Fresh off two dramatic late-inning victories to avoid elimination, Carolina had no magic left as the underdog Fresno State Bulldogs defeated the Heels 6-1 Sunday to advance to the College World Series finals in Omaha, Neb. “The end of the year… read more
Carolina was the only team in the College World Series that hadn’t recorded a home run. “Was” is the key word as junior catcher Tim Federowicz blasted a grand slam home run in the ninth inning to break a tie with Louisiana State University… read more
UNC could not hold on to a 3-1 lead, going scoreless over the past five innings, as underdog Fresno State upset the Tar Heels 5-3 in their second game of the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday. “Fresno State certainly outplayed us,… read more
The Tar Heels rapped out 17 hits and scored in four of the first five innings to defeat Louisiana State University 8-4 in their first game of the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. The Heels advance in the winner’s bracket to play Fresno State… read more
The Tar Heels (52-12) prevailed against LSU on Sunday to win 8-4. They move on to play Fresno State on Tuesday at 7 p.m. (Eastern). With the Heels back to the College World Series, Carolina alumni are seen as the backbone of the surging… read more
John Haus ’83 will not return for a ninth season as head coach of the men’s lacrosse team. The coach’s overall record was 58-52, and his team was 8-6 this spring – winning its first five games but losing four of the next seven. The Tar Heels lost… read more
Area fans are invited to cheer together for the men’s basketball team Saturday, viewing the NCAA semifinals broadcast from the Alamodome in San Antonio on the Tar Heels’ home court, the Dean E. Smith Center. The UNC Department of Athletics,… read more
He coached basketball for just two years at Carolina but took a team to the national finals. As a college player and coach he had a 5-0 record against UNC. And he provided a key link in the chain of events that brought the young Dean Smith… read more
Tyler Hansbrough led the ACC regular season in scoring and rebounding, he’s All-America, he has his second 2008 national player of the year award, and he’s the last to wear No. 50. As The Sporting News 2008 National Player of the Year,… read more
Anson Dorrance ’74 has been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Dorrance and U.S. National Team veteran player Hugo Perez were elected with unprecedented totals in their respective categories. Dorrance was named on 54 percent of the… read more