ESPN2The UNC women’s soccer team won the national championship for the second straight year and for the 20th time in the 28-year history of the competition, beating the previously undefeated Stanford Cardinals 1-0 in cold, rainy conditions in College Station, Texas. The game was won in the third minute: Junior striker Jessica McDonald split two […]
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UNC women set to defend national title at 1 p.m. today; documentary to screen at 5 p.m. at Varsity
The renowned UNC women’s soccer team are set to play for what would be their second consecutive national title. The opponent, however, is formidable: the undefeated Stanford Cardinals (25-0-0). Coverage of the game in College Station, Texas, begins at 1 p.m. on ESPN2. The Tar Heels (22-3-1) are led by senior All-American Casey Nogueira, whose […]
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The Indy basketball edition: pick it up or click here
If you haven’t picked up your copy of the Indy, listed below are links to our basketball edition. Enjoy the games today: The Tar Heels, fresh off another convincing victory over the Michigan State Spartans, visit Kentucky in a game to be broadcast at 12:30 p.m. on CBS. At 3:30 p.m., the Duke men host […]
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The Indy basketball editionMike
If you haven’t picked up your copy of the Indy, here are links to our basketball edition. Enjoy the games today: The Tar Heels, fresh off another convincing victory over the Michigan State Spartans, visit Kentucky in a game to be broadcast at 12:30 p.m. on CBS. At 3:30 p.m., the Duke men host St. […]
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USL’s Holt: focus on “player development”; Economides: “Certain reforms in place.”
While flipping through my soccer channels in search of a game, I spotted USL Breakaways on Fox Soccer Channel and taped it. Given the news of the past few weeks, and the generally clumsy PR operation of the United Soccer Leagues, I wanted to see how the USL is presenting itself. I watched the hour-long […]
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Sundance competition lineup announced but no Main Street to be found
UPDATE 12/4/09: Still no news of Main Street. Sundance announces out-of-competition premieres. Main Street not included. We’ll have to wait for a different occasion for this film’s emergence. In the category of “the news is that there’s no news….” We looked up the Sundance competition lineup, which was announced yesterday, with the eager hope of […]
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What does it take to become head coach of the UNC Tar Heels?
Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court By Roy Williams with Tim Crothers Algonquin Books, 258 pp. Light Blue Reign: How a City Slicker, a Quiet Kansan, and a Mountain Man Built College Basketball’s Longest-Lasting Dynasty By Art Chansky Thomas Dunne Books, 337 pp. When the chartered plane carrying the UNC Tar Heels, […]
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John Woo’s extravagant historical epic, Red Cliff
Red Cliff opens Friday in select theaters For the first half hour or so, I resisted John Woo’s Red Cliff, his epic account of a series of battles that took place in China in the year 208. It was the time of the Three Kingdomsthe Wei, Shu and Wubefore the Eastern Han dynasty was established. […]
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Rochester Rhinos jump to NASL; USL-1 shrinks further
The Rochester Rhinos fulfilled recent speculation today, announcing that they would join the nine other ownership groups that are poised to begin play next spring in the North American Soccer League, which now claims 10 teams. Last week, Carolina RailHawks majority owner Selby Wellman told Triangle Offense that he expected there would be at least […]
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It’s really, really official: Wilmington Hammerheads out of USL-2
WECT of Wilmington, N.C., reports that despite flickers of optimism that a buyer could be found for the troubled USL-2 Wilmington Hammerheads, those hopes appear to be dashed and the USL is proceeding with the 2010 season without this North Carolina market. This brings the number of teams apparently playing in the USL-2 next season […]
