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214? Sailg (Ear flrrl Bulls’ quarterback to test UNC through air, ground Game and Time: South Florida at North Carolina. Kickoff is at noon. Site: Kenan Stadium. TV/Radio: The game will be televised on ESPNU. The Tar Heel Sports Network will provide radio coverage; the game can be heard on 1360-AM and 106.1 FM in the Chapel Hill area. Records: North Carolina is 1-4 and 0-3 in the ACC. South Florida is 4-2,1-1 in the Big East Series: This is the two programs’ first meeting. Personnel Update: North Carolina WR Hakeem Nicks (ankle) is doubtful. QB Cam Sexton (concussion) will play. South Florida none. The Key Matchup: USF quar terback Matt Grothe vs. the UNC defense. UNC’s much-maligned defense faces a challenge this week with the Bulls’ dual threat at quarterback. Grothe, though he is only a freshman, has proven himself to be an able signal caller thus far, espe cially last week in USF’s 38-16 vic tory against Connecticut. Grothe was 12-of-15 passing for 146 yards and picked up 82 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. Tar Heel head coach John Bunting praised Grothe, compar ing him to his beloved ex-quarter back, Darian Durant. “There are some things (USF does) that we used to do with Darian that are designed specifically for quarterback runs,” Bunting said. “He scrambles to throw well, which is how I used to describe Darian.... This guy is making a lot of great decisions. He is not throwing the ball away. He is throwing it to his team and throwing it very well.” Bunting’s words mirrored those from the last time he faced a run ning quarterback Furman’s Renaldo Gray. Though the Tar Heels picked up their only win of the season thus far against the Paladins, it was a 45- 42 shootout in which Gray had his way with the UNC defense. Though Gray himself wasn’t par ticularly effective carrying the ball, he gave UNC fits running die option, ACC seedings on the line vs. Wake Men’s soccer preps for final home match BY MATT BROOKS SENIOR WRITER When you’re the No. 3 team in the nation, you expect to get every team’s best shot. When you travel to Buies Creek to play Campbell in their biggest game of the season, you’ve got to be pre pared for a dog... err, Camel fight Tuesday night, the Tar Heels got a fight, and courtesy of an own goal, the Camels (7-5-1) slew Goliath in their biggest win since another vic tory over then-N0.3 North Carolina in 1988. Tonight UNC will face a more expected challenge when it hosts No. 5 Wake Forest (11-2-1,2-2-1 in the ACC) at Fetzer Field. At practice Wednesday, one might have expected to find a frus trated, angry team trying to figure out how to rebound. The vibe was anything but. The Tar Heels (10-3-2, 2-2-1) looked loose and joked with one another SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Men's Soccer vs. Wake Forest Time: 7 p.m. Location: Fetzer Field Field Hockey at Penn State Time: 5 p.m. Location: University Park, Pa. Men's Lacrosse Alumni Game Time: 7 p.m. Location: Chapel Hill Volleyball at Georgia Tech Time: 7 p.m. Location: Atlanta, Ga. Women's Tennis ITA Regionals Time: All Day Location: Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center Men's Tennis USC Fall Invitaional Time: All Day Location: Columbia, SC. Women's Golf Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships Time: All Day Location: Knoxville, Tenn. THE LOWDOWN ON SATURDAY'S GAME wnplP South Florida vs. North Carolina ( 4 ~2) Kenan Stadium, noon (1-4) HEAD-TO-HEAD In their last two outings, the Tar Heels UNC rush VS. have rushed for 54 and 58 yards. Now USF tfL USF front isn't Clemson or Miami, but the offensive seven line still has a lot to prove in opening up holes for the ground game. Edge: USF Quarterback Cam Sexton is on the mend UNC pass VS. from a concussion and will be without wide- Jjfc, iicc carnnHaru out Hakeem Nicks, who injured his ankle WSKP ™ last week. For a unit that struggled while healthy, that's discouraging. Edge: USF The Tar Heel run defense showed signs of USF rush VS. life against Miami. Take away one com- UNC front plete breakdown —on Javarris James' seven 62-yard touchdown —and UNC held the ‘Canes to 82 rushing yards. Edge: UNC South Florida QB Matt Grothe is a speedy USF pass VS. threat to run or pass. The last time UNC faced jfc, UNC a dual-threat quarterback, Furman's Renaldo Wjß? Mo* secondary Gray threw for 310 yards. No doubt USF has wUm' ’ been watching that tape. Edge: USF UNC's kickoff coverage unit is tops in the nation. P David Wooldridge and K Connor Special Teams Barth have been near flawless. Andre' Powell's special teams have been an unques tioned bright spot thus far. Edge: UNC The Bottom Line —South Florida 24, North Carolina 20 COMPILED BY DANIEL MALLOY and when he wasn’t scrambling he managed to throw for 310 yards. USF’s spread offense relies on speed “hockey on grass,” as Bunting called it which has been the Achilles’ heel for the Tar Heels so far. If Grothe is able to exploit the Tar Heel defense as most other quarterbacks have this season, it could be a rough afternoon for the home fans in Kenan Stadium. Final Analysis/Prediction: The Tar Heels took a step forward, at least defensively, last week in their 27-7 loss at Miami. Of course, it would be tough to take a step back after the debacle in Clemson. A home game for the first time in four weeks is a welcome devel opment for Bunting’s squad, but as they blasted penalties at fresh man defender David Rodriguez. “We don’t want to overreact,” senior forward Ben Hunter said. “Credit to Campbell, they’re a good team. They played well, and that’s their biggest game of the year. And it’s probably a good wake-up call for us heading into the ACC tour nament and the NCAAs.” The message from UNC head coach Elmar Bolowich on Wednesday was simple: Relax. “Our personnel is right, the chances are there and we dominate most of the games, even against the tougher opponents,” he said. “We just don’t get the desired results. “Maybe we’re trying a little too hard, and we’re getting a little too Tar Heels boast bounty of top preseason wrestlers FROM WIRE REPORTS NEWTON, lowa - The Tar Heels find themselves with four standout wrestlers ranked among the top 20 in their respective weight classes in the Wrestling International Newsmagazine 2006-07 preseason NCAA Division I rankings, which were released Wednesday. Senior heavyweight Spencer Nadolsky is rated as the No. 6 heavyweight, while 133-pounder Evan Sola checks in at the No. 7 spot. Senior David Dashiell is ranked 15th at 197 pounds, and sophomore Vincent Ramirez is 16th at 141. Nadolsky, Sola and Ramirez are each the highest-ranked Atlantic Coast Conference wrestler in their classes, while Dashiell is second. Nadolsky went 42-7 last sea son, while Ramirez (37-9) and Dashiell (33-13) were second and third, respectively, in victories. Sola went 5-1 in limited action Take 15/501 South towards Pittsboro Exit Market St. / Southern Village MAN OF THE YEAR® 13W:15:-7:1M:45 THE MARINE Bffl 1:10-3:IM:tO-7:2M:40 THE DEPARTED G 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:55 OPEN SEASON IBS. 1:00-3:00-5:00-7:10-9:20 THE GUARDIAN m. 1 :15-4:00-7:05-9:50 mMUMJMummaBBam an early start and an obscure opponent might result in a lot of empty seats Saturday. But don’t confuse obscurity with a lack of talent. The Bulls lost to undefeated Rutgers after a failed two-point conversion attempt in the final minute that would have sent the game to overtime. UNC is desperate for a win, but USF’s solid defense which hasn’t allowed more than 22 points yet this season —and rapidly matur ing quarterback mean that the Tar Heels will have to wait at least another week for their first Division 1-A victory. The Bottom Line: South Florida 24, North Carolina 20. Compiled by Daniel Malloy uptight. I think in front of the goal we just need to find the right balance to concentrate, relax and really have a killer mentality and attitude.” With ACC and NCAA tourna ment seedings on the line, Bolowich and his team fully understand the importance of tonight’s match. “It’s the ACC, it’s getting tight now,” Bolowich said. “It’s a matter of who’s going to finish at the top and who’s going to finish at the bottom.” Tonight is also senior night, and it marks the final regular season home match for seven seniors. “It’s our senior night, and they’re going to come in and try to ruin that for us,” Hunter said. “That’s enough motivation for any of our seven senior starters.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu. and received a sixth-year of eli gibility from the NCAA due to a shoulder injury. The Tar Heels (16-8-1, 3-2-1 in the ACC in 2005-06) have won back-to-back league champion ships under fourth-year head coach C.D. Mock. As in previous years, the W.I.N. rankings are based on who are currently the best individuals and tournament teams. Teams are not ranked on dual meet strength. The rankings are compiled after receiving feed back from the collegiate wrestling coaches. The committee then takes that information and looks at the team and individual performances from past years to come up with the final rankings. North Carolina opens the 2006-07 campaign Nov. 12 at the Michigan State Open and faces Maryland on Jan. 13 to begin con ference play. Adv. Tlx on Sale SAW 111 (R) - ID REQ'D * THE GRUDGE 2 (PG-13)D3 (115415)720 955 MAN OF THE YEAR (PG-13) (105405)710 945 DEPARTED (R) -ID REQ'D 010 (100400)700 1000 OPEN SEASON (PG) (110 355) 705 925 EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH (PG-13) (120410)715 935 TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEQINNtNQ(R)-IQ RECTO (125 420) 725 950 WIIHUWMI'HIIIWWI.II—IIIIIIIIMI IIHII 111 I News National and World News British citizen pleads guilty to bomb plot LONDON (AP) A British man identified by U.S. officials as a senior al-Qaida figure pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to murder in a plot to bomb high-profile targets in the U.S. including the International Monetary Fund headquarters and the New York Stock Exchange. Prosecutors said the plot involved targets in both Britain and the United States. Other alleged targets included the World Bank headquarters in Washington, the Citigroup building in New York and the Prudential building in Newark, N. J. Barot, a British citizen who was raised a Hindu before converting to Islam, was arrested in August 2004 amid a heightened security alert for financial institutions in the United States. Seven other men are due to face trial next year. Landis posts title defense (AP) Floyd Landis took his case to the public Thursday with an online presentation that included key elements ofhis defense against doping charges. Exhaustive as it appeared, his attorney said, “This is by no means everything.” Landis is scheduled to go before an arbitration panel in January or February and formally appeal doping violations that could cost him his Tour de France and give him a two-year ban. Rather than wait several months to present his defense in a public form, portions of it were posted on his Web site, www.floydlandis.com. Late goals lead to ACC win BY SAM ROSENTHAL SENIOR WRITER It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t exhila rating. It wasn’t memorable. But it was a win. And for the North Carolina women’s soccer team, it was another game in which they remained the only unbeaten, untied team in the ACC by beating the Boston College Eagles 3-1 at Fetzer Field Thursday. With only three games remain- ing in the regu lar season and a 7-0 conference record, UNC (15-1,7-0 in the ACC) controls WOMEN'S SOCCER BC 1 UNC 3 its own destiny. But every game in the ACC pres ents a challenge. B.C. (8-5-1,2-3-1) proved that by hanging with the Tar Heels for almost the entire game. After a sloppy first 10 minutes that included an own goal by Boston College and an equalizer by the Eagles less than a minute later, the game remained tied at 1-1 for the next 70 minutes. UNC pressured the Eagles in the second half, but they could not break through until midfielder Nikki Washington received a pass from sophomore Yael Averbuch in the 81st minute and dribbled between two defenders and into the box before feeding the ball back to Averbuch for a tap-in goal past the goalkeeper —a give-and-go that Roy Williams would be proud of. “That was an absolutely mag nificent goal, tactically,” head coach Anson Dorrance said. “And I credit certainly Nikki and Yael’s effort to get to that spot ’cause that basically won the game for us.” In the 89th minute, senior star Heather O’Reilly added an insur ance goal on a penalty kick after B.C. goalkeeper Sarah Buonomo tripped O’Reilly on a breakaway. O’Reilly had split two defenders and would’ve easily scored, but 6:40. 9:30, SAT-SUN 2:30 THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP 7:10, 9:20, SAT, SUN 2:10, 4:20 “ONE OFTHE BEST FILMS fIpJL _ OF THE year: iesus (Si l?sgJ J camp W SAT, SUN 2:00,4:15 M JOSEPH BOLOGNA DYAN CANNON SAI.IY KLUJERMAN MICHAEL NOURI RENEE TAYLOR BRENDAVACCARO 7:15, 9:20, SAT, SUN 2:15, 4:20 LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE 7:10,9:30, SAT, SUN 2:10,4:30 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006 Politicians question airspace regulations NEW YORK (AP) A day after the fiery plane crash that killed Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, politi cians expressed shock that, five years after Sept. 11, small aircraft still are allowed to fly right up next to the New York skyline. “I think everyone is scratching their head, wonder ing how it is possible that an aircraft can be buzzing around Manhattan,” said Rep. Anthony Weiner, D- N.Y., who has been lobbying for rule changes since 2004. “It’s virtually the Wild West There is no regu lation at all, other than, ‘Don’t run into anything.’” The single-engine plane that carried lidle to his death was flying over the East River, which sepa rates Manhattan from Brooklyn and Queens and is lined on the Manhattan side by the United Nations and scores of other skyscrapers. Nations differ on Korea plan UNITED NATIONS (AP) The United States introduced anew draft resolution Thursday in the Security Council to pun ish North Korea for its reported nuclear test and said it wants a vote on Friday. Russia urged the U.S. not to rush the vote, saying Moscow still had differences and the U.S. should wait for the results of a flurry of high-level diplomacy. China backed Russia’s call, say ing Beijing would welcome more talks so the Security Council can send a united, forceful message to Pyongyang condemning the test. Buonomo came out and grabbed O’Reilly’s legs; the fact that the card produced by the referee was the color of mustard, not ketchup, incensed the crowd. Not because they were hungry. “I think everybody in the crowd knew that was a guaranteed goal, 100 percent,” O’Reilly said. “That’s what a red card is for.” That play was one of a few con troversial calls during the game that could have resulted in harsh er punishments, but the referees decided to let the play remain rough. In the first half, B.C.’s toughness and tenacity equalled the Tar Heels’, but UNC came out with renewed vigor in the second half and took control of the game. After being outshot 5-4 going into halftime, North Carolina took seven second half shots to Boston College’s one. “We played passionless soccer in the first half” Dorrance said. “This is a contact sport. You can’t play a contact sport without passion.” But the Tar Heels turned that around after halftime. “It basically was a decision to play with passion,” Dorrance said. “And I TpHajp ChapelSriiSinces?Slf 133 W. FRANKLINST. f THE BACK SIDE Off \ |IICO(7i3S]i]SOaiOIB, facmql V ORAMVILLE TOWERS. § Militia kill 11 at TV station BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Suspected Shiite militiamen, some dressed as police, broke into a tele vision station and gunned down 11 Iraqi executives, producers and other staffers Thursday the deadliest attack against the media in this country, where at least 81 other journalists were killed in the past three years. The station, Shaabiya, had not started full broadcasting. It had aired test programming of nation alist songs, including ones against U.S. military presence, which might have led Shiite militia to suspect it of pro-Sunni ideology. I DTH/LARRY BAUM UNC midfielder Yael Averbuch fights for possession during the Tar Heels' 3-1 win against Boston College. Averbuch scored the game-winner. really felt that’s what happened in the second half Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu. 9
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