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No. 2 Heels win finale at home

The second-ranked North Carolina baseball team received a tying home run from Kyle Shelton in the sixth inning and scored three runs in the seventh for a 4-1 win over Winthrop on Tuesday in UNC's regular-season home finale at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary.

Updated: May. 14, 2008 5:42 AM | Full story

College batters swing to own beat

Songs played as hitters step to the plate vary from heavy metal to country -- as long as hits follow.

Updated: May. 13, 2008 3:49 AM | Full story

Pack eliminates Heels in ACC

Kristine Bechtholdt hit a solo home run, and Lindsay Campana held one of the nation's top offenses to three quiet hits as N.C. State stunned No. 13 North Carolina 1-0 in the semifinals of the ACC Softball Tournament in College Park, Md., on Saturday.

Updated: May. 11, 2008 5:34 AM | Full story






Tar Heels roll over Cavaliers

Right-hander Alex White struck out eight over six strong innings, and first baseman Dustin Ackley posted his second straight three-RBI game to lift No. 2 North Carolina to a 9-3 baseball win over No. 24 Virginia on Friday night in Charlottesville, Va.

Updated: May. 10, 2008 5:31 AM | Full story

Coaches turn staffs stingy

Scott Forbes had never been a pitching coach when he told North Carolina's Mike Fox, "I can do this." Three years later, UNC's pitchers are tops in the country in ERA (2.27) and strikeouts (483) because Forbes has convinced them that they can do it, too.

Updated: May. 9, 2008 5:13 AM | Full story

Devils, Heels to team up in Vietnam

Duke and North Carolina are bitter rivals except, apparently, when it comes to reaching out to Vietnamese middle school students to show them the finer points of playing sports.

Updated: May. 9, 2008 6:35 AM | Full story

Tar Heels' Spaulding tosses perfect game

Danielle Spaulding lived up to her billing as the ACC Player of the Year on Thursday when she tossed the first perfect game in ACC Softball Tournament history en route to leading North Carolina to a 6-0 win over Virginia in the opening round of the t

Updated: May. 9, 2008 2:42 AM | Full story

ACC Now's pre-preseason pigskin preview

If you thought the ACC was bad last year, or the year before, or the year before ... brace yourself for 2008. The league could be even worse, if that's possible.

Updated: May. 8, 2008 4:34 PM | Full story

ACC looking at nine-game conference schedule

When the ACC spring meetings begin Sunday at Amelia Island, Fla., discussions of expanded conference scheduling will not be limited to men's basketball.

Updated: May. 8, 2008 2:30 PM | Full story

Tar Heels take 40th victory

Baseball team needs just 48 games to reach milestone.

Updated: May. 8, 2008 2:41 AM | Full story

Ex-UNC star sets mark

Flanagan outruns Smith at Stanford.

Updated: May. 6, 2008 3:00 AM | Full story

Miller has tall task

Marlins need young hurler to become more consistent.

Updated: May. 6, 2008 3:00 AM | Full story

Hatchell to remain with Heels

Sylvia Hatchell decided on Thursday to remain the head coach of the North Carolina women's basketball team, withdrawing her name from consideration for the vacant South Carolina job.

Updated: May. 2, 2008 5:39 AM | Full story

UNC says coach didn't endorse Obama

UNC basketball coach Roy Williams has not endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, the team's spokesman said Wednesday.

Updated: May. 1, 2008 6:12 AM | Full story

On the court, Obama is center of attention

Sen. Barack Obama tried to score big politically in the Tar Heel State on Tuesday morning.

Updated: Apr. 30, 2008 3:08 AM | Full story

Obama game odd but OK

At issue is the timing of the informal scrimmage and the fact that UNC coach Roy Williams watched it from the sideline.

Updated: Apr. 30, 2008 6:00 AM | Full story

Saturday shows patience pays

There was a time when it appeared Indianapolis Colts All-Pro center Jeff Saturday would never get a chance to play football on Sunday.

Updated: Apr. 30, 2008 3:05 AM | Full story

Obama no match for UNC's Heels

The North Carolina primary only a week away, Sen. Barack Obama turned on the full-court press this morning. The Democratic presidential candidate scrimmaged with the UNC Tar Heels at the Dean E. Smith Center.

Updated: Apr. 29, 2008 1:00 PM | Full story

Bobcats officially announce Brown as new coach

Larry Brown wanted to resurrect his vagabond, Hall of Fame coaching career. Michael Jordan needed a veteran teacher and a big hire to rescue his sinking reputation as an NBA executive.

Updated: Apr. 29, 2008 4:10 PM | Full story

South Carolina courts Hatchell

It became clear on Monday that the University of South Carolina is considering North Carolina women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell as a candidate for its vacant coaching job and that she is open to the opportunity.

Updated: Apr. 29, 2008 5:57 AM | Full story

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