North Carolina Tar Heels NCAA Football News

The University of North Carolina volleyball team now ranks 15th in the country in home attendance, averaging 2,032 fans per home match.

Deon Thompson scored 20 points to help No. 6 North Carolina spoil Isiah Thomas' college coaching debut and beat Florida International 88-72 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic.

North Carolina tailback Shaun Draughn fractured his left shoulder blade in the team's game against Duke and will miss the rest of the season.

With four returning NCAA qualifiers leading the way, the University of North Carolina and head coach C.D. Mock have high hopes entering the 2009-10 wrestling season.

Deon Thompson had 23 points and eight rebounds to help No. 6 North Carolina beat Belmont Abbey 107-59 on Friday night in its only exhibition game.

North Carolina starting tailback Shaun Draughn hurt his left shoulder on his first carry against Duke and is out of the game.

Some years Duke can't wait for the chance to play North Carolina. It's the only thing left for the Blue Devils.

There isn't a single player on Duke's roster that was there the last time the Blue Devils won the Victory Bell.

North Carolina played the unfamiliar role of No. 3 seed as the 2009 ACC Championship concluded quarterfinal play Wednesday night at WakeMed Soccer Park.

At least the North Carolina Board of Elections failed to have significant lapses of memory.

People say ACC football is bad. Many of the same people complain about heat in summer and cold in winter, about daylight-saving time in the spring and standard time in the fall.

National championship: Florida vs. Texas Rose: Iowa vs. Oregon Orange: Georgia Tech vs.

Myrtle Beach's Steven Cobb and Morgan Byrd will be the Grand Strand's only representatives for the 62nd Annual South Carolina Automobile Dealers Association North-South All-Star Football Game.

Last Duke win at UNC: 2003 . The Coaches : David Cutcliffe: 9-11 at Duke; & Butch Davis: 17-16 in his 3rd season at UNC; Last week : Duke def.

BLACKSBURG, VA. -- Tara Green, 20, of Frederick, is a Virginia Tech senior with a double major in marketing and management, entrepreneurship and innovation technology. But like other students here, she won't be in class on Thursday night. Instead, she will be tailgating in preparation for the Hokies' contest against North Carolina, which she dubbed 'the most exciting game of the season.'

Both of Green's evening classes on Thursday were canceled because No. 14 Virginia Tech (5-2, 3-1 ACC) hosts the Tar Heels (4-3, 0-3) that night. To the angst of some faculty members, it is common for afternoon classes at Virginia Tech to be canceled before Thursday night home games.

Several former Tar Heels made a significant impact for their respective teams in week 7 of the NFL season.

Cliff Adams WINGATE - Clifford Zane Adams, 79, died Saturday at Carolinas Medical Center-Union in Monroe.

The University of North Carolina volleyball team is 11-12 overall and 7-5 in league play entering the month of November.

North Carolina is still struggling to figure out what kind of team it is heading into the final month of the season.

East Carolina is running out of chances to knock off the big boys on its schedule.