Track. Tar Heels Excel At SPIRE Invitational

When the University of North Carolina fired former head coach Butch Davis, it put itself on the hook for a $2.7 million buyout through 2015 that would be reduced if Davis coaches "in a college or professional program."

Third-ranked North Carolina got four goals from Kara Cannizzaro and three from Abbey Friend on its way to an 11-9 win over fourth-ranked Florida on Saturday afternoon at Fetzer Field in the season opener for both teams. The Tar Heels improve to 1-0 with the victory and won their first game of the season for the seventh year in a row. Florida falls to 0-1 with the defeat.

As we await for No. 5 AP & ESPN/USA Today North Carolina (20-4 ~ 7-2 in the ACC) to lace them back on after the shocking loss at the buzzer against archrival No. 9 ESPN/USA Today/No. 10 AP Duke (20-4 ~ 7-2 in the ACC) there is a couple of stories that deal with team members. First, shooting guard Dexter Strickland. From a small post by from the AP the young man had his knee surgery...

No. 8 North Carolina fell to No. 16 Southern California, 4-2, in the opening round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships Friday afternoon at the Boar's Head Sports Club. Carolina won the doubles point but fell behind 3-1 early in singles and was unable to complete a furious rally.

Game One Box Score | Game Two Box Score | Follow UNC Softball Via Twitter | 2012 Softball YearbookSophomore Lori Spingola struck out 13 batters to propel North Carolina to a season-opening 3-0 shutout of North Florida in the National Invitational Tournament. Ally Blake and Kelli Wheeler combined for five hits and four RBI and Sara Buchholz pitched four and two-thirds innings in UNC...

North Carolina returns home after a rough two-game road trip when the Tar Heels host Georgia Tech Sunday at 2 p.m. at Carmichael Arena. Carolina enters the contest 17-7 on the year and 7-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference after a 61-37 loss at Miami on Wednesday. Georgia Tech is 17-7 and 7-4 in the ACC following a 64-56 loss to Maryland on Monday. UNC is ranked No. 22 in the Associated...

Yesterday at the Dean Dome the fan base wanted to see how UNC would react to Wednesday night’s loss. Well, after the No. 5 AP & ESPN/USA Today North Carolina (21-4 ~ 8-2 in the ACC) took down No. 19 AP/No. 20 ESPN/USA Today Virginia (19-5 ~ 6-4 in the ACC) by the score of 70 to 52 the answer is they were able to fight through a bad outing and get a good win in the end....

Fifth-ranked North Carolina's perimeter has gotten even thinner now that freshman reserve P.J. Hairston will miss Saturday's game against Virginia because of a sore left foot, the school announced.

North Carolina split a pair of duals Saturday in Buies Creek, N.C. falling to No. 22 Northwestern 20-15 before besting host Campbell 31-10 to cap off the day. Five different Tar Heels went 2-0 on the day.

The Navy men's tennis team put forth a strong showing against No. 17 North Carolina on Friday, even pushing half of the singles matches to three sets, but the Tar Heels proved to be too much and took the dual, 7-0.

Tyler Zeller had 25 points and nine rebounds to help No. 5 North Carolina beat Virginia (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) on Saturday 70-52.

No. 8 North Carolina closed out its run at the 2012 ITA National Team Indoor Championships with a 4-2 win over Atlantic Coast Conference foe No. 13 Georgia Tech early Monday morning at the Boar's Head Sports Club. With play backed up several hours due to previous matches, the Tar Heels were forced to play deep into the night, not clinching the victory over the Yellow Jackets...

Tyler Zeller had 25 points and nine rebounds to help No. 5 North Carolina beat No. 19 Virginia 70-52 on Saturday. Harrison Barnes added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels (21-4, 8-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who regrouped from Wednesday night's stunning loss to rival Duke on a last-second 3-pointer.

The Tar Heels lost their first three meets to top-ten ranked opponents before bouncing back to win their last two 12-15.