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 run…
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 quarterfinal…
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 by…
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 three-run…
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 a…
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 (42-12,…
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 defeated…
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 ever…
