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Hamilton comes off DL, hits a homer
Raleigh native Josh Hamilton, on the disabled list since April 13, took an 0-1 pitch from John Danks over the right-field wall for a home…
Duke lacrosse back to Final Four after beating Notre Dame
Duke sophomore goaltender Dan Wigrizer made 14 saves to anchor the Blue Devils to a 7-5 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA men’s lacrosse…
Horse with a North Carolina connection wins Preakness
Shackleford, a horse named after Shackleford Banks near Beaufort, NC, defeated favorite Animal Kingdom for the Preakness title Saturday. Shackleford beat the Kentucky Derby winner…
No. 13 Carolina completes sweep of No. 1 Virginia
No. 13 North Carolina capped off a three-game series sweep of top-ranked Virginia (44-12, 22-8 ACC) as the Tar Heels (44-12, 20-10 ACC) used a…
Cavs drop first series of season; Heels go for sweep
Freshman left-hander Kent Emanuel withstood the test from No. 1 Virginia (45-8, 22-7 ACC) Friday night and No. 13 Carolina (43-12, 19-10 ACC) picked up…
Carolina defeats No. 1 Virginia in pitchers’ duel
As was expected a pitcher’s duel broke out Thursday evening at Boshamer Stadium as No. 1 Virginia’s (45-7, 22-6 ACC) Cody Winiarski and North Carolina’s…
Former UNC player leads U.S. women’s soccer over Japan in Cary
Playing at Cary’s WakeMed Soccer Park, former UNC player Heather O’Reilly scored a goal and assisted on another as the United States’ women’s soccer team…
Skinner named Sporting News Rookie-of-the-Year
People scoffed when I played up the importance to the Carolina Hurricanes of 18-year-old rookie Jeff Skinner. Today, Skinner, who was the youngest player to…
13th Annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchups announced
The 13th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods on Nov. 29-30 will be highlighted by Duke at Ohio State and Wisconsin at…
Getting home field edge doesn’t always work out – Ask UNC lacrosse
No. 9 ranked North Carolina got the No. 8 seed in the NCAA tournament and thus got to play its first round game at home….
