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No. 8 UNC Pounds Northern Iowa Inside, Avenges Last Year’s Upset Loss

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 21, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Seeking a bit of revenge against Northern Iowa after being shocked by the Panthers in Cedar Falls last season, the eighth-ranked UNC men’s basketball team did what it does best on Wednesday night at the Dean Dome. Despite a slow...

Inside Lacrosse Ranks UNC Men at No. 2 in Preseason Top 20

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 21, 2016 | UNC Sports

As the lacrosse season grows closer and closer, Inside Lacrosse magazine kicked things off on Wednesday with the release of its Face-Off Yearbook Top 20 rankings. The defending national champion Tar Heels checked in at No. 2 on...

UNC Ranked 15th in Preseason Collegiate Baseball Poll

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 20, 2016 | UNC Sports

Just a day after UNC starting pitcher JB Bukauskas was named a Preseason Second Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball–a widely respected newspaper covering the game–the Tar Heels received more great news on...

JB Bukauskas Named Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 19, 2016 | UNC Sports

Having missed the last two NCAA baseball tournaments, the once dominant Tar Heel program hasn’t had too many things fall its way in recent years. Longtime head coach Mike Fox will be hoping that changes this season behind...

Stanford Star RB Christian McCaffrey to Sit Out Sun Bowl vs. UNC

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 19, 2016 | UNC Sports

From the moment it was announced the UNC football team would be taking on No. 18 Stanford in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 30, the majority of the talk has centered on how the shaky Tar Heel run defense would handle the Cardinal’s...

UNC Falls to No. 8 in AP Poll After Loss to Kentucky

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 19, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

An argument can be made that neither team deserved to lose Saturday’s thriller between UNC and Kentucky, but the fact remains that Malik Monk’s incredible 47-point outing was enough to hand the Tar Heels their second...

No. 6 Kentucky Outlasts No. 7 UNC in Classic Thriller Behind Monk’s 47 Points

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 17, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Just months removed from one of the greatest college basketball games ever played, the seventh-ranked UNC men’s basketball team experienced a bit of déjà vu on Saturday during an adrenaline-fueled 103-100 loss to No. 6 Kentucky...

UNC Midfielder Cam Lindley Named National Freshman of the Year

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 15, 2016 | Soccer, UNC Sports

Just days after being named a Second Team All-American, UNC midfielder Cam Lindley was selected by TopDrawerSoccer–a prominent amateur soccer publication–as the National Freshman of the Year. The only freshman to be...

UNC and TCU Agree to Home-and-Home Football Series

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

Over the past couple seasons the UNC football team has drawn criticism for playing schedules containing two Football Championship Subdivision opponents–teams that are traditionally much less talented. On Thursday, it was...

Crowley, Weiler Selected to Play in East-West Shrine Bowl

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 14, 2016 | UNC Sports

With just one game left in Tar Heel uniforms, some of the UNC football team’s most talented outgoing players are at the doorstep of their professional dreams. A pair of those seniors–center Lucas Crowley and kicker...

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