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Defense Shuts Down ACC Opponents

By James Giza | November 6

DURHAM - If the North Carolina women's soccer team and its fans were elated following the Tar Heels' dominating performance in the ACC tournament this ...

Tar Heels Beat Michigan in Battle of No. 9s

November 6

The North Carolina women's swimming team faced a tough early season challenge when it hosted Michigan over the weekend. The Tar Heels stepped up to the ...

Field Hockey Falters in Semifinals Against Virginia

By Rachel Carter | November 6

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - It wasn't supposed to be like this. The two teams didn't expect it. The media certainly didn't, and the fans in the stands of Maryland's ...

Panthers Pay for Underestimating Peppers, D-Line

November 6

PITTSBURGH - Julius Peppers received all the motivation he needed from a photocopied article from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pittsburgh left tackle ...

Hot Shooting Paces UNC

November 6

North Carolina's LaQuanda Barksdale led the ACC in scoring and rebounding last year. If Sunday's exhibition game against Athletes in Action is any indication, ...

UNC Finishes Off Pitt, Losing Streak

November 6

PITTSBURGH - It seemed the North Carolina football team found a new way to lose in each of its past four games. Blocked punts. Fumbles. Stupid penalties. ...

Tar Heels Dominate Duke to Capture 13th ACC Title

November 6

DURHAM - In an ACC women's soccer season wrought with upsets and surprises, one thing remained constant. North Carolina, which lost a team-record three ...

UNC Cornerbacks Face Test Against Panther Wideouts

November 3

Game and time: North Carolina at Pittsburgh. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. Site: Three Rivers Stadium. TV/radio: The game will be televised on ESPN2. The Tar ...

Trio Bounced From Qualifying

November 3

Sam Paul would love to have eight months to prepare his men's tennis players instead of eight weeks. Yet that's the downside to playing tennis in the ...

McCann, Shelton Earn ACC Honors

November 3

North Carolina senior forward Kristen McCann was chosen the ACC field hockey player of the year by the league's five coaches Thursday.

Tar Heels Avoid Upset, Advance in ACC Tourney

November 3

Assistant SportSaturday Editor DURHAM - In the 12 years of the ACC women's soccer tournament, the only team besides North Carolina to capture the title ...

Field Hockey Awaits Opponent

November 2

North Carolina field hockey coach Karen Shelton has a saying she drills into the heads of her players. "(Shelton) always says, `Our most important game ...

UNC Men Stay Alive In Singles

November 2

Nicholas Monroe knows he has no choice but to play aggressive tennis. And that's just to qualify. Knowing he may log overtime on the court didn't stop ...

Tar Heels Head to ACCs Looking for Redemption

By Staff Editor | November 2

Following its worst ACC regular season showing in history, the North Carolina women's soccer team has been handed a clean slate for the conference tournament ...

UNC Faces Uphill Battle At ITA Championships

November 1

It won't be all strawberries and cream for the North Carolina men's tennis team this week. Even with the home-court advantage. UNC heads into this week's ...

Tar Heels Hold Off Wolfpack Rally

November 1

Halloween night started well but later provided the North Carolina volleyball team with a scare. Before the match UNC honored it's three seniors: defensive ...

Tar Heels Hope Turf Energizes Ground Game

November 1

North Carolina football coach Carl Torbush knows some of his players aren't thrilled about traveling to Pittsburgh this weekend. And it's not because ...

Sullivan Wastes No Time Setting Personal Mark

By Staff Editor | October 31

Molly Sullivan didn't waste any time in the 2000-01 swimming season. In her first home meet of the year, the North Carolina swimmer obliterated her personal ...

Women's Soccer Seeded 3rd in ACC Tournament

By Staff Editor | October 31

The North Carolina women's soccer team (13-3, 4-3 in the ACC) has received the third seed in the ACC tournament, which begins Thursday at Koskinen Stadium ...

Parker Resurfaces in UNC Backfield

By Staff Editor | October 31

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Willie Parker saw an opportunity Saturday at Virginia and seized it. He grabbed a chance to go back in time, to his happy place ...