6.30.07 | Sports
Carolina has finished third in the nation in this year’s Directors’ Cup, the all-sport competition sponsored by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics. It is UNC’s sixth consecutive Top 10 finish and the eighth Top 5 finish in…
Baseball is a funny game sometimes. After posting a 4-8 record in May and finishing tied for sixth in their conference, the defending champion Oregon State Beavers had no momentum entering the NCAA tournament, barely qualifying for the field of… read more
North Carolina loves to rally – they have come from behind to win five of their seven NCAA games. Oregon State loves to kill rallies – they are 41-0 this season when leading after seven innings. On Saturday night, something had to give. It was… read more
There’s a saying in baseball that chicks dig the long ball, and if that’s true, they sure haven’t been digging North Carolina lately. But on Thursday night, the ladies had to love what they saw as the Tar Heels exploded for four homeruns in a 7-4… read more
Maybe it’s the atmosphere. Maybe it’s the television coverage. Or maybe it’s the milkshakes across the street from the stadium. Whatever the reason, the Tar Heels aren’t looking to leave Omaha anytime soon. Robert Woodard regained his regular… read more
One down, two to go. Facing elimination, Carolina finally got a solid effort from its starting pitcher, and the offense did just enough to earn a 3-1 victory over Louisville and send the Cardinals packing Tuesday night. The Heels (55-14) must now… read more
The Tar Heels are heading back to Omaha. On Sunday night, Chad Flack relived his heroic performance in Tuscaloosa last season, crushing a tiebreaking two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to help Carolina to a dramatic 9-4… read more
Staff and students in three campus buildings that were found to have unacceptable lead levels in their water in March and April were notified in early June that testing is complete, water use is unrestricted and that no elevated lead levels were… read more
Two new multimillion-dollar grants promise to solidify UNC’s standing as one of the nation’s leaders in autism research and treatment. In early June, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute was awarded $5 million to create a national… read more
New state Senate backing of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center could propel the center into the top tier of cancer research centers in the U.S. The Senate’s version of the state budget would pump $50 million annually into the center’s… read more