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Carolina’s Homecoming vs. Wake in ’75 was an “embarrassment” on and off the field

North Carolina hosts Wake Forest on Homecoming this Saturday. One of the first times, if not the first time, that Carolina played Wake on Homecoming…

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State’s Cole, UNC’s Brown named Butkus Award semifinalists

North Carolina senior linebacker Zach Brown and N.C. State senior linebacker Audie Cole have been named as semifinalists for the 2011 Butkus Award®, which is…

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Baseball America ranks Wolfpack 4th, Heels 20th in recruiting

Vanderbilt topped Baseball America’s annual recruiting class rankings while N.C. State ranked fourth and North Carolina 20th. The Wolfpack surpasses their previous high ranking of…

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All voters name Barnes as preseason player of the year for preseason pick UNC

Fronted by the unanimous choice for Player of the Year, the North Carolina is the media’s nearly unanimous pick to win the Atlantic Coast Conference…

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UNC’s Barth might be redshirted if his leg continues to bother him

Preseason Groza Award candidate Casey Barth has been injured most of the season and UNC is looking into redshirting the senior kicker from Wilmington. “Right…

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Hanburger selected as Carolina’s Legend for ACC championship game

Professional Football Hall of Famer Chris Hanburger has been named Carolina’s 2011 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game Legend. The Legends (one from each school)…

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ACC announces football game times, TV for Oct. 27-29

The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced the following game times and networks for Oct. 27-29: Thursday, Oct. 27 Virginia at Miami, ESPN, 8 p.m. Saturday,…

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White House announces that Obama will be at UNC’s opener

The White House announced Thursday that President Barack Obama will be in attendance Nov. 11 when the UNC Tar Heels play Michigan State on the…

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Tulsa AD Bubba Cunningham to become UNC’s new AD, report says

Sources reported in the early evening that Bubba Cunningham, Tulsa’s athletic director, had interviewed and was a serious and likely candidate for the UNC athletic…

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Carolina looks to beef up offense against Miami

This week North Carolina travels to Miami, a team that UNC coach Everett Withers says is tough and talented. Miami, who is shorthanded because of…

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