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Ty Lawson Signs With Sacramento Kings

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 29, 2016 | Professional, UNC Sports

In an effort to get his once-promising career back on track, former UNC point guard Ty Lawson agreed to a one-year contract Sunday night with the Sacramento Kings. Over the course of his seven seasons in the NBA, Lawson–a...

Beckman Out at UNC Amid Controversy

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 25, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Tim Beckman’s short tenure as a volunteer assistant with the UNC football team is over just as quickly as it began. The former Illinois head coach with a history of player mistreatment issues created a media firestorm...

Fall Sports Calendar Heats Up At UNC

Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 25, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC soccer, field hockey and volleyball are all in action this weekend, with football on deck for next Saturday.

Vermont Cancels Women’s Basketball Game at UNC Citing HB2

Posted by Staff | Aug 25, 2016 | UNC Sports

The University of Vermont athletics department has cancelled a women’s basketball game against the University of North Carolina due to concern over the state of North Carolina’s House Bill 2 law. The game was...

UNC Football Hiring Tim Beckman as Volunteer Assistant Creates Controversy

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 24, 2016 | UNC Sports

In the opening weeks of last season, the UNC football team defeated Illinois by a landslide—just days after the Illini fired head coach Tim Beckman due to player mistreatment. It was announced Wednesday that Beckman has now...

UNC Field Hockey Ranked No. 1 in Preseason Poll

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 23, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

After coming up just one win short of a national title in 2015, the UNC women’s field hockey team is facing enormous expectations entering 2016. Tuesday morning marked the release of the season’s first National Field...

Date Set for Late Night with Roy

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 23, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

While the college football season is set to get underway for UNC next weekend, the official start date of the Carolina men’s basketball season has been announced. UNC will host the annual Late Night with Roy event at the Dean...

Marcus Paige Signs Contract with Utah Jazz

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 23, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Former UNC guard Marcus Paige has signed a contract with the National Basketball Association’s Utah Jazz, the team announced on Monday. The Jazz took the four-year Tar Heel in the second round of the NBA draft earlier this...

Two Weekend Wins Get UNC Women’s Soccer Off to Undefeated Start

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 22, 2016 | UNC Sports

A pair of shutouts over the weekend vaulted the ninth-ranked UNC women’s soccer team to an undefeated start to the new season. UNC took on the University of Central Florida in the season-opening match on Friday night as part of...

UNC No. 22 in Preseason AP Top 25

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 22, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

After spending much of the 2015 season waiting to crack the top 25 football rankings, the UNC Tar Heels have no such wait this year. The preseason Associated Press top 25 poll was released Sunday, and UNC checked in at No. 22....

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