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SportsSaturday - A Dream Come True

By Staff Editor | October 13

Jeff Reed couldn't have expected his dream to unfold so perfectly. Not after getting such a late start. Not after spending his first few years at North ...

SportsSaturday - Bomars Bond Over Football

By Staff Editor | October 13

Gayle Bomar didn't realize it was his son at first. Somebody on the North Carolina defense had stopped N.C. State wideout Chris Coleman just shy of the ...

SportsSaturday - Sidebottom Perseveres Through Injuries, Thesis

By Staff Editor | October 13

Picture this: you're rehabilitating your right knee after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament.

SportsSaturday - Robinson's Making It Happen

By Staff Editor | October 13

It was bound to happen. After all, N.C. State wide receiver Koren Robinson set a conference record for freshman receiving yardage last season. Factor ...

SportsSaturday - Pondering Prognostication

By Staff Editor | October 13

Virginia Tech will go undefeated again. Purdue's Drew Brees will win the Heisman Trophy. Dilliard's won't offer any more ridiculous discounts to Florida ...

SportsSaturday - A View From The Other Side

By Staff Editor | October 13

Mike O'Cain wants this weekend to be just like any other. But it won't be. It can't be. And he knows it. O'Cain, North Carolina's offensive coordinator, ...

UNC, 'Pack Set for Offensive Battle

By Staff Editor | October 13

Game and time: N.C. State at North Carolina. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. Site: Kenan Stadium. TV/radio: The game will be televised regionally by ABC. The ...

Cross Country Teams Split Up for Weekend

By Staff Editor | October 13

North Carolina's cross country teams will split up this weekend as the women head to Ames, Iowa, and the men travel to Cullowhee. The Tar Heels were off ...

SportsSaturday - Rating the Rivalry

By Staff Editor | October 13

My father has always liked to cause trouble. He is an Auburn fan. It doesn't seem like it's a big deal, but his entire family worships former Alabama ...

SportsSaturday - Victor Dashes to Forefront of UNC Runners

By Staff Editor | October 13

The word dash is associated more with the sprints of track and field than the courses of cross country. But at North Carolina, things are different. Sophomore ...

Seniors Hope Home Game Won't Be Last

By Staff Editor | October 13

Abby Martin burst into a sprint and worked her way up the left side of Henry Stadium's field. "You're gonna miss," yelled North Carolina field hockey ...

SportsSaturday - DePlatchett Fills In Admirably

By Staff Editor | October 13

Regardless of the size of Jenni Branam's feet, Kristin DePlatchett had large shoes to fill. Branam, a freshman All-American last season, left for Australia ...

'Pack's Rivers Floods Defenses With Yardage, TDs

By Staff Editor | October 12

College football analysts and experts love to speculate about postseason individual awards during the season. They debate who is most deserving of the ...

Women's Soccer Holds Off Feisty Wolfpack

By Staff Editor | October 12

RALEIGH - It's not all that surprising that the North Carolina women's soccer team beat N.C. State on Wednesday. It is perhaps a little surprising how ...

New Weapons Firing Deep for UNC

By Staff Editor | October 11

Former North Carolina wide receiver Na Brown was affectionately known as "Spot" during his UNC career. Brown, a great possession receiver who now plays ...

Field Hockey Survives Overtime at Wake

By Staff Editor | October 11

WINSTON-SALEM - North Carolina senior forward Kristen McCann scored her third goal of Tuesday evening's game with 11:04 remaining in the first overtime ...

UNC Prepares for Wake With Similar Approach

By Staff Editor | October 10

Revenge has become a factor every time North Carolina and Wake Forest have met in a field hockey match in the last two years. UNC (12-1, 2-0 in the ACC) ...

Bye Week Allows Tar Heels to Focus

By Staff Editor | October 10

The North Carolina football team's bye week couldn't have come at a more opportune time. The Tar Heels used last week to get over their 42-28 loss to ...

Meniane Still Alive at All-American Championships

By Staff Editor | October 10

ATLANTA - North Carolina sophomore Trystan Meniane has advanced to the qualifying tournament of the All-American Championships. Meniane won four matches ...

Duke Runs Away With Title

By Bret Strelow | October 9

No Beth Bauer? No problem. The Duke women's golf team, which lost the two-time All-American to the professional ranks this summer, proved that it still ...