Harrison Barnes was supposed to be resting. Instead, he called his coach at 6 a.m. on a Monday, a few days after his freshman season at Ames High in Iowa ended with a loss in the district playoff semifinals.

Today, Alex Bolowich and his father, UNC coach Elmar Bolowich, -- along with nine other Triangle-based teams -- open play in the 2009 U.S. Youth Soccer Region III Championships, with United Gold hoping to bring home a second straight regional title in the U-17 division.

Dustin Ackley remained perfect at the College World Series, even though the ending made him perfectly miserable.

Senior catcher Mike McKee is in Omaha, Neb., with the North Carolina baseball team for the College World Series. McKee will provide daily snapshots to The News & Observer.

North Carolina was bounced from the College World Series tonight as Arizona State rallied from a 4-0 fifth-inning deficit to beat the Heels 12-5 in an elimination game at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Former N.C. State right-hander Andrew Brackman is struggling with inconsistency in his first professional season.

North Carolina players have memories of Dustin Ackley that go back 10 years, and most seem to involve the kind of record-setting hitting performance he produced Tuesday.

Tudor:The Tar Heels and Sun Devils do play in an elimination game (7 p.m.) today, but there's still little chance Mike Leake will be used.

Andrew Darr doubled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th inning and Arkansas, which had been down to its last strike in the ninth inning, rallied to defeat Virginia 4-3 in the College World Series on Wednesday night.

Dustin Ackley went 5-for-6 on Tuesday and became the CWS' career hits leader in North Carolina's 11-4 victory over Southern Mississippi.

Russell Wilson is no stranger to managing his time between two sports. Wilson, a star in baseball and football at N.C. State, has been doing it his whole life.

Cameron Rupp's second home run of the game broke a seventh-inning tie, and Texas overcame a six-run deficit to beat Arizona State 10-6 in the College World Series on Tuesday night at Omaha, Neb.

Now that we know who'll be playing in the ACC, let's take a second look at the 2009-10 basketball season.

Oliver Purnell has agreed to a two-year contract extension that keeps him among the top highest-paid basketball coaches in the ACC.

Some North Carolina players spent part of Monday belted into a flight simulator at Offutt Air Force Base. Others, wearing helmets, ear muffs and bullet-proof vests, fired machine guns.

Wake Forest star Jeff Teague is staying in the NBA draft, ending his college career after just two seasons.

Virginia trumped another ace.

Take note, ACC teams, ECU announced the game times for its six home football games and the world did not spin off its axis.

Wake Forest point guard Jeff Teague will stay in the NBA Draft, the school announced today.

North Carolina wasted a solid pitching effort by Alex White in a 5-2 10-inning loss to Arizona State on Sunday in the first round of the College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium.

N.C. State golf coach Richard Sykes calls Mark McMillen a "Neal Lancaster protege."

Southern Mississippi reliever Jonathan Johnston walked Brandon Loy on four pitches with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to give Texas a 7-6 win in the College World Series on Sunday night.

Senior catcher Mike McKee is in Omaha, Neb., with the North Carolina baseball team for the College World Series. McKee will provide daily snapshots from Omaha to The News & Observer.

N.C. State golfer Matt Hill, the NCAA individual champion, begins play today in the British Amateur at the Formby Golf Club in Merseyside, England.

ACC Now:Georgia Tech forward Gani Lawal, who averaged 15.1 points and 9.5 rebounds last season, will be key for the Jackets, who won only two ACC games.

North Carolina has a calm demeanor and a unique chemistry as it takes a fourth straight shot at a title in the College World Series.

Just when it appeared a golfer from East Carolina, North Carolina or Western Carolina might win the N.C. Amateur championship today, Mark McMillen of N.C. State made off with the trophy.