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Parker's Play Key for UNC

By Staff Editor | September 6

Game and time: North Carolina at Syracuse. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. Site: Carrier Dome. TV/Radio: The game will be televised on ESPN2. The Tar Heel Sports ...

Despite Poor Play, Men's Soccer Clinches Win Over Long Island

By Tim Candon | September 6

The North Carolina men's soccer team continued its trend of scoring goals late in the game on Thursday night -- only this time the final tally was just ...

Justice Returns to Full Speed

September 5

North Carolina coach John Bunting said Wednesday that Doug Justice will see more playing time Saturday when the Tar Heels face off against Syracuse at ...

Poor Third-Down Coverage Plagues UNC

By Aaron Fitt | September 4

For the first time in his collegiate career, Miami (Ohio) quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed fewer than 50 percent of his passes Saturday. But ...

Tar Heels Score Early, Defeat USC at Invite

September 3

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The second-ranked North Carolina women's soccer team used a pair of unassisted goals in the first six minutes of play Sunday afternoon ...

Tar Heels Baffle Badgers

By Ben Couch | September 3

Three things need to happen for an upset to take place. The underdog must first realize it belongs on the same floor as the other team. Second, it must ...

Turnovers Prove Costly; UNC Falls to RedHawks

By Ian Gordon | September 3

The two men sat on opposite sides of the players' lounge of the Kenan Football Center and, independent of each other, asked the exact same questions. "How ...

UNC Improves on Loss, Outlasts Iowa in OT

By Brandon Coward | September 3

Only three seniors on the North Carolina field hockey team were on the roster the last time UNC won an overtime game on its home turf two seasons ago. Since ...

Late Goals Lift UNC to Weekend Victories

By Randy Wellington | September 3

The "Hail Mary" and the "buzzer-beater" are not generally terms in the soccer lexicon. But at Fetzer Field on Sunday, those were apt descriptions of a ...

Underwood Leads UNC by Example

By Daniel Blank | September 3

Malaika Underwood's contributions to the North Carolina women's volleyball team might go unseen by outsiders, but her coaches and teammates always take ...

Time Crucial for Setup's Success

By Lauren Ritter | September 3

The loss of three key players from last year prompted North Carolina field hockey coach Karen Shelton to change the offensive setup of the team this year. The ...

Bunting Stymies Controversy; Durant Will Start Next Week

By Kelly Lusk | September 3

Before North Carolina's football game against Miami (Ohio) Saturday, it seemed that any chance of a continuing quarterback controversy this season had ...

Field Hockey Offense Tries New Formation

By Brandon Coward | August 30

The North Carolina field hockey team might have lost three of its best players to graduation, but don't expect the team to be intimidated by defending ...

Durant X-Factor Against RedHawks

By Staff Editor | August 30

Game and time: Miami (Ohio) at North Carolina. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. Site: Kenan Stadium. TV/radio: The Tar Heel Sports Network will provide live ...

Tar Heel Volleyball Chases 4th Straight ACC Title

By Ben Couch | August 29

Amid high expectations, the North Carolina volleyball team is raising its own bar even higher. Despite compiling a three-year string of ACC titles, this ...

ACC Claims New Formula Moved Game

By Kellie Dixon | August 28

Each year when Fred Barakat crafts the ACC's men's basketball schedule he examines a few factors. Unfortunately for UNC students eager to attend this ...

Bunting Picks Durant to Start

By Kelly Lusk | August 28

The North Carolina quarterback controversy has been put to rest. UNC coach John Bunting announced Tuesday that Darian Durant beat out C.J. Stephens ...

Hathaway, Jackson Earn Patterson Medal

August 27

Katie Hathaway, who earned 24 All-America honors, and Danny Jackson, a first-team All-America and captain of the NCAA champion men's soccer team, are ...

UNC Runners Face Different Roads

By Chris Gilfillan | August 27

While the North Carolina women's cross country team is returning its star, the men will be busy searching for a leader this year. UNC standout Shalane ...

New Zealand Talent Boosts Tar Heel Depth

By Lauren Ritter | August 27

You can call her a Kiwi. Or you can call her "Loora" if you want to; her roommate does. But never, ever call her Australian. That's the one thing that ...