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(Efyr BaiU} (Ear Bpri UNC prepares to face Johnson BY BRIANA GORMAN SENIOR WRITER Last weekend, Notre Dame’s All-America wide receiver Jeff Samardzija burned the North Carolina secondary for six catches, 177 yards and one touchdown. And Wednesday after practice coach John Bunting said the Tar Heels will face another wideout who is in a different class from Samardzija when they go against Georgia Tech’s Calvin Johnson on Saturday. ‘He’s a guy who is a big time playmaker,” Bunting said. ‘He’s a difference-maker. The quarter back and him work extremely well together." Johnson, who is 6-foot-5 and 235 pounds, leads the ACC with 49 receptions for 795 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also ranks No. 13 in the nation with 88.33 yards receiving per game. Last year Johnson torched the Tar Heels for six catches for 114 yards in Ga. Tech’s 27-21 win. Still, comerback Jacoby Watkins said Johnson can be defended. “Definitely just play the ball,” said Watkins, who leads the team Rumors of Davis circulate UNC officials decline comment FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Butch Davis, former coach of the University of Miami and the Cleveland Browns, reached an agreement with North Carolina to •inherit head coach John Bunting’s •position, according to a article post id on the Web site of the Winston- Salem Journal Wednesday. University and Athletic Department officials declined to comment about Davis. And a phone call to Davis’ agent, Marvin Demoff, was not returned. Shortly after The Daily Tkr Heel tried to reach Demoff at his home, though, a story posted in the San Jose Mercury News quoted Demoff as saying that nothing is “really going to happen” until next week and that the reports suggest Tar Heels drown Duke in duals First ACC wins for UNC teams BY POWELL LATIMER STAFF WRITER The North Carolina men’s and women’s team opened ACC dual meet competition in an impressive fashion Wednesday against Duke. UNC won every single swimming event in both men’s and women’s competition —and placed second in all but two en route to 61 and 56 point victories, respectively. “It’s definitely exciting to be able to win every event, especially against Duke,” said Kristin Oxford, a senior transfer from Florida State. Oxford won the 500- and 1,000- yard freestyle to lead the UNC women to a 145-89 win against the Blue Devils. For the men’s team junior Philip Owen won the 200-yard butterfly and took second in the 500-yard freestyle, helping the men defeat Duke 149-88. Jon Fox won the one-yard diving event, and Lauren Karatanevski won the three-yard dive for UNC. “This meet shows the character of our team,” Owen said. “We had a lot of concentration and discipline, and we kept it the entire meet.” Underclassmen continued to play a critical role in the Tar Heels’ success. Freshman Chip Peterson won the 1,000-yard free style with a time of nine minutes, 19 seconds and placed fourth in the 200-yard butterfly. Peterson was the headline freshman this year as the reign ing national champion in 5K ®mlg ®ar fflwl Homes for Sale CONDO, PURCHASE LESS THAN RENT Camelot Village IBR/IBA, total renovation, floor to ceil ing fans, onsite pool, laundry, busline. Across from University Mall. $64,500.960-6314. j Internships INTERNSHIPS available with Deep South Enter-' tamment. No pay, but gain real experience in the musk industry. Commitment as little as 4 hours/week. Call 844-1515 or email InfoODee pSouthEntertainment.com. 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I can’t let him get in front of me, I can’t get behind him. I have to have perfect position on him to play the ball as well.” Bunting said the Tar Heels will probably double-team Johnson to slow him down, but Taylor said there is no way to completely shut him down. “Calvin, he’s gonna make some plays,” Taylor said. “He’s gonna make his plays, you can’t take nothing from him. We just gotta hold him to certain things.” ing otherwise were inaccurate. “I think there’s interest in both parties,” Demoff told the Mercury News. “We look forward to con tinuing discussions with that, but there is no agreement.” Chancellor James Moeser also acknowledged the rumors. “I’ve heard the same things you’ve heard,” he said regarding a possible agreement with Davis. Moeser said that he is working closely with Athletics Director Dick Baddour to find a replacement for Bunting, and that he would not comment on the search. But he did reiterate the general characteristics that they are look ing for in a potential coach. “I think Dick has expressed very well, we’re looking for a coach with Jr DTH/KEVIN TSUI North Carolina's Taylor McFarlane makes quite a splash during the women's 500-yard freestyle. The sophomore finished second in the event. open-water freestyle and gold medalist in the 10K open water event at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships. For the women, freshman Ashley Howard placed second in the 1,000-yard freestyle and fourth in the 500-yard freestyle while fel low freshman Emily Reardon won the 200-ysu-d backstroke. In the 50-yard freestyle UNC’s top three finishers (MegEin Steeves, Ist; Sarah Stankavage, 2nd; Kim Davis, 3rd) were all underclass men. “I don’t worry a whole lot about what class they’re in, it’s whether they’re improving,” said head coach Frank Comfort. “They bring a lot of excitement and newness, and they’re challenging the upper classmen day in and day out.” The upperclassmen on the team Lost & Found FOUND: SET OF KEYS with remote to GM vehicle found at University Park. Please contact Steven at combreadsteveOhotmail.com. Roommates ROOMMATES WANTED. Very nice, brand new townhome, 2 free bedrooms, fully furnished (ex cept your new room), 5350/month +l/3 utilities. 910-547-9911. TIRED OF YOUR ROOMMATE? Unfur nished bedroom in 2BR/1 BA. 10 MINUTE WALK TO CAMPUS I Large LR. kitchen, full W/D, off street parking. 5525/month +l/2 utilities. 910-603-7516. ROOMMATE NEEDED NICE HOUSE RIGHT OFF FRANKLIN STREET (SO CLOSE TO CAMPUS). I HAVE 3 CLEAN, VERY FUN ROOMMATES WHO ARE ALL FEMALE. 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He practiced Monday and Tuesday in a green, no contact jersey and Bunting said Edwards a proven record,” Moeser said. “And one who adheres to the same standards of academic integ rity and values as this university.” Both Baddour and Moeser must approve of the candidate and the University Board of Tustees has to approve the contract Demoff’s comments about the alleged agreement suggest that the announcement of the decision will not be made until after the Tar Heels’ Homecoming game, which is Saturday at noon against No. 19 Georgia Tech. were appreciative of their younger teammates’ contributions in the meet as well. “It seems like our freshman class wins all their events,” Oxford SEUd. Freshmen also played a huge role in North Carolina relays. 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SPORTS CALENDAR FRIDAY Women's Basketball vs. East Tennessee State Time: 9 p.m. Location: Carmichael Auditorium Women's Soccer vs. UNC Asheville NCAA Tournament Time: 5 p.m. Location: Fetzer Held Volleyball vs. Clemson Time: 6 p.m. Location: Carmichael Auditorium Women's Tennis Kitty Harrison Invitational Time: All day Location: Hnley Golf Course Former U. of Miami coach Butch Davis is a candidate for the UNC football coach position. National and World News Ortega regains spot as Nicaragua’s head MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega tried to calm critics shaken by his return to power, holding back-to-back meetings Wednesday with Nicaragua’s president and business leaders wor ried about a chilling effect on investment and the influ ence of leftist allies. Congratulations poured in from around the world after Ortega won Sunday’s election. Cuba and Venezuela welcomed the former Marxist into a grow ing club of Latin American leftists who see themselves as a counterweight to U.S. dominance in the region. Ortega’s rivals said they would pressure him to maintain dose U.S. ties, and State Department spokes man Gonzalo Gallegos said cooperation with Ortega and his Sandinista colleagues will be “based on their action in support of Nicaragua’s democratic future.” Law might violate rights SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of a ballot measure designed to crack down on sex offenders, ruling the law was unconstitutional a day after voters approved it. The so-called Jessica’s Law prohibits registered sex offend ers from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park, effectively banning parolees from many California cities. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ruled that the measure “is punitive by design and effect” and probably unconstitutional. 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Time to give the NBA another try Put Michael Jordan’s name on a pair of sneakers, a T shirt, a bottle of cologne, even a Nissan dealership, and the product whatever it might be— is sure to sell. If Michael strapped on his Nike’s for another season, even at 43, you would be hard pressed find a seat in any arena. But what happens when you take MJ out of the equation? Simple. You’ve got the NBA. lb be quite honest, since His Aimess hung ’em up, I’ve enjoyed the League That Michael Built about as much as spending a Friday afternoon at the DMV. But, sparked in large part by the fact that I actually found 10 other human beings who were willing to participate in a fantasy basketball league, I’m giving it another try. Call me crazy, but here are a few things that led me to a change-of-heart: 1. The Rookies. With the implementation of the NCAA regulation prohibiting entry into the NBA draft until a calendar year after a player graduates from high school, most top brass recruits are going to a place they likely never imagined college. That puts NCAA Tournament stars on the floor, where I can watch them play, and I never have to think to myself: “What if (insert super-star that didn’t go to college) had gone to Carolina?” Maybe the Ttr Heels’ four lottery picks last year helped vest my inter est, I don’t know. But I do know that I didn’t have much of a chance to watch guys like Kobe, Leßron or Jermaine O’Neal until they showed up on the NBA hardwood. 2. Drama. Whether you try to talk to Allen Iverson about practice or you rush to Best Buy to cop Ron Artest’s rap album (maybe you’ll do a two-fer and get A.l.’s as well), you never know what tomorrow will bring in the NBA. 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If you do, don’t get so drunk that you hurl your empty beer cup toward a raging bailer who raps on the side. 4. The new ball. See drama. 5. No more tights. I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t wear those things, on television no less, if you told me they were magic pants that would guarantee me 25 points per game. So when NBA commissioner David Stem put the tomahawk on the tights, he got me listening. 6. Good versus evil. No sport is fun without some one to love and someone to hate. And the NBA is chock-full of both. Like the good guys? Maybe Dwayne Wade will swing through the park and drop off about 80 basketballs, pull out a bicycle and jump-shoot you the keys to a brand new Lincoln. Or, perhaps Shaq will take all the kids in your neighborhood to Wal-Mart so they can put check marks on their Christmas lists. The bad guys? The league can really deliver here even without Anthony Mason. 7. The toupee. Two words baby. Marv Albert. 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