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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Baseball team needs just 48 games to reach milestone.

Flanagan outruns Smith at Stanford.

Marlins need young hurler to become more consistent.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.