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General Info
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Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Colors: Powder Blue and White
Nickname: The Tar Heels
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For now, football coaches keep it light ... mostly
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DURHAM -- The smiles might not come as easily when practice starts in a couple weeks.
Or after that first loss.
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Heels hope to learn from a variety of experiences
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7.14.2008 : 9:49 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- Monday was the 100th day since North Carolina tanked in the first half against Kansas in the Final Four.
Marcus Ginyard hadn't really thought about the ghastly performance until he was asked about it during a meeting with reporters Monday afternoon at the Smith Center.
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Dascenzo: Ellington expects his stock to rise
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7.14.2008 : 9:49 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- Wayne Ellington, North Carolina's 6-4 rising junior, saw it coming Monday at the media room in the Smith Center, which was full of individuals wondering just what planet the Tar Heels are on.
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DASCENZO: Look for fireworks at Kenan
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7.9.2008 : 10:06 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- Once described by several coaches as a sleeping giant in football, North Carolina hasn't won an ACC title since 1980, hasn't enjoyed a winning season since 2001 and has had five head coaches in the last 25 years -- but so what.
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Rowbury, Donohue finish 1, 2 in 1500 to earn Olympic bids
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7.7.2008 : 12:28 am
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Former Blue Devil Shannon Rowbury secured an automatic bid by placing first in the 1,500. Rowbury became the first Duke woman to win an event at the U.S. Olympic Trials as she clocked in at 4:05.48 in the third and final qualifying race on the last day of competition. Rowbury, a 2007 Duke grad, is the Duke record holder in the distance with a 4:14.81 time in 2005. She also is the Blue Devils’ lone women’s national champion, which came in the indoor mile in 2007. Former Tar Heel Erin Donohue also earned a spot on the Olympic team, finishing second in the 1,500 with a 4:08.20. Donohue joins fellow Tar Heels Blake Russell (marathon), Alice Schmidt (800) and Shalane Flanagan (5000, 10000) in earning an Olympic berth. Pole vaulter Jillian Schwartz, who graduated from Duke in 2001, made it to the finals and came up just short of her second straight Olympic bid. Her vault of 14-9 was two inches short of third place, which would have guaranteed her a spot on the squad.
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Tough day in pool for locals at Olympic Trials
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7.1.2008 : 12:59 am
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Local swimmers didn’t make any significant waves in the biggest day in terms of participation at the U.S. Olympic Teams Trials.
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Schmidt makes U.S. team
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7.1.2008 : 12:27 am
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Former North Carolina runner Alice Schmidt finished second in the 800-meter final Monday night to secure a spot on the U.S. Olympic Track & Field team.
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Mike Fox named coach of the year
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6.30.2008 : 11:27 pm
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DURHAM -- Roughly two weeks after leading the North Carolina baseball team to its third straight College World Series appearance, UNC coach Mike Fox was honored as national coach of the year by Baseball America on Monday.
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Swimmers pooling their resources
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6.29.2008 : 12:07 am
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CHAPEL HILL -- This is the time on the calendar when swimmers really get their kicks.
"Most people don't really follow swimming, except for the Olympics," said Ryan Woodruff, head coach of the North Carolina Aquatic Club. "Once every four years, we get full attention.
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Going the distance
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6.27.2008 : 12:01 am
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CHAPEL HILL -- If it's true that distance runners hit their stride somewhere between the age of 25 and 30, Shalane Flanagan may be headed for a medal at the 2008 Olympics.
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Fox: 'It just wasn't our turn' to win NCAA title
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6.23.2008 : 11:55 pm
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OMAHA, Neb. -- Ten years ago, during Mike Fox's first year coaching at North Carolina, everyone wanted to know when he would take the Tar Heels to their first College World Series since 1989.
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UNC's season comes to an end
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6.23.2008 : 12:25 am
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OMAHA, Neb. -- Every time No. 2-seeded North Carolina stepped to the plate Sunday against unseeded Fresno State at Rosenblatt Stadium, the crowd held its breath. The Tar Heels had avoided elimination from the College World Series two nights in a row with dramatic late-game home runs, and with UNC one win away from a third consecutive finals series, there was no telling what could happen.
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Flack's homer powers UNC past Fresno State
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6.22.2008 : 12:52 am
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OMAHA, Neb. -- For the second night in a row, it took a late home run to guarantee the North Carolina baseball team another day and another game at the College World Series.
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UNC gets a ninth life at College World Series
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6.21.2008 : 1:06 am
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OMAHA, Neb. -- The North Carolina baseball team finally got its first home run of this year’s College World Series, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
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Rain forces Heels, CWS back a day
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6.19.2008 : 11:42 pm
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OMAHA, Neb. -- It was a long, soggy night for the North Carolina baseball team at the College World Series on Thursday. The No. 2 seeded Tar Heels' game with seventh-seeded LSU was postponed after a three hour and five minute rain delay, and it will resume today at 7 p.m. (ESPN) in the top of the first inning with UNC leading 2-0.
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Fox: 'We better play better' vs. LSU
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6.18.2008 : 11:05 pm
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OMAHA, Neb. -- North Carolina coach Mike Fox made no secret of what he thought of his team's performance against Fresno State in Tuesday's 5-3 loss at Rosenblatt Stadium.
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Tar Heels put ball in hands of freshman starter
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6.18.2008 : 10:16 pm
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OMAHA, Neb. -- North Carolina is one of the most experienced teams at the College World Series this week after being the national runners-up the past two seasons.
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Heels fall to Fresno
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6.18.2008 : 12:49 am
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OMAHA, Neb. -- It's deja vu for the North Carolina baseball team.
The No. 2 seeded Tar Heels lost their second game of the College World Series to unseeded Fresno State 5-3 on Tuesday night at Rosenblatt Stadium and now must go through the losers' bracket to the get the finals -- the same situation they faced last year.
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UNC scoring runs without the long ball
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6.16.2008 : 11:35 pm
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BOYS TOWN, Neb. -- The Tar Heels had 17 hits in their 8-4 win over LSU on Sunday, and two of those hits were doubles and the rest were singles -- no home runs. UNC was the only team not to record a homer in the opening weekend of the CWS where 15 where belted. It was the most home runs in the opening weekend of the CWS since 2001 when 19 were hit. Even though the Tar Heels haven't relied on power to win games all season, UNC coach Mike Fox said that doesn't mean his team isn't able to blast one out of the park. Sophomore Tim Fedroff leads the Tar Heels with 12 home runs.
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Heels face depleted Bulldogs at CWS
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6.16.2008 : 10:01 pm
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BOYS TOWN, Neb. -- North Carolina coach Mike Fox likes to say that pitching and defense is the backbone of his team. But lately, it's been the Tar Heels' bats that have done most of the talking.
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Ellington, Green, Lawson returning to UNC
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6.16.2008 : 10:01 pm
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After all that, North Carolina's back to where it started.
Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green are all Tar Heels.
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Heels off to good start at CWS
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6.16.2008 : 12:21 am
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OMAHA, Neb. -- North Carolina pitcher Alex White doesn't have fond memories of last year's College World Series. In the 2007, the then-freshman recorded losses against Rice and Oregon State and gave up a combined 11 runs on 13 hits.
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