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UNC Men’s Lacrosse Ranked No. 1 in Preseason Coaches Poll, Seven Players Named All-Americans

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 24, 2017 | UNC Sports

Now just two weeks from beginning its season-long defense of last year’s NCAA Championship, the UNC men’s lacrosse team will start 2017 as the top-ranked team in America. The USILA/Nike Preseason Coaches Poll...

UNC Football’s 2017 Schedule Released

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 24, 2017 | UNC Sports

The UNC football team already had a list of opponents for next season, but the actual dates of its ACC games had yet to be decided. That mystery came to an end on Tuesday when the ACC released official conference schedules for...

Sam Paul Sets Record for Most Coaching Wins in UNC Men’s Tennis History

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 23, 2017 | UNC Sports

It took 24 years, but UNC men’s tennis head coach Sam Paul became the school’s all-time coaching wins leader after the Tar Heels earned a pair of blowout victories over UT Chattanooga (6-0) and The Citadel (7-0) on...

No. 9 Tar Heels Withstand Bowman’s Big Day, Knock Off Boston College on the Road

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 21, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

For a majority of UNC’s 90-82 road victory over Boston College on Saturday, it appeared the Eagles had the perfect recipe for an upset. First of all, it was a noon start-time. The ninth-ranked Tar Heels also struggled to put the...

UNC Women’s Basketball Loses Late Lead to Wake Forest

Posted by Staff | Jan 19, 2017 | UNC Sports

The University of North Carolina women’s basketball team was close, but not close enough on Thursday night. The Tar Heels failed to secure their second ACC win with a heartbreaking 80-77 loss in Chapel Hill to Wake Forest...

Deke Adams Hired as UNC Defensive Line Coach

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 19, 2017 | UNC Sports

The UNC football team filled its lone remaining staff opening on Thursday, with the hiring of Deke Adams as the defensive line coach. Adams is a familiar face to Tar Heel fans, as he coached UNC’s defensive line in 2012...

Mike Fox Named to NC Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2017

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 19, 2017 | UNC Sports

The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame announced a list of eight new members on Thursday–a group that includes longtime UNC baseball head coach Mike Fox. A native of Asheville and a UNC graduate, Fox–who is still...

UNC Women’s Hoops Commit Janelle Bailey Named a McDonald’s All-American

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 18, 2017 | Basketball, High School, UNC Sports

Each year the best high school basketball players in the country–both on the men’s and women’s side–are brought together during the spring for the prestigious McDonald’s All-American game....

Four UNC Women’s Lacrosse Players Selected to U.S. World Cup Team

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 18, 2017 | UNC Sports

With the 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup set to begin this July in England, United States head coach Ricky Fried announced the 18-player lineup for the U.S. Women’s National Team. Included as part...

Women’s Tennis: UNC’s Hayley Carter and Jessie Aney Named ACC Co-Players of the Week

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 17, 2017 | UNC Sports

Coming off a 4-0 performance at the Freeman Memorial Championship this past weekend in Las Vegas, UNC women’s tennis stars Hayley Carter and Jessie Aney were selected Tuesday as the ACC’s Co-Players of the Week. Last...

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