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UNC Women’s Lacrosse Knocks Off High Point, Wins 20th Straight Game

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

The top-ranked UNC women’s lacrosse team–last year’s national champions–notched another incredible milestone on Friday night with its 16-6 victory over the High Point Panthers at Fetzer Field. It was the...

Seven UNC Football Players Invited to NFL Draft Combine

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 16, 2017 | UNC Sports

The road to the NFL Draft began not long after the college season ended for many Tar Heel football players, but only seven of them will have the opportunity to show their progress on the big stage at this year’s NFL Draft...

A Former Walk-On, UNC Centerfielder Brian Miller Embraces His Journey to the Top

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 16, 2017 | UNC Sports

As he walked out on the field to meet reporters for the UNC baseball team’s annual media day this week, junior centerfielder Brian Miller found himself in a position neither he nor his head coach, Mike Fox, could have ever...

UNC Guard Kenny Williams Out for Season After Suffering Knee Injury in Practice

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 15, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Following UNC’s 97-73 blowout win over rival NC State on Wednesday night, head coach Roy Williams announced that sophomore guard Kenny Williams will miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury. The younger...

UNC Bullies NC State in Raleigh, Picks Up Second Straight Blowout Win in the Rivalry

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 15, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

UNC head coach Roy Williams has often criticized his team’s defense throughout this season, but on Wednesday the 10th ranked Tar Heels ran into an NC State team with issues that go much deeper. All night long UNC was able to get...

JB Bukauskas, Brian Miller Named to Golden Spikes Award Watch List

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 15, 2017 | UNC Sports

USA Baseball marked the beginning of the college season this week by releasing its 55-player watch list for the Golden Spikes Award on Wednesday. A pair of UNC juniors–starting pitcher JB Bukauskas and centerfielder Brian...

UNC Hoping to Avoid a Letdown Wednesday at NC State

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 14, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

By the time the clock hit triple zeroes during the initial meeting on the hardwood between UNC and NC State this season, the scoreboard painted a perfect picture of what had just happened. The Tar Heels thoroughly dominated the...

UNC Drops to No. 10 in Latest AP Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 13, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

After suffering a bitter loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Duke this past week, UNC fell from No. 8 to No. 10 in the most recent AP Top 25 released on Monday. The Tar Heels (21-5, 9-3) remain at the top of the ACC...

UNC to Host 100th Episode of ESPN’s College Gameday

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 12, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Before the UNC men’s basketball team takes on Virginia next Saturday, Feb. 18, in a battle between top 25 teams, the Dean Dome will play host to the 100th episode of ESPN’s College Gameday. The show will air live...

No. 18 Duke Shoots its Way Past No. 8 UNC Down the Stretch, Wins 86-78

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 10, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Cameron Indoor Stadium played host to the latest thriller in the UNC-Duke rivalry on Thursday night, which once again came down to who wanted it more in the final minutes. For the fifth time in the past six meetings, however,...

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