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They're Going to Disney World for ACCs

By James Giza | April 19

Sal Gigante might stand 6-foot-2 and weigh 235 pounds.He might have broken his own North Carolina record in the hammer throw Saturday with a heave of ...

UNC's Callaway Snags ACC Weekly Honor

April 18

Brent Callaway earns this week's ACC Men's Performer of the Week after the Tar Heel Invitational on Saturday that included a personal best and a NCAA ...

Baseball Quiets Pirate Supporters

April 18

East Carolina's baseball fans were loud, but North Carolina's bats spoke louder in Tuesday night's 6-3 nonconference win.With the win against No. 19 ECU, ...

Pinchbeck Overcomes Adversity

By Akilah Nelson | April 17

Any given afternoon at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, Kate Pinchbeck's singles match will grab your attention.Pinchbeck, who has played No. 2 and No. 3 ...

Men's Tennis Defeats\Tigers, Earns No. 2 Seed

April 17

CLEMSON, S.C. -- North Carolina senior Chad Riley outlasted Kevin Gottfried 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3) to clinch North Carolina's 5-2 victory at Clemson on Sunday. ...

Men's Lacrosse Suffers `Toughest' Loss of Year

By James Giza | April 16

CATONSVILLE, Md. -- On the team bus traveling to play Maryland-Baltimore County, the North Carolina men's lacrosse team might have wanted to brush up ...

New League Produces Dull Game

By Kelly Lusk | April 16

Mia versus Brandi.The Women's United Soccer Association's inaugural game Saturday promised to be an exciting matchup between two of its biggest stars ...

Tar Heels Beat ACC Opponents

April 16

ATLANTA -- The 20th-ranked North Carolina women's tennis team edged Georgia Tech 4-3 on Saturday at Bill Moore Tennis Center in the regular-season finale ...

Baseball Wins 2 From UVa.

By Rachel Carter | April 16

Two pitching gems served as bookends for North Carolina and Virginia's three-game series this weekend at Boshamer Stadium.Unfortunately for the teams, ...

Tar Heels Finish 3rd in Tourney

April 16

As expected, the four ACC golf teams involved in The Intercollegiate golf tournament were the four best squads there. Finley Golf Course served as the ...

Throwers, Jumpers Perform Well at Invitational

By Gavin Off | April 16

The Pit was empty, Top of Lenoir fed a half-dozen hungry students, and Polk Place didn't see a Frisbee or a baseball for much of the day. But not all ...

Softball Sweeps Liberty in Doubleheader

April 12

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The North Carolina softball team provided highlights at the plate and in the field Wednesday at Liberty Softball Field, earning two ...

Tar Heels Fend Off JMU Comeback

By Kelly Lusk | April 12

The North Carolina women's lacrosse team resembled Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on Wednesday.UNC defeated James Madison 14-9 at Fetzer Field, but not before ...

UNC Demolishes N.C. State in Straight Sets

April 12

RALEIGH -- The North Carolina women's tennis team crushed N.C. State 7-0 Wednesday in Raleigh. UNC didn't drop a set in any match and improved to 13-5 ...

Pitchers Give UNC Edge In Combined 3-Hitter

April 12

North Carolina's offense could finally breathe a sigh of relief Wednesday night, all thanks to the UNC pitching staff. Tar Heel pitchers Daniel Moore ...

Tennis' Mejia Grabs ACC Weekly Honor

April 11

North Carolina's Marlene Mejia earned this week's ACC women's tennis player of the week honor.Mejia, 14th-ranked nationally, finished last week with victories ...

UNC Athletes Pray Before Games, Take Faith to Fields

By Mike Ogle | April 11

Caleb Norkus could sometimes be found reading the Bible at his locker before the North Carolina men's soccer team took the field."I started bringing ...

Ignoring Advice Paid Off for Treiber

April 11

Kim Treiber was always interested in fencing but almost lost her opportunity to explore it.Four years ago, when she and identical twin sister Kyle walked ...

Baseball Blows Lead, Drops Game to UNC-G

April 11

GREENSBORO -- UNC-Greensboro loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Shane Shumaker to defeat North ...

Roberts Snags Weekly ACC Pitching Award

April 10

North Carolina junior right hander Ralph Roberts was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week on Monday after he collected wins at N.C. State and Maryland last ...