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Pinchbeck a Threat to Opponents

By Kellie Dixon | June 20

It was November, and Kate Pinchbeck decided to make good use of her summer before committing to a college. So the high school graduate from Edmondson, ...

Adams Remains Humble As He Prepares for MLB

By Tim Candon | June 13

Any athlete with professional prospects will sit by the phone, television or radio on draft day to find out his or her draft position. Russ Adams, a ...

Sports Briefs

June 6

Adams Goes 1st Round; Others Also Drafted North Carolina's Russ Adams, Chris Maples, Scott Autrey and Adam Greenberg were all selected Tuesday on the ...

UNC Stays Alive; Advances Past James Madison in Tournament

By Kellie Dixon | June 6

After one inning of play against James Madison at Sarge Frye Field on Saturday night, the same thought bounced around the North Carolina dugout: "Not ...

'Canes Frenzy Sweeps Triangle

By Kellie Dixon | June 6

RALEIGH -- The Entertainment & Sports Arena erupted Tuesday night as Ron Francis sealed the Carolina Hurricanes' first victory in the Stanley Cup Finals. Fans, ...

Gamecocks Finish Strong in the Field, Defeat UNC

By Kellie Dixon | June 6

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- They never played the game from the visitor's bench all season.

Tarheels Dealt First Loss of Tourney

By Tim Candon | June 6

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The North Carolina baseball team outscored South Carolina 6-3 in Saturday's NCAA Regional tournament game. But that doesn't count the ...

Fans Seek Merchandise, Stanley Cup

By Tim Candon | June 6

RALEIGH -- Doug and Ndidi Kowalczyk watched game one of the Stanley Cup Finals at the Entertainment & Sports Arena on Tuesday night adorned in Hurricanes ...

South Carolina's Peters Rises To the Occasion at NCAAs

By Tim Candon | June 6

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Which is the greater understatement? To say South Carolina first baseman Yaron Peters had a good weekend against North Carolina pitching? ...

Baseball Falls in ACC Tournamnet

May 31

Georgia Tech rallied from deficits of 5-0 and 8-4 to defeat North Carolina 10-8 on Friday at Florida Power Park to eliminate the Tar Heels from the 2002 ...

Sports Briefs

By Staff Editor | May 30

9 Track Members Trek South for Tournament Nine members of the North Carolina track teams will represent UNC at the 2002 NCAA championships in Baton Rouge, ...

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 ...