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UNC Warns Fans of Counterfeit Tickets

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 21, 2017 | UNC Sports

UNC is warning fans who are hoping to purchase tickets to the team’s two remaining home games to be aware of counterfeit tickets. Officials said in a release on Tuesday that several reports had been made regarding the “sale of...

UNC Agrees to Three-Game Football Series vs. App State

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 20, 2017 | UNC Sports

Thanks to a deal made public on Monday, UNC and Appalachian State will meet on the gridiron for the first time since 1940. As part of a three-game agreement, the Tar Heels will also make their first trip to Boone on Sept. 3,...

Top-Ranked Virginia Hands UNC Men’s Tennis First Loss of Season in ITA National Indoor Semifinals

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 20, 2017 | UNC Sports

Just one day removed from seeing its basketball team demoralized at the hands of the Tar Heels, the top-ranked Virginia men’s tennis team handed No. 5 UNC a demoralizing loss of its own in Sunday’s ITA National...

Diamond Heels Hold Steady at No. 9 in D1Baseball.com Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 20, 2017 | UNC Sports

The UNC baseball team opened 2017 with a bang this past weekend at Boshamer Stadium, with its three-game sweep over the Kentucky Wildcats. As a result, the Diamond Heels held their spot at No. 9 in the D1Baseball.com Top 25. Not...

Tar Heels Move Back Up to No. 8 in AP Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 20, 2017 | UNC Sports

A pair of impressive blowout victories for UNC this week–over NC State on Wednesday and then-No. 14 Virginia at home on Saturday–saw the Tar Heels climb two spots in this week’s AP Top 25. Released on Monday,...

UNC Baseball Opens Season With Three-Game Sweep of Kentucky

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 19, 2017 | UNC Sports

Despite missing the last two NCAA Tournaments, the UNC baseball team entered 2017 with enough talent to earn the No. 9 ranking in the D1baseball.com preseason poll. It may take a while for the Tar Heels to silence all their...

Jackson Leads UNC’s 65-41 Domination of No. 14 Virginia

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 19, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

All week long, the talk surrounding Saturday’s top-15 showdown between No. 10 UNC and No. 14 Virginia at the Smith Center focused on the fact that something had to give in a matchup between the ACC’s top offense and its top...

UNC Men’s Tennis Advances to ITA National Indoor Semifinals

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 18, 2017 | UNC Sports

After a pair of hard fought wins by a score of 4-2–one over No. 10 Georgia on Friday, and another over No. 4 Cal on Saturday–the fifth-ranked UNC men’s tennis team inched closer to defending its ITA National...

UNC Honors Brice Johnson, Marcus Paige at Halftime of Virginia Game

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 18, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Two of the most beloved Tar Heel basketball players in recent memory had their jersey numbers honored on Saturday night during halftime of UNC’s blowout win over No. 14 Virginia. Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige–who...

Tar Heel Men’s Lacrosse Defeats Lehigh, Improves to 3-0

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 18, 2017 | UNC Sports

Much like their women’s counterparts, the UNC men’s lacrosse team appears to have forgotten how to lose. The Tar Heels opened 2017 with their third consecutive victory after defeating Lehigh 15-8 on Saturday at...

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