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UNC Baseball Brings in Nation’s Second-Ranked Recruiting Class

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 13, 2016 | UNC Sports

The UNC baseball team has been down on its luck over the past two seasons–missing the NCAA Tournament in consecutive years for the first time since head coach Mike Fox took over in 1999. Last season’s Tar Heels had...

UNC Football In Must-Win Scenario for ACC Coastal Division Race

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 12, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

As it prepares for its third consecutive top-25 opponent this weekend, the UNC football team has done its best to put last Saturday’s crushing loss to Virginia Tech in the rearview mirror. No longer in control of their own...

UNC Men’s Basketball Seeking New Identity Without Paige and Johnson

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 11, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Two names cast a large shadow over the UNC men’s basketball media day session on Tuesday. The reason that matters is because Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige played their final game in Tar Heel uniforms over six months ago....

UNC Football Tumbles Out of Top 25 After Loss to Virginia Tech

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 10, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Hurricane Matthew took its toll on the state of North Carolina on Saturday, causing all kinds of flooding and water damage. Among the casualties was the UNC football team’s spot in the Associated Press Top 25, which was...

Anson Dorrance Earns 800th Career Win as UNC Knocks Off Wake Forest

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 10, 2016 | UNC Sports

Arguably the greatest coach in college sports history, Anson Dorrance added yet another milestone to his career on Sunday–notching his 800th career win as the UNC women’s soccer team defeated Wake Forest 2-1 at...

No. 25 Virginia Tech Storms Past No. 17 UNC for 34-3 Blowout Win

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 8, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

On its way to a 4-1 start in 2016, the No. 17 UNC football team has relied on its highly-explosive offense to make up for a defense that’s struggled to keep opponents off the scoreboard. Playing in the midst of Hurricane...

UNC Refuses to Overlook Virginia Tech in Top-25 Matchup This Weekend

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 7, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Virginia Tech right guard Augie Conte made headlines earlier this week when he said he felt the UNC football team—ranked No. 17–would overlook the No. 25 Hokies in their top 25 matchup this weekend at Kenan Stadium. Make...

ACC Expanding Baseball Tournament

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 6, 2016 | UNC Sports

The Atlantic Coast Conference is restructuring the conference’s baseball tournament. The changes include expanding the field to 12 teams and culminating in a four-team, single-elimination bracket to determine the league’s...

Roy Williams Wears Mic, Gives Inside Look at UNC’s First Practice

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 6, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Standing in front of his team during its first practice of the new season, UNC head men’s basketball coach Roy Williams told them, “We were this close last year.” Wearing a microphone for a behind-the-scenes...

ESPN Lists UNC Men’s Basketball as No. 6 in Nation Entering 2016-17

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 6, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

As team media days begin across the country, the beginning of college basketball season continues to draw closer. ESPN college basketball writer Eamonn Brennan got in on the excitement by releasing his own version of the...

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