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No. 6 Tar Heels Lock Down Defensively, Blow Out Chattanooga 97-57

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 13, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

For as much credit as the No. 6 UNC men’s basketball team receives for its high-powered offensive attack, it was the Tar Heels’ defensive intensity during Sunday’s home opener that helped them silence a talented Chattanooga...

UNC Shuts Out Stanford, Advances to NCAA Field Hockey Quarterfinals

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 13, 2016 | UNC Sports

Much like their women’s soccer counterparts, the UNC field hockey team began its NCAA Tournament with an emphatic shutout victory. The fourth-ranked Tar Heels knocked off the No. 12 Stanford Cardinal 3-0 on Saturday in...

UNC Women’s Soccer Moves Past Liberty Into NCAA Second Round

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 13, 2016 | UNC Sports

In its quest to end the program’s longest national title drought ever, the UNC women’s soccer team got off to a great start on Saturday–dispatching the Liberty Flames 3-0 in NCAA Tournament First Round action...

Jackson’s Shooting Touch Leads No. 6 UNC to Season-Opening Win at Tulane

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 12, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Although there are certainly kinks to work out for the No. 6 UNC men’s basketball team following its 95-75 season-opening win over Tulane on Friday night, junior wing Justin Jackson provided plenty of reason for optimism. Not...

Former Tar Heel Standout Matt Hedges Wins MLS Defender of the Year

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 11, 2016 | UNC Sports

For the first time in his young career, FC Dallas standout Matt Hedges was named the MLS Defender of the Year on Friday–after coming up just short in last season’s voting. Drafted by Dallas with the No. 11 pick in...

Mitch Trubisky a Semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 11, 2016 | UNC Sports

The honors continue to roll in for UNC junior quarterback Mitch Trubisky, who is in the midst of one of the most efficient and prolific passing seasons in school history. Just a week after being named one of five finalists for...

Late Interception Seals Duke’s Upset Win Over No. 17 UNC Football

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 11, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

As UNC quarterback Mitch Trubisky watched his final pass sail into the arms of Duke safety Alonzo Saxton on Thursday night, so too did the Tar Heels’ ACC Coastal Division hopes. That play all but sealed No. 17 UNC’s 28-27 loss...

UNC to Open Its Men’s Basketball Season Against Tulane Without Assistant Coach Steve Robinson

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 10, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

After nearly 30 practices–and a blowout exhibition win last week over UNC-Pembroke–the No. 6 UNC men’s basketball team is ready for the real games to begin. As the Tar Heels prepare to travel to New Orleans for...

UNC – Duke Victory Bell Getting a New Paint Job

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 9, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

An old UNC – Duke tradition is alive after all. The Victory Bell will in fact be just one shade of blue after UNC and Duke square off in Durham on Thursday night after fans and players were given a scare earlier in the week. Lee...

UNC Up to No. 17 in College Football Playoff Rankings

Posted by Blake Hodge | Nov 9, 2016 | UNC Sports

The UNC football team is up to No. 17 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings released on Tuesday night. Carolina moved up four spots in the rankings following a dominant victory on Homecoming weekend over the Georgia...

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