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Newcomers, New Attitude Help Lift Gymnastics

By Aaron Fitt | April 5

Maddy Curley took a deep breath, then launched into a practice routine on the uneven bars. Various members of the North Carolina gymnastics team stopped ...

Softball Cruises in 2-Game Sweep

By David Andrukonis | April 5

North Carolina's softball team might have beaten Elon anyway, but after falling twice to No. 23 Georgia on Wednesday, the Tar Heels turned the Phoenix ...

Coastal Drops Bal In UNC Baseball Win

By Ben DeSantis | April 4

It was the laziest of fly balls, and Coastal Carolina coach Gary Gilmore was glad to see it headed toward Chanticleer right fielder Chad Felty. But what ...

Petrone, Tar Heels Upend Wake in Home Finale

April 4

It was the last home match for North Carolina senior Marcio Petrone, and he was nervous. But not as nervous as Tar Heel men's tennis coach Sam Paul. "It ...

Durant Sheds Light, Denies Rumors

By Ian Gordon | April 4

After everyone else had talked about him for the past five weeks, it was time Darian Durant told his side of the story. After all the speculation surrounding ...

Women Rally, Edge No. 3 Demon Deacons

By Randy Wellington | April 4

In a season of big wins, the biggest one for the No. 8 North Carolina women's tennis team didn't start on a resounding note. The Tar Heels lost the ...

Bulldogs Take Pair From UNC

By Ben Couch | April 4

The rain that came during the second game of Wednesday's softball doubleheader could hardly have been considered a drizzle, but the Tar Heels must have ...

11th-Inning Rally Lifts Tar Heels

By Ian Gordon | April 3

t wasn't, by any stretch of the imagination, a pretty baseball game. In fact, with the mind-numbing 10 pitching changes, five errors and 27 hits that ...

Red-Hot Pinchbeck Leads Tennis to Win

By Chris Gilfillan | April 3

Kate Pinchbeck of the seventh-ranked North Carolina women's tennis team improved her record this year to an impressive 18-0 on Tuesday.And she wasn't ...

A Season's Lows

By Staff Editor | April 2

* North Carolina lost more games (20) than any team in school history. The previous record was 15, set in the 1950-51 and 1951-52 seasons. * At Maryland ...

Returning Players: Johnson, Manuel, Boone

By Staff Editor | April 2

Will JohnsonSenior Forward Strengths: Boxes out and rebounds well. Can knock down open shots. Experienced. Weaknesses: Doesn't create own offense. ...

Returning Players: Scott, Holmes, Williams

By Staff Editor | April 2

Melvin ScottSophomoreShooting Guard Strengths: Has nice shooting touch and plays good on-the-ball defense. Solid offensive contributor. Weaknesses: ...

Durant Does About-Face, Decides to Stay With Tar Heels

By Aaron Fitt | April 2

Darian Durant just couldn't ignore the call of the North Carolina football team's practice field. The Tar Heel quarterback, who announced Feb. 25 that ...

Checking In With the Nation's Most Talented Trio of Signees

By Jamie Agin | April 2

The future of North Carolina basketball is running late. Raymond Felton, message board messiah, Tar Heel savior du jour, wanted to leave for his girlfriend's ...

Stepping Out of the Past & Into The Future

By Mike Ogle | April 2

Dean Smith was fidgety and uncomfortable on July 11, 2000.

Star Trios

By Staff Editor | April 2

Three of North Carolina's six incoming freshmen -- Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants and Sean May -- earned 2002 McDonald's All-America honors, marking the ...

Tar Heels Topple 15th-Ranked VCU In Weekend Action

April 1

It has already won more matches than last season and defeated a top-15 opponent. But the 40th-ranked North Carolina men's tennis team has much more to ...

QB Durant Goes South In Search

April 1

According to a Charlotte Observer report Thursday, former North Carolina quarterback Darian Durant wishes to transfer to South Carolina, despite the fact ...

Baseball Brings Back Old Cliches

By Aaron Fitt | April 1

Spring is here, baseball is back, and life is good.

Hopkins Holds Off 2nd-Half UNC Rally

April 1

BALTIMORE -- The North Carolina men's lacrosse team almost pulled off a miraculous comeback against No. 3 Johns Hopkins on Friday before 5,667 fans at ...