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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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UNC's latest deal with Nike includes $2M academic fund
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CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina signed a new 10-year deal with Nike that will allow the shoe company to outfit all the Tar Heels' athletic teams in its apparel, the school announced Wednesday.
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Henderson, Hansbrough taken with successive picks as UNC has three players taken in first round
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6.25.2009 : 11:55 pm
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For the past three seasons, Gerald Henderson of Duke and Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson of North Carolina played eight miles apart.
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DRAFT NIGHT:Tar Heels wait to hear names
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6.24.2009 : 10:23 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- Roy Williams doesn't usually make the trek to New York City for the NBA draft, preferring to let his players hear their name announced while surrounded by family and friends.
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Tar Heels prepare for challenges, 100th anniversary
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6.23.2009 : 10:08 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- It took a while for Larry Drew's name to come up in Roy Williams' summer bull session with the local media.
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Dupree: Heels have set bar high
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6.21.2009 : 10:34 pm
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Much can be said about North Carolina's earliest exit from the College World Series in the past four seasons.
Two resounding losses to an Arizona State program in five days could lead to that sort of second-guessing or head shaking.
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Former Tar Heels pitchers Bard and Miller reunite in a Boston matchup
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6.20.2009 : 11:28 pm
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BOSTON -- Daniel Bard and Andrew Miller jumped in Bard's GMC truck and went for a spin on Monday, the first chance either had had in a while to get out of the city and into the woods. They drove down to visit Bard's younger brother, pitching in the Cape Cod Baseball League, and had a chance to catch up on how things were going in their respective careers.
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Tar Heels' run leaves Coach Fox proud but disappointed after season-ending loss in Omaha
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6.19.2009 : 11:45 pm
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OMAHA, Neb. -- North Carolina coach Mike Fox didn't get much sleep Thursday night. Arizona State routed his team 12-5 in the College World Series earlier in the evening, sending the Tar Heels back to Chapel Hill without a national championship for the fourth straight season.
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Tar Heels can't hang on at CWS
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6.19.2009 : 12:39 am
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OMAHA, Neb. -- The North Carolina baseball team dodged bullets in the first couple of innings Thursday night against Arizona State, but it couldn't avoid them forever.
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Harvey takes mound for Tar Heels against Sun Devils, and one team won't advance
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6.17.2009 : 10:20 pm
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OMAHA, Neb. -- North Carolina sophomore pitcher Matt Harvey learned a lot from his first College World Series experience a year ago.
But the most important thing Harvey found out is that baseball is still baseball, no matter how many people are watching.
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Golden Eagles 'didn't have an answer' for UNC's offense
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6.16.2009 : 11:52 pm
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OMAHA, Neb. -- The North Carolina offense tied a College World Series record with 23 hits in Tuesday's 11-4 win over Southern Mississippi, and it seemed that everyone had a different explanation for the Tar Heels' success at the plate.
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Ackley leads Heels on record-tying 23-hit attack
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6.16.2009 : 11:52 pm
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OMAHA, Neb. -- When North Carolina's Dustin Ackley stepped to the plate in the top of ninth inning against Southern Mississippi on Tuesday, he didn't know that he was one hit away from tying a College World Series record for hits in a game.
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Warren braces for Eagles
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6.16.2009 : 12:07 am
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OMAHA, Neb. -- When North Carolina starting pitcher Adam Warren steps to the mound tonight, he will be facing one of the hottest hitting teams in the College World Series.
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Tar Heels' road to CWS crown got tougher, but it's certainly not an impossible task
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6.15.2009 : 11:33 pm
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OMAHA, Neb. -- Four years ago, North Carolina coach Mike Fox watched Oregon State get routed 11-1 by Miami in its first game of the College World Series and then go on to beat the Tar Heels in the finals to claim the national championship.
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NC coach Roy Williams penning autobiography
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6.15.2009 : 5:29 pm
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Roy Williams can add author to his list of accomplishments.
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Tar Heels open CWS with loss to Sun Devils
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6.14.2009 : 10:13 pm
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OMAHA, Neb. -- After nine innings Sunday, Alex White said he was feeling good.
North Carolina's junior right hander was still throwing in the 90s, had tied his career high with 12 strikeouts and had given up just one run in the tied game.
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Fox says mistakes could doom UNC in opener
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6.13.2009 : 10:37 pm
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OMAHA, Neb -- When North Carolina coach Mike Fox was discussing Arizona State ace Mike Leake earlier this week, he described his numbers as "scary." The No. 8 overall pick by Cincinnati Reds in Tuesday's Major League draft is 16-1 with a 1.36 ERA and has 150 strikeouts to 21 walks this season.
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Heels want to win, but aren't searching for validation on fourth trip to Omaha
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6.12.2009 : 11:38 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- For the past three years North Carolina has made the trip out to Omaha, Neb., for the College World Series, only to come home empty handed.
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Heels have experience on their side
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6.12.2009 : 10:58 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- Maybe the biggest advantage North Carolina will have at the College World Series this year is its experience. The Tar Heels have been to Omaha, Neb., the past four summers and no player on the roster has seen their season end anywhere but Rosenblatt Stadium.
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Trio of junior pitchers chosen on draft day 3
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6.12.2009 : 12:21 am
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Three junior pitchers from Duke and North Carolina were selected over the final 20 rounds of baseball amateur draft on Thursday and now must decide whether to return for their senior seasons.
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Tar Heels fans gather to send off team to Omaha
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6.11.2009 : 7:35 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- With pens and posters in hand, about 50 or so fans of the UNC Tar Heels waited at the side of Boshamer Stadium to say goodbye and good luck to the baseball team as it headed off to the College World Series in Omaha.
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Wait pays off for Warren, Freiman
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6.10.2009 : 9:52 pm
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A year ago, North Carolina pitcher Adam Warren and Duke first baseman Nate Freiman were selected late in baseball's amateur draft.
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Tar Heels' sendoff is today
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6.10.2009 : 9:52 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- The North Carolina baseball team will depart for their fourth consecutive trip to the College World Series today at 2:30 p.m. from Boshamer Stadium. Fans wishing to show support are encouraged to arrive at 2 p.m., and parking is available in the Rams Head Deck with regular hourly fees.
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Tar Heels turn focus from draft to title chase
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6.10.2009 : 9:52 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- Even though North Carolina first baseman Dustin Ackley had a rough idea of where he would be taken in the Major League draft on Tuesday night, he admitted that he was a little nervous beforehand.
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Ackley, White make Major splash in draft
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6.10.2009 : 12:42 am
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CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina juniors Dustin Ackley and Alex White were taken in the top-15 of baseball’s amateur draft on Tuesday, becoming just the third pair of Tar Heels selected in the first round.
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Breland battles Hodgkin's lymphoma
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6.10.2009 : 12:01 am
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CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina senior women's basketball player Jessica Breland is undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma, the Breland family announced Tuesday.
Team spokesman Bobby Hundley said the 21-year-old Breland was diagnosed in May and began chemotherapy a short time later. It's unclear whether Breland would be able to play her senior season in 2009-10.
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UNC to face Arizona State on Sunday
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6.8.2009 : 11:39 pm
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OMAHA, NEB. -- No. 4 seed North Carolina will face No. 5 seed Arizona State on Sunday at 2 p.m. (ESPN) in the first round of College World Series it was announced Monday. The Tar Heels (49-12) are making their fourth consecutive trip to Omaha after beating East Carolina in two games in the Super Regionals over the weekend.
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The Tar Heels' seniors carry their weight
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6.7.2009 : 10:12 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- Senior superstars aren't the norm in college baseball.
The cream of the crop among college-aged players often don't play as freshmen let alone as seniors, and collegiate stars like UNC's trio of Dustin Ackley, Alex White and Kyle Seagar rarely return for their senior seasons.
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UNC gets another easy win over ECU for fourth straight trip to College World Series
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6.7.2009 : 10:12 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- By crushing East Carolina 9-3 on Sunday afternoon, North Carolina proved yet again it has mastered the regional and the Super Regional stages of the NCAA Tournament.
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Heels deliver knockout blow in the sixth
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6.6.2009 : 9:22 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- East Carolina hitters vs. North Carolina's pitchers, huh?
Try telling that to the Tar Heels' batters.
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White, UNC make the most of opportunities
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6.6.2009 : 9:22 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- It would be an exaggeration to say Alex White was so good Saturday that East Carolina had no chance.
The Pirates did have their chances. Plenty of them.
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Super Regional still could come down to UNC's pitching against ECU's hitting
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6.5.2009 : 11:14 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina won the first game it played against East Carolina this season, taking advantage of a strong outing by Patrick Johnson to silence the Pirates 3-1.
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Friends, rivals: Fox, Godwin set the tone for series
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6.5.2009 : 11:14 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- After setting aside their friendship for the weekend, Mike Fox and Billy Godwin will pick it back up on Tuesday when the NCAA Super Regional baseball matchup between North Carolina and East Carolina is dead and gone.
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Early TV schedule set for ACC football
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6.5.2009 : 12:43 am
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North Carolina and Duke football fans wanting to watch their teams’ season openers won’t be able to do so from the couch, but they will have the chance to watch some early road games and rivalry games on television.
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Offensive lineman Stahl will not return to Tar Heels
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6.5.2009 : 12:40 am
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CHAPEL HILL -- In something of a surprise, offensive lineman Aaron Stahl announced Thursday that he will not return to the North Carolina football team next season, leaving the Tar Heels a bit thin up front.
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Bates and Moran lead Heels' bullpen into Super Regional showdown
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6.5.2009 : 12:08 am
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CHAPEL HILL -- Brian Moran essentially came to North Carolina on a whim, gambling he could find his way at the alma mater of his uncle, B.J. Surhoff.
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Only Pirates can block the Heels' path to Omaha
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6.4.2009 : 11:56 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- East Carolina felt the wrath of North Carolina in the regionals two seasons ago, succumbing to the Tar Heels as UNC blew through its opening games en route to the College World Series.
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