November 24, 2009
CHAPEL HILL — Roy Williams admits he's thrown a lot at his young North Carolina players to get them ready for the season. It sounds like he's about to demand a little more.
Read More
November 12, 2009
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Marcus Ginyard went from being the do-everything leader on a Final Four team at North Carolina to sitting out with an injury the following season while his teammates won a national championship without him. He's off to a fast star...
Read More
October 27, 2009
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — T.J. Yates has long known every throw will be scrutinized, every read questioned and every mistake criticized simply because he's the quarterback. But having something thrown at him as he walked off the field in his own stadium? T...
Read More
October 22, 2009
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Entering the season, this seemed like the perfect setup for North Carolina and Florida State's football teams: a nationally televised game, the first Thursday night home date in Tar Heels' history and a matchup of contenders...
Read More
September 20, 2009
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — One freshman ran with the steady confidence of being the go-to guy. The other managed a juggling 59-yard touchdown for his first collegiate catch. It turns out No. 24 North Carolina just might have some receivers after all. Erik H...
Read More
September 15, 2009
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — While No. 24 North Carolina's defense has lived up to its preseason billing, unfortunately, so too has the Tar Heels' uncertain offense.Two games into the season, North Carolina's defense has allowed just 16 points and ranks among...
Read More
September 13, 2009
RALEIGH (AP) — N.C. State's offense moved at will and celebrated touchdown after touchdown. The question is whether this high-scoring show was a sign of lasting improvement or just a one-game thing against an overmatched opponent.Russell Wilson thre...
Read More
August 30, 2009
GREENVILLE -- First came wins against nationally ranked opponents Virginia Tech and West Virginia. Then came national rankings of East Carolina's own and the Pirates' first conference championship in more than three decades. It's no wonder ECU isn......
Read More
August 8, 2009
CHAPEL HILL -- Butch Davis never had to worry about throwing downfield during his first two years as North Carolina's head football coach. Not with receivers such as Hakeem Nicks, Brandon Tate and Brooks Foster running pass patterns. This season, t...
Read More
August 4, 2009
RALEIGH -- N.C. State's preseason practice is off to a stormy start. The Wolfpack got in about three-quarters of its first workout Monday before lightning and a heavy downpour forced the coaches to call off the last 30 minutes of practice. Players...
Read More
April 6, 2009
DETROIT (AP) — Less than 12 hours after beating Villanova in the Final Four, Wayne Ellington and some North Carolina teammates chatted over breakfast Sunday about what it was like to play in front of 70,000 fans at Ford Field. Their reaction wa...
Read More
March 26, 2009
CHAPEL HILL — Wayne Ellington spent the first two months of the season trying to find his missing shooting touch for North Carolina. Now the junior looks like he can't miss. Since the beginning of March, Ellington is shooting nearly 60 percent from...
Read More
March 25, 2009
CHAPEL HILL — Ty Lawson is starting to feel better, just in time for North Carolina. The speedy point guard said his troublesome toe is still achy after returning to the lineup over the weekend, but he plans to play in the Tar Heels' game against Go...
Read More
March 21, 2009
GREENSBORO (AP) — Ty Lawson got back just in time for North Carolina, saving the top-seeded Tar Heels from a stunning NCAA tournament loss in their home state. Lawson scored 23 points, and his three-point play sparked the decisive second-half run as...
Read More
March 18, 2009
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Ty Lawson sat in the corner of North Carolina's locker room, surrounded by TV cameras and reporters all asking the same question. Hey Ty, how's the toe?
Read More
March 7, 2009
Jasmine Thomas scored 14 points to help No. 8 Duke beat No. 12 Florida State 75-57 in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference in Greensboro tournament Saturday. Carrem Gay added 13 points for the third-seeded Blue Devils (26-4), who easily avenged...
Read More
March 2, 2009
RALEIGH — Greivis Vasquez scored 21 of his 33 points in the second half to help Maryland beat N.C. State 71-60 on Sunday night. Dave Neal added 11 points for the Terrapins (18-10, 7-7 ACC), who have won four of six games as they make a late-season push...
Read More
February 27, 2009
RALEIGH (AP) — The arduous process of trying to replace Kay Yow has begun at N.C. State. Complicating the already difficult task is the support for interim coach Stephanie Glance, who Yow hand-picked to be her successor but whom athletics director Lee F...
Read More
February 4, 2009
RALEIGH (AP) - With his program continuing its steady rise, East Carolina coach Skip Holtz no longer must desperately recruit to fill immediate needs. Instead, the Pirates are bringing in balanced classes with plenty of in-state talent. The Pirates unveil...
Read More
January 28, 2009
RALEIGH -- Kay Yow sometimes said that basketball offered an escape from her long fight against cancer. Now Yow is gone, and the players and coaches she left behind at N.C. State don't know if they can find a similar solace in the sport they love. "We hav...
Read More
January 24, 2009
RALEIGH -- Stephanie Glance doesn't worry about the pressure of trying to fill in for a Hall of Fame coach. Nor is she dwelling entirely on wins and losses while serving as the interim coach at N.C. State. Instead, she's focused on being the caretaker for...
Read More
January 8, 2009
DURHAM -- Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler scored 22 points apiece and No. 2 Duke held off a late Stephen Curry-led charge to beat Davidson 79-67 on Wednesday night. Gerald Henderson added 11 points on 3-of-11 shooting for the Blue Devils (13-1). They never t...
Read More
CHAPEL HILL -- At least North Carolina can say it responded to a loss a lot better than it did a close game. Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points to help the third-ranked Tar Heels beat College of Charleston 108-70 on Wednesday night, bouncing back from their s...
Read More
January 7, 2009
RALEIGH -- N.C. State women's basketball coach Kay Yow will not return to the team this season due to health issues related to her long fight against cancer. In a statement released by the school Tuesday, the Hall of Fame coach said she just doesn't have...
Read More
January 5, 2009
CHAPEL HILL -- Tyrese Rice came through with another big game against North Carolina, one that ended all the talk of a perfect season for the top-ranked Tar Heels. Rice scored 25 points and Rakim Sanders added 22 to help Boston College stun North Carolina...
Read More
