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Durant to Start Thursday Night

By Mike Ogle | October 31

And so, the great two-quarterback experiment ends -- at least for one week. North Carolina coach John Bunting said Tuesday at his weekly press conference ...

UNC Stays 1st in ACC Despite Loss

By Aaron Fitt | October 29

North Carolina volleyball coach Joe Sagula didn't know how his team would respond to its first ACC loss of the season at Maryland last Sunday. The Tar ...

UNC Splits on Virginia Shoreline

By Brad Broders | October 29

NORFOLK, Va. -- Pinned in a scoreless game against William & Mary, the veterans on North Carolina's field hockey team came through when it mattered most. ...

Media Selects Duke As Top Team in ACC

October 29

GREENSBORO -- The defending national champion Duke men's basketball team was the clear choice as the ACC preseason favorite in a media poll at the conference's ...

UNC Players Falter in ITA Regional

By Chris Gilfillan | October 29

Marcio Petrone has a lot in common with his friend Gustavo Kuerten, who won this year's French Open. Both endear themselves to audiences with their on-court ...

Flanagan Snags 2nd ACC Title

October 29

CLEMSON, S.C. -- North Carolina cross country runner Shalane Flanagan won her second consecutive ACC title Saturday at the conference championships. Flanagan ...

Carmichael Crowd Helps Inspire Volleyball in Win

By Randy Wellington | October 29

Energy and motivation are two important components of any victory. Sometimes, intensity originates from the outside factors like the crowd or the coach. ...

Deacons Surprise Men's Soccer With Victory

October 29

WINSTON-SALEM -- The players have changed in the last five years, but the outcome has remained in North Carolina's favor in games between UNC and Wake ...

Ball Scores 2 Goals, Adds 2 Assists in UNC's Victory

October 26

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The top-ranked North Carolina women's soccer team trailed for the first time this season but then scored six unanswered goals ...

Tar Heels Defeat UVa., Discover New Talent

By Curt Kendall | October 26

North Carolina field hockey coach Karen Shelton discovered two new offensive weapons in Thursday's nonconference match against Virginia. Junior back ...

Lang Leads White Team to Win

By Rachel Carter | October 26

It was the kind of night in which North Carolina coach Matt Doherty turned his back on the game, schmoozed with fans and signed autographs immediately ...

Men's Soccer Extends Win Streak to Nine

By Will Small | October 25

Men's Soccer Old Dominion 0 UNC 2 Ranked sixth in the nation and facing an unranked Old Dominion, North Carolina's men's soccer team was supposed to ...

UNC Men's Tennis Individuals Shine in Tourney

By Chris Gilfillan | October 25

Unity was on the tip of the North Carolina men's tennis team's tongues after the first day of the ITA Top of the Hill Region II Tournament.Many players ...

Tar Heels Move Up in Poll

October 24

The North Carolina men's soccer team moved up one spot in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, climbing from No. 7 to No. ...

Envy, Horror, Sadness: A Red Sox Fan Reacts

By Ian Gordon | October 24

This Saturday, Carl Adamec will once again wear that familiar, smug smile favored by championship monopolists around the world. Regardless of what happens ...

Florance, Haywood Earn Top UNC Honor

October 23

Women's soccer National Player of the Year Meredith Florance and record-setting men's basketball player Brendan Haywood have been named recipients of ...

Kneipper Thrives in Expanded Role

By Ian Gordon | October 22

RALEIGH -- After flicking several headers back at N.C. State goalkeeper Mitchell Watson, North Carolina forward Ryan Kneipper finally got the ball where ...

Players Enjoy, Take Lessons From Dorrance's 500th Win

By Ben DeSantis | October 22

Seated next to Anson Dorrance at the press conference after Thursday's milestone win, Anne Remy and Danielle Borgman could do little except smile. The ...

Men's Soccer Cruises Against Wolfpack

By Ben DeSantis | October 22

RALEIGH -- North Carolina men's soccer coach Elmar Bolowich said he always expects a rough-and-tumble game from George Tarantini's N.C. State squad. Sunday, ...

UNC Spoils Clemson's Homecoming

By Mike Ogle | October 22

CLEMSON, S.C. -- In the depths of Death Valley, not much could be heard other than the chatter of North Carolina players late Saturday afternoon. "Is ...