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Draft Decision Looms Over UNC QB Mitch Trubisky at Sun Bowl

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 27, 2016 | UNC Sports

As the UNC football team prepares itself in El Paso ahead of its Sun Bowl matchup against No. 18 Stanford, junior quarterback Mitch Trubisky faces one of the most important decisions of his young life. Should he stay or should...

UNC Drops to No. 9 in AP Men’s Basketball Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 26, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Despite winning its only game this past week–a blowout of Northern Iowa at the Smith Center–the UNC men’s basketball team fell one spot in the latest AP Top 25. In the new poll released on Monday the Tar Heels...

UNC’s Elijah Hood to Miss Bowl Game, Return for Senior Season

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

UNC junior running back Elijah Hood will miss the upcoming bowl game against Stanford on December 30 for medical reasons but will return to UNC for his senior season. The university announced the news in a release on Thursday...

No. 8 UNC Pounds Northern Iowa Inside, Avenges Last Year’s Upset Loss

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 21, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Seeking a bit of revenge against Northern Iowa after being shocked by the Panthers in Cedar Falls last season, the eighth-ranked UNC men’s basketball team did what it does best on Wednesday night at the Dean Dome. Despite a slow...

Inside Lacrosse Ranks UNC Men at No. 2 in Preseason Top 20

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 21, 2016 | UNC Sports

As the lacrosse season grows closer and closer, Inside Lacrosse magazine kicked things off on Wednesday with the release of its Face-Off Yearbook Top 20 rankings. The defending national champion Tar Heels checked in at No. 2 on...

UNC Ranked 15th in Preseason Collegiate Baseball Poll

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 20, 2016 | UNC Sports

Just a day after UNC starting pitcher JB Bukauskas was named a Preseason Second Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball–a widely respected newspaper covering the game–the Tar Heels received more great news on...

JB Bukauskas Named Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 19, 2016 | UNC Sports

Having missed the last two NCAA baseball tournaments, the once dominant Tar Heel program hasn’t had too many things fall its way in recent years. Longtime head coach Mike Fox will be hoping that changes this season behind...

Stanford Star RB Christian McCaffrey to Sit Out Sun Bowl vs. UNC

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 19, 2016 | UNC Sports

From the moment it was announced the UNC football team would be taking on No. 18 Stanford in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 30, the majority of the talk has centered on how the shaky Tar Heel run defense would handle the Cardinal’s...

UNC Falls to No. 8 in AP Poll After Loss to Kentucky

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 19, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

An argument can be made that neither team deserved to lose Saturday’s thriller between UNC and Kentucky, but the fact remains that Malik Monk’s incredible 47-point outing was enough to hand the Tar Heels their second...

No. 6 Kentucky Outlasts No. 7 UNC in Classic Thriller Behind Monk’s 47 Points

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 17, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Just months removed from one of the greatest college basketball games ever played, the seventh-ranked UNC men’s basketball team experienced a bit of déjà vu on Saturday during an adrenaline-fueled 103-100 loss to No. 6 Kentucky...

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