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UNC Wins Sixth NCAA Championship

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 3, 2017 | UNC Sports

The North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team knocked off Gonzaga 71-65 to win the school’s sixth NCAA championship Monday night. UNC entered halftime down three points to the Bulldogs, who were making their first...

Ol’ Roy: Coach of this Century?

Posted by Art Chansky | Apr 3, 2017 | UNC Sports

Duke fans like to refer to Mike Krzyzewski as the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). But the national media is finally noticing that Roy Williams may be his rival in that respect, as well. The ACC may not think so — In the last...

Blue Blood Facing New Blood in National Championship

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 3, 2017 | UNC Sports

There are many familiar faces for the UNC Tar Heels hoping to exact some revenge Monday night after losing last year’s national championship on a buzzer-beating three pointer. That team lost its two best players in seniors...

Tar Heels Jump to No. 5 in D1Baseball.com Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 3, 2017 | UNC Sports

Fresh off the program’s first ever series sweep in Tallahassee over then No. 12 Florida State, head coach Mike Fox and the UNC baseball team jumped three spots in this week’s D1Baseball.com Top 25–checking in...

Busch’s Home Run Lifts Tar Heels Past No. 12 Florida State, UNC Completes Sweep

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 3, 2017 | UNC Sports

Called on as a pinch hitter Saturday night with UNC down to its final out–and on the verge of being on the wrong side of a no-hitter–freshman Michael Busch came up clutch with a game-tying RBI single. He then found...

Art’s Angle – Eye Of The Hurricane

Posted by Art Chansky | Apr 2, 2017 | UNC Sports

CHAPEL HILL – Instead of students and fans exploding from the bars to party on Franklin Street late Saturday night, they might have convened a giant prayer meeting to thank whatever forces allowed the Tar Heels to survive the...

Clutch Rebounding Helps UNC Fend Off Oregon, Earn Shot at NCAA Championship Redemption

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 2, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

All season long, UNC made its living as the best rebounding team in America. As it turns out, the Tar Heels needed every last rebound they could get during Saturday night’s NCAA Semifinal in Phoenix. Theo Pinson and Kennedy...

Diamond Heels Held Hitless For Eight Innings, Rally to Take Road Win at Florida State

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 1, 2017 | UNC Sports

By the time UNC freshman Michael Busch stepped to the plate with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, Florida State was on the verge of completing a combined no-hitter. Instead, Busch singled home Kyle Datres to help force...

UNC Rides Bukauskas to 3-1 Series Opening Win Over No. 12 Florida State

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 31, 2017 | UNC Sports

If there’s any type of crack in JB Bukauskas’ armor, he has yet to show it thus far in 2017. The Tar Heel righty–a first round MLB Draft prospect–improved his individual record to 5-0 on Friday, as he...

UNC Assistant C.B. McGrath Likely to Become New Head Coach at UNC-Wilmington

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 31, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

A longtime assistant coach under Roy Williams–both at Kansas and UNC–C.B. McGrath is expected to leave his position on the Tar Heel bench in order to take the head coach job at UNC-Wilmington. The 41-year-old played...

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