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Add another injury to the Miami Hurricanes' already lengthy list. Wide receiver and punt-return specialist Thearon Collier sustained an ankle sprain Sunday during practice and was initially put in a cast to immobilize it, a source close to the situation said.

The Hurricanes defeated Duke by the score of 34-16 on Saturday afternoon to push their record to 8-3 on the season.

That's Miami's record on the road at North Carolina, who own a 3-2 record against the Hurricanes since Miami joined the ACC in 2004.

Javarris James ran the ball like he was a kid again Saturday at the first day of fall camp.

The past couple of Thursdays have meant bad news when Miami's injury report has been released.

12 Miami Hurricanes; North Carolina Tar Heels. The Series: North Carolina leads 7-5; UNC leads 3-0 at Chapel Hill The Coaches : Randy Shannon: 19-15 at UM; 19-15 overall; Butch Davis: 18-16 at UNC; 69-36 overall Noteworthy : Butch Davis looks to make it three coaching victories in a row against his former team ... Davis coached the Hurricanes from ...

Kendric Burney returned one of his three interceptions for a 77-yard touchdown and his third pick resulted in a bizarre fourth-quarter score that helped North Carolina beat No.

Pre-game thoughts on Miami's visit to Kenan Stadium from Shandel Richardson of the Sun-Sentinel : Why Miami will lose: a ' Although I disagree with Randy Shannon saying the Tar Heels are better defensively than Oklahoma, this will be a true test for the Canes.

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Make one repair only to find that something else needs fixing. "It's been up and down," Shannon said.

Inside Carolina takes an in-depth look at Miami, as the Tar Heels welcome the Hurricanes to Kenan Stadium for another edition in this budding rivalry on Saturday .

Miami knows its chances of reaching the ACC championship game are slim, but a high-profile bowl could still be in its future.

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With the 52-17 loss at 16th ranked Miami Saturday, the Virginia football team has lost three straight games, and 10 of its last 13 games dating back to the overtime loss to Miami last year.

Defenses haven't been able to stop University of Miami tailback Graig Cooper this season.

Josh Nesbitt scored on a 3-yard run in overtime after Georgia Tech pulled off a gutsy play on fourth down, leading the No.

MIAMI --

Virginia's Patch Duda and Raynard Horne sprinted hard after Miami's Thearon Collier, their eyes trained on his jersey and nothing else, both in perfect position to keep the speedy kick returner from turning the corner and heading up field.

And then came a pair of Hurricanes sprinting full-tilt and, one right after the other, Duda and Horne got laid out with two of the most bone-crunching blocks you will see.

Just like that, Collier broke free down the right sideline, returning a punt 60 yards for a touchdown late in the first quarter. Just like that, the previously sleepy Miami crowd of 48,350 woke up. Just like that, the Hurricanes were off and running.

Graig Cooper rushed for a career-best 152 yards and a touchdown, Damien Berry ran for a pair of second-half scores and No.

When Jacory Harris led his Hurricanes down the field to erase an almost two touchdown deficit on Saturday against Wake Forest, who could know it would be only the second most surprising victory to come for the team this past weekend? On the tail end of celebrations after that 28-27 win over the Demon Deacons, Miami fans might have gotten a second ...

Running back Eduardo Clements became the second highly-regarded running back to commit to the Hurricanes this week when he announced his decision on Tuesday.