North Carolina Tar Heels

Roundup: Syracuse women top Florida, 13-9

2013-05-18 21:04:00

The Syracuse women's lacrosse team advanced to the NCAA Division I tournament final four with a 13-9 win over visiting Florida on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Orange (18-3) will make its second straight appearance, and its fourth since 2008, in the...

Assessing which conference Johns Hopkins could call home

2013-05-18 05:00:00

Now that Johns Hopkins has opened the door for conferences to woo the illustrious program, the most pressing question centers on if there is one league that best suits the Blue Jays – and vice versa. If coach Dave Pietramala and athletic...

Johns Hopkins to seek conference affiliation

2013-05-17 13:31:00

The Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse program plans to surrender its status as an independent and join a conference, the university announced Friday. The Blue Jays have competed independently for 130 years, winning nine NCAA championships and...

4 Terps highlight IWLCA All-America teams

2013-05-15 08:33:00

Maryland’s Alex Aust, Katie Schwarzmann, Iliana Sanza and Taylor Cummings earned Division I first-team All-America honors from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Wednesday. Johns Hopkins’ Taylor D’Amore, Loyola&...

Ohio State's lacrosse title dreams fueled by Baltimore pipeline

2013-05-16 15:44:00

When men's lacrosse coach Joe Breschi left Ohio State after the 2008 season to fill the same post at North Carolina, he took with him his network of connections with the Baltimore metropolitan area. Since his departure, however, the Buckeyes have...

Women's lacrosse notebook: ACC rules the quarterfinals

2013-05-16 21:25:00

The Atlantic Coast Conference boasts more teams in the NCAA women's lacrosse quarterfinals than any other conference — No. 1 seed Maryland, No. 3 North Carolina, Duke and Virginia. Those teams have posted a .822 winning percentage against non-...

Digest: McDonogh trio among IWLCA 1st-team honorees

2013-05-16 22:19:00

Women's college lacrosse McDonogh trio among IWLCA 1st-team honorees Six players who attended Baltimore-area high schools earned Division I first-team All-America recognition from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association on Wednesday....

Lacrosse roundup: No. 2 Irish rally to escape upset-minded Detroit

2013-05-11 22:58:00

Down 7-3 in the fourth quarter, No. 2 Notre Dame put together a 6-0 rally to edge upset-minded Detroit in an NCAA tournament first-round game Saturday, 9-7. Matt Kavanagh, who scored four second-half goals, tied the game at 7 with 10:10 left and then...

Sports on TV

2013-05-10 00:00:00

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Notebook: McDonogh grad Hess helps lead Lehigh toward history

2013-05-09 16:33:49

A players-only meeting, some serious offensive tinkering and the emergence of midfielders Brian Hess (McDonogh), Pat Corbett and Alex Drake has led Lehigh to a 12-4 finish. It's placed them in a position to do what they failed to do last year —...

Terps' Katie Schwarzmann, Alex Aust named women's Tewaaraton finalists

2013-05-09 17:10:00

Maryland midfielder Katie Schwarzmann and attacker Alex Aust are among five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award, presented annually to the nation’s top college lacrosse player, when the list of nominees was whittled down from 25 on Thursday....

Ohio State relying on stellar play of Calvert Hall graduate Carter Brown

2013-05-09 06:00:00

When Carter Brown graduated from Calvert Hall last spring, the Ohio State recruit and Bel Air native was overshadowed by celebrated teammates Patrick Kelly (now with North Carolina) and Ryan Brown (Johns Hopkins). The Tar Heels earned the fifth seed in...

I snapped this picture of North Carolina's P.J. Hairston as he warmed up before Maryland's semifinal loss to the Tar Heels in the ACC Tournament.

2013-05-14 16:53:00

Florida State added a non-conference game against ACC foe North Carolina to its schedule Thursday. The Seminoles and Jameis Winston will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. on May 20 to take on the top-ranked Tar Heels ahead of the ACC Tournament that starts two days later in Durham, N.C.

2013-05-09 07:33:00

North Carolina handed out these rings to its players for winning the ACC Coastal Division, despite being under NCAA sanctions.

2013-05-01 08:36:00