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Pettigrew admits doping during career

Olympic gold-medal sprinter Antonio Pettigrew today admitted taking performance-enhancing substances during a long, successful track career in which he passed all drugs tests. Pettigrew ran collegiately at St. Augustine's and is now an assistant track coach at North Carolina.

Updated: May. 22, 2008 2:32 PM | Full story

Top basketball recruits to play in Triangle

The Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions boys club team basketball tournament begins play in the area on Friday.

Updated: May. 22, 2008 2:03 PM | Full story

Heels run out of miracles

Virginia's 8-7 upset win in the ACC baseball tournament damages North Carolina's chances of defending its conference championship.

Updated: May. 22, 2008 5:31 AM | Full story






Jordan star picks Tar Heels

Justin Watts, a 6-foot-3 guard from Durham Jordan, has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at North Carolina.

Updated: May. 22, 2008 2:41 AM | Full story

Kenan Stadium expansion clears hurdle

The plan will add two floors to the Kenan Football Center complex on the west end of the stadium at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Updated: May. 22, 2008 6:05 AM | Full story

NBA Draft guessing game

Tuesday's NBA Draft lottery, won by Chicago, set the first-round order for the June 26th extravaganza. With order in place, mock drafters fired up a new batch of guesses.

Updated: May. 21, 2008 1:54 PM | Full story

Pack, Heels have real shot at title

It takes a sound, analytical mind to decipher all the inner workings of the ACC Baseball Championship, which begins today at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, Fla.

Updated: May. 21, 2008 5:27 AM | Full story

Green awaits NBA invite

UNC basketball player Danny Green hasn't received his official NBA pre-draft camp invitation yet, but he expects to get it this week, his father said Tuesday.

Updated: May. 21, 2008 5:30 AM | Full story

UNC's Green waiting for NBA camp invite

UNC basketball player Danny Green hasn't received his official NBA pre-draft camp invitation yet but expects to get it this week, his father said Tuesday.

Updated: May. 20, 2008 12:51 PM | Full story

Ex-Heel could get waiver, play next year

The process could get complicated, but there is a route for former North Carolina basketball player Alex Stepheson to become immediately eligible at another Division I NCAA school for the 2008-09 season.

Updated: May. 19, 2008 3:20 PM | Full story

Heels outlast Canes

UNC takes 12-4 lead, then hangs on for wild 12-11 victory.

Updated: May. 18, 2008 2:02 AM | Full story

Stepheson leaves UNC

Forward wants to be closer to home.

Updated: May. 17, 2008 2:42 AM | Full story

UNC evens series at Miami

The battle between the No. 1 and No. 2 college baseball teams in the nation is all even.

Updated: May. 17, 2008 2:42 AM | Full story

UNC dismisses linebacker

Reserve linebacker Wesley Flagg has been dismissed from North Carolina's football team.

Updated: May. 17, 2008 2:42 AM | Full story

UNC dismisses linebacker

UNC linebacker Wesley Flagg has been dismissed from the team for violating team policies.

Updated: May. 16, 2008 4:52 PM | Full story

Williams still waiting

North Carolina coach Roy Williams is used to playing the waiting game with recruits -- and now he's doing it with Tar Heels testing the NBA Draft waters.

Updated: May. 16, 2008 5:28 AM | Full story

Hurricanes pound Tar Heels

Miami's slugger Yonder Alonso throttled a full-count pitch by North Carolina ace Alex White in the third inning and planted it far beyond the left-field wall for a grand slam against the nation's No. 2 team in a 12-2 victory.

Updated: May. 16, 2008 5:30 AM | Full story

Heels, Pack head to Florida for key series

The Heels and Wolfpack are in Florida for their final ACC regular-season series. While Carolina has all but assured itself of hosting an NCAA Tournament regional, the Pack is out to solidify its bid to bring an NCAA regional to Doak Field.

Updated: May. 15, 2008 5:00 AM | Full story

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

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