dixon | August 22

A lack of seniors doesn't always translate to a lack of experience. The North Carolina women's soccer team might have the fewest seniors in its program's ...

Bunting Modifies Defensive Line

By Kelly Lusk | August 21

With North Carolina's football season opening in 10 days, UNC coach John Bunting is still shuffling his defensive unit, trying to piece together a strong ...

Prized N.C. State Frosh To Miss Entire Season

August 20

RALEIGH -- N.C. State freshman cornerback A.J. Davis, who signed to play for the Wolfpack after orally committing to North Carolina, broke his leg Wednesday ...

UNC Thrower Racks Up National Titles

By Kelly Lusk | August 20

Sometimes mental toughness can make all the difference in the world. North Carolina thrower Laura Gerraughty could tell you that. In July Gerraughty ...

Baseball Ends Season at Regional

August 20

After two games and six hours of baseball, the South Carolina baseball team ended North Carolina's season with a 3-1 victory on June 2 in Columbia, S.C. Playing ...

Players Can Fix Game With Strike

By Staff Editor | August 20

Yup. It's another "strike" column. But I promise, this one won't be like all the others that have been circulating through the sports media all summer ...

Men's Soccer Looks to Fill Defensive Holes

By Tim Candon | August 20

Last year was another championship season for North Carolina soccer. While it has become routine for the women's team to win the NCAA College Cup, it ...

Questions Loom At Season Outset

By Ian Gordon | August 20

Gone are Ronald Curry, Julius Peppers, Ryan Sims and David Thornton. Gone are 2001's initial optimism and skepticism surrounding Coach John Bunting and ...

Former Women's Soccer Star Slated for Hall of Fame

By Kellie Dixon | August 20

It was Aug. 31, 1986, and the North Carolina women's soccer team had just tied Central Florida 1-1 in UNC's second match of the year. But not everyone ...

Dorrance Lawsuit In Limbo

By Kellie Dixon | August 20

What started as a hotly contested 19-page lawsuit against North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance has simmered down to nothing more than a ...

Recruit Chooses UNC Over MLB

August 20

Calvin Hayes of East Rowan High School in Salisbury was drafted by the Cardinals as the 102nd pick overall -- the final selection in the third round. But ...

UNC Athletes Inspire, Shine at Camps

By Kellie Dixon | July 25

Five girls crowded around Kelli Triplett in Fetzer Gym's tumbling room, each one listening intently to her instructions for the next cheerleading exercise. ...