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
Carolina’s baseball team may command a lot of attention, but six Olympic-sport athletes are making headlines of their own this summer. This month, Sara Anundsen and Jenna Long were named 2007 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National… read more
No one is questioning Carolina’s arrival among the elite college baseball teams in the country. Two straight appearances in the College World Series finals and another record-breaking season tend to take care of that. The queries surrounding… read more
UNC men’s basketball coach Roy Williams ’72 has signed a four-year contract extension designed to keep him in Chapel Hill through the 2014-15 season. Williams’ new contract, worth about $2.6 million annually, establishes him as one of the… read more
UNC men’s basketball coach Roy Williams ’72 learned at the 2007 NCAA Men’s Final Four in Atlanta that he will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Williams is the Carolina program’s eighth coach or… read more
Jason Kendall Ray, who performed with the Carolina cheerleaders as the mascot Rameses, died Monday from injuries received when he was struck by an SUV Friday while walking to the hotel room in Fort Lee, N.J., where he was staying as part of the… read more
Carolina has home football games against James Madison and South Carolina this fall and will go on the road to play East Carolina and South Florida. The Heels are excused this year from playing ACC opponents Boston College, Clemson and Florida… read more
Duke University may open its classes to some students from Carolina, but there’s no home for rival Tar Heels in Krzyzewskiville. That’s the verdict of Duke student leaders, according to the Associated Press, as well as reluctant administrators… read more
Senior striker Heather O’Reilly went out in grand style with a goal and an assist and freshman forward Casey Nogueira celebrated her first career start with the same numbers as top-seeded Carolina (27-1) claimed its 18th NCAA women’s soccer… read more