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DeAndre Smith Hired as UNC Running Backs Coach

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

The UNC football team announced yet another major staff change on Thursday, after having to replace three coaches already in the offseason. Head coach Larry Fedora has brought in DeAndre Smith to be the Tar Heels’ new...

Diamond Heels Crush Winthrop, Extend Winning Streak to Eight

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

The eighth-ranked Diamond Heels continued their scalding hot start to the 2017 season on Tuesday afternoon, crushing the Winthrop Eagles 11-0 at Boshamer Stadium behind a home run and four RBIs from junior shortstop Logan...

Naismith Award Includes Justin Jackson in Top 10 Semifinalists

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

Justin Jackson came to Chapel Hill two years ago with a thin, wiry 6-foot-8 frame and gobs of untapped potential. Now as a junior wing for head coach Roy Williams, Jackson has blossomed into the player many expected him to be...

No. 23 Virginia Upsets No. 5 UNC, Holds Tar Heels to Lowest Point Total in Roy Williams Era

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 27, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

With a chance to clinch an outright ACC regular season title Monday night in Charlottesville against No. 23 Virginia, the fifth-ranked Tar Heels put together an atrocious offensive performance in a 53-43 loss to the Cavaliers....

Diamond Heels Freshman Luca Dalatri Selected as ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 27, 2017 | UNC Sports

Just two starts into his UNC baseball career, freshman right-hander Luca Dalatri has made the transition from high school to college look like a walk in the park. After striking out an incredible 15 hitters in eight innings of...

Justin Jackson Named ACC Player of the Week

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 27, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Throughout UNC’s path to the top of the ACC standings this season, junior wing Justin Jackson has firmly established himself as the Tar Heels’ most dangerous threat on the offensive end. The rangy, 6-foot-8 native of...

UNC Jumps Three Spots to No. 5 in AP Men’s Basketball Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 27, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Convincing wins over then No. 7 Louisville at home and over Pittsburgh on the road this past week were enough to launch the UNC men’s basketball team back into the top five. The most recent AP Top 25–which was...

Undefeated Tar Heels Rise to No. 8 in D1Baseball.com Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 27, 2017 | UNC Sports

As the wins continue to pile up for the UNC baseball team here in the earliest portion of the season, so too does its reputation. The Tar Heels moved up one spot to No. 8 in this week’s D1baseball.com Top 25, becoming the...

ESPN’s College Gameday Will Return to Dean Dome for UNC-Duke

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 26, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Prior to UNC’s big win at the Smith Center over then No. 14 Virginia in mid-February, the crowd had been getting ready all day long–thanks in large part to the presence of ESPN’s hit show College Gameday. Well,...

Lights Out Pitching Carries UNC Baseball to 7-0 Start, Dalatri Shines in Sunday Win Over Radford

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 26, 2017 | UNC Sports

Entering its series finale against Radford, the ninth-ranked UNC baseball team had won its first six games of 2017 thanks to some timely hitting backing up a shutdown pitching staff. Freshman right-hander Luca Dalatri did his...

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