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Scott Faces Assault Charge

By Tim Candon | May 30

North Carolina men's basketball player Melvin Scott will appear in Orange County District Court in Hillsborough on Monday on one charge of misdemeanor ...

Pitching Key to Postseason

By Kellie Dixon | May 30

Coach Mike Fox shifted his weight and paced slightly outside then inside the Tar Heels' dugout Tuesday afternoon, his words barely audible to his team ...

Men's Golf Swings for National Title

By Kellie Dixon | May 30

Five members of the North Carolina men's golf team will travel to Columbus, Ohio, today to compete against 29 other teams for the national championship. ...

Baseball Closes Season At 3rd Place in ACC

May 27

The North Carolina baseball team ended its 2002 regular-season with a 6-1 win over Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoon at Russ Chandler Stadium. The win ...

Princeton Mauls Tar Heels in Semifinals

May 23

Riding the momentum of a school record 12-game winning streak and an overtime victory over Virginia wasn't enough to get the North Carolina women's lacrosse ...

Freshman Pitchs First No-Hitter In Split

May 1

GREENSBORO -- Freshman pitcher Brandi Griffin threw the first no-hitter of her collegiate career and North Carolina first in two seasons Tuesday as the ...

After Loss at ECU, Tar Heels Trounce Pirates in Rematch

May 1

The first two innings took 55 minutes to play, but the East Carolina baseball team got the message right away. It wasn't going to be close. Unlike in ...

Punchless UNC Swept in Doubleheader

By David Andrukonis | April 30

For a team that has done well all season at the plate, the North Carolina softball team is ironically in danger of flunking the final exam. Monday marked ...

Manshack, Maples Power UNC to Victory

By Chris Richter | April 30

North Carolina baseball coach Mike Fox said he scheduled six games in six days to see how prepared his squad is for tournament play. Based on his team's ...

A B C: Athletics, Business, & Carolina

By Rachel Carter | April 30

On Jan. 24, the UNC Board of Trustees approved a contract extension and a $100,000 raise for North Carolina football coach John Bunting. The raise, which ...

Flanagan Leads Tar Heels To 2 Wins at Penn Relays

April 29

PHILADELPHIA -- North Carolina sophomore Shalane Flanagan was named the outstanding women's college relay runner at the 2002 Penn Relays. Flanagan earned ...

Irish Want Good Time For Cup

By Ben DeSantis | April 29

Jet lag. A medical condition associated with air travel, the symptoms of which include disorientation, swelling of the feet and, most notably, extreme ...

UNC Walks Away With 2 of 3 From 2001 Champs

By Jamie Agin | April 29

Aside from a warning-track fly ball bouncing off an outfielder's head for a home run, perhaps there is no baseball fate more horrific than a pitcher walking ...

Softball Shut Down By Terps

By Aaron Fitt | April 29

The last time Maryland's Amanda Bettker faced the North Carolina softball team, the Tar Heels had her number. But in Saturday's rematch at the UNC Softball ...

Foreign Flavor Hits College Sports

April 29

People in the United States often have trouble with the term "student-athlete." On one hand, athletes are often associated with playing fields and performances, ...

Tolleson, UNC Ground Seahawks

April 26

North Carolina junior Tiffany Tolleson broke the school single-season record for hits Thursday as the Tar Heels defeated visiting UNC-Wilmington 7-0 at ...

Bray Paves Own Way to Success

By Ben Couch | April 25

In life, there come moments when decisions are made and things get sacrificed. In making a choice, other possibilities are eliminated. These ...

Baseball Shuts Out 49ers in Weekday Win

April 25

KANNAPOLIS -- North Carolina rode the strong pitching of Scott Manshack to an 8-0 win against Charlotte on Wednesday at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium. Manshack ...

A Pumped-Up Problem

By Gavin Off | April 25

Beyond the daily iron-pumping, vein-popping routines of the Student Recreation Center lies a secret life. It's a life of syringes and pills, ...

Adams, Bakker Lights Out as Tar Heels Cruise in Win

By Rachel Carter | April 24

Boshamer Stadium's new video board failed to work Tuesday when staff tried to turn it on before North Carolina's game. In keeping with the theme, UNC ...