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Tar Heels scoff at youth as an excuse
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North Carolina is getting a little tired of hearing that "young" word thrown around. But if they're going to bounce back from Friday's 87-71 loss to Syracuse - and start preparing for a brutal stretch of games against Top 25 foes Michigan State (Dec.1), Kentucky ...
After FSU loss, Davis rights Tar Heels
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Regardless of which side wins the UNC-N.C. State football game Saturday, Butch Davis deserves a lot of credit for keeping his team out of a ditch. After Carolina's defense had a rare lapse in the second half of an Oct. 22 game with Florida State in Chapel Hill, there was some reason...
Gardner-Webb hopes for another strong showing against UNC in Smith Center
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Even though only one member of this year’s North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team played against Gardner-Webb in the 2005-06 season the last time the schools met, UNC should certainly remember the Bulldogs tonight when the teams meet in Chapel Hill. Redshirt senior Marcus Ginyard...
UNC football back in AP Top 25
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Mississippi, California and North Carolina, teams that started the season with lofty expectations before stumbling, have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll. North Carolina moved back into the Top 25 at No. 23 after winning its fourth straight game, 31-13 at Boston...
Hansbrough fans come out for Pacers-Bobcats game
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Those familiar No. 50 Tar Heels’ basketball jerseys were back out in full force at Sunday’s game at Time Warner Cable Arena. Tyler Hansbrough, a first-round draft pick by the Indiana Pacers, was back in North Carolina for the first time as a professional as the Pacers took on the...
Heels nip Terps to win NCAA field-hockey title
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North Carolina won its sixth NCAA field-hockey championship yesterday, coming from behind late to upset No. 1 Maryland 3-2 at Kentner Stadium. The Tar Heels scored all of their goals in the last 10 minutes, and Danielle Forword hit the winning shot with 11 seconds left. "In a...
UNC needs win over N.C. State to stay in Chick-fil-A hunt
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UNC will remain in the hunt for Chick-fil-A Bowl berth if it wins at N.C. State Saturday, the president of the bowl said Sunday night. Gary Stokan said the Atlanta bowl is considering Georgia Tech, Clemson, UNC, Miami and Virginia Tech with a week to play in the regular season. The...
Tar Heels Claim NCAA Field Hockey Crown
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Senior captain Danielle Forword scored the game-winning goal on a penalty corner with 11.7 seconds on the clock Sunday afternoon at Kentner Stadium to give the North Carolina field hockey team a 3-2 win over No. 1 Maryland and hand the Tar Heels the sixth NCAA championship in program...
Tar Heel Women Handle UNLV, 78-68
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Italee Lucas made a triumphant return home to Las Vegas. She scored 24 points to help No. 4 North Carolina beat UNLV 78-68 on Sunday. Lucas scored seven of the Tar Heels' first 11 points during the second half. Then, after missing two free throws with 1:19 left, the junior scored...
UNC Men's Soccer Blanks Brown In NCAA Second Round, 2-0
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Sophomore forward Billy Schuler found the back of the net to give No. 5 national seed North Carolina an early lead, and classmate Alex Dixon added a late goal to put the match away in the Tar Heels' 2-0 win over Brown in second round action of the 2009 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship...
UNC's offensive defense
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5 Positives: 1. Offensive defense: The hottest offense in the ACC right now is North Carolina’s defense, which has scored four touchdowns in the past two weeks. And that doesn’t include the touchdown Deunta Williams set up by returning an interception back to the 1-yard line in...
Still too soon to judge Tar Heels’ football season
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Clichés become annoying because they’re used so often and become so worn out that they lose their original meaning. But the truth is, most of those old sayings wouldn’t have become clichés had they not been proven true. So maybe we should listen to football coaches such as UNC’s...
The latest on Marcus Lattimore
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There is a strong belief in South Carolina that running back Marcus Lattimore will stay in his home state to play college football. "South Carolina has no running backs committed and has put all of their eggs in the basket of Duncan (S.C.) Byrnes four-star Marcus Lattimore. While...
Would Butch Davis replace Charlie Weis at Notre Dame?
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Why he might Butch Davis be a candidate [for the Notre Dame coaching job]: Davis built some of the best teams in recent memory at Miami and has the Tar Heels on the rise in the ACC. Why he might take the job: Basketball comes first at Chapel Hill. Why he wouldn’t: North Carolina...
Ugly day for Eagles begins early
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There were early signs that this might be a very disappointing day for the Boston College Eagles. UNC took its first possession and marched 70 yards for a score. And the Tar Heels were just warming up. Next possession, it went to 14-0 when a Tar Heel scooped up quarterback Dave Shinskie...
Boston College undone by turnovers
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There will be no Atlantic Division championship for Boston College, no third straight appearance in the ACC Championship Game. In a contest the Eagles needed to win to keep their hope of reaching the conference title game in Tampa alive, BC was thumped by visiting North Carolina. Before...
Defensive Ball Hogs
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No. 25 North Carolina’s defense added two more touchdowns to its resume on Saturday, forcing six turnovers and churning out 171 return yards as the Tar Heels picked apart Boston College, 31-13, at Alumni Stadium. North Carolina (8-3, 4-3 ACC) won its fourth-consecutive game on Saturday...
UNC-Boston College: Postgame Quotes + Audio
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“I thought the story for us again as it often has been all season was the play of the defense. They played extraordinarily well. Their ability to go out and hold them inside the 30 or so yard line and hold them to two field goals is monumental. The defense was outstanding throughout...
UNC-Boston College: Between the Lines
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North Carolina's defense wasn't perfect on Saturday, but the Tar Heels executed when they needed to the most -- on third down. Boston College failed to convert all 13 of its third-down opportunities in its 31-13 loss. Maybe the only way this win could have been uglier would...
Carolina D leads Heels to 31-13 win over BC
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Deunta Williams grabbed his third interception of the game and headed for the end zone, weaving 39 yards through the Boston College offense to the 6 inch-line. UNC already had two defensive touchdowns in the game, and Williams wanted to celebrate his 21st birthday with a third. "...
Heels' defense seals the win
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In retrospect, UNC safety Deunta Williams said Saturday, he probably should have asked coach Butch Davis if he could play tailback, "just so I could finally get in the end zone." On his 21st birthday, he earned it. The junior's third interception against Boston College...
Heels kick Eagles
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North Carolina jumped to a big lead in just a few minutes yesterday, but still needed an extraordinary defensive effort to overcome repeated mistakes and defeat Boston College. North Carolina won 31-13 at Alumni Stadium by forcing six turnovers, among them five interceptions. Three...
A familiar feeling
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A week after Kendric Burney's record-setting day, Deunta Williams had his own three-pick performance to help the Tar Heels beat the Eagles 31-13 at Alumni Stadium. It was the fourth consecutive victory for UNC (8-3, 4-3), and the school's longest winning streak since winning...
Walston: Paying It Forward
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After the excitement of the first ten minutes, the ensuing non-action could have lulled the Tar Heel defense to sleep. After all, between Kendric Burney's pick six and Cam Thomas' fumble return touchdown, they'd done a lot of work to get that lead themselves. But knowing...
Casey Nogueira's Goal Sends Tar Heels To NCAA Quarterfinals
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Senior forward Casey Nogueira scored her ninth goal of the season in the 82nd minute and North Carolina's defense posted its eighth straight shutout as the third-ranked Tar Heel women's soccer team defeated 19th-ranked Maryland 1-0 in the NCAA third round before a crowd of...
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