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Bengals Sign Gio Bernard to Three-Year Extension

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 8, 2016 | UNC Sports

Former UNC running back Giovani Bernard–perhaps best known in Chapel Hill for his game-winning punt return against NC State in 2012–has quietly put together three straight seasons with over 1,000 total yards for the...

UNC Releases 2016-17 Men’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 8, 2016 | UNC Sports

Although it was announced two weeks ago that UNC would play at Indiana during the 2016 ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the rest of the Tar Heels’ non-conference schedule was released Wednesday afternoon. There are five games...

UNC Ranked Fourth in Home Men’s Basketball Attendance for 2015-16

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 8, 2016 | UNC Sports

Say what you want about the noise level–or lack of it–inside the Dean Smith Center on game day. People still continue to fill it up. The NCAA released its official attendance numbers from the 2015-16 men’s...

Brice Johnson Chosen for USA Select Team

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 7, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Former UNC forward Brice Johnson has been named to the USA Men’s Select Team, which was announced on Tuesday. The team will train with the senior men’s national team during its training camp in Las Vegas. Johnson led the Tar...

LA Rams Ink Cam Thomas to Deal, Now Have Three UNC D-Linemen

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 7, 2016 | UNC Sports

There’s a reunion going on in Hollywood–just not the type you might expect. After the Los Angeles Rams signed former UNC defensive tackle Cam Thomas on Monday, the team now has three members of the vaunted 2009 Tar...

UNC Men’s Golf Adds All-Big East Transfer Jose Montaño

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 7, 2016 | UNC Sports

The UNC men’s golf team received some great news Tuesday morning with the announcement that two-time All-Big East performer Jose Montaño is transferring into the program. A native of Cochabamba, Bolivia, Montaño finished...

National Wrestling Hall of Fame Welcomes Former Tar Heel Joe Galli

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 6, 2016 | UNC Sports

Joe Galli was an outstanding wrestler during his career at UNC–which spanned from 1976 to 1980 and included an ACC Championship at 142 lbs in his senior season. Ironically, though, that’s not the main reason why the...

Former Tar Heels Funding Boshamer Stadium Improvement Project

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 3, 2016 | UNC Sports

Boshamer Stadium, the home of the Diamond Heels, will be getting a little makeover this summer. Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager and Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Adam Warren are working with a few other donors to help...

Both UNC Tennis Teams Finish in Top 5, Seven Tar Heels Named All-Americans

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 2, 2016 | UNC Sports

The season may not have ended exactly according to script for the UNC men’s and women’s tennis teams, but their work was certainly rewarded in the year-end polls. After setting a school record with 31...

Six UNC Men’s Lacrosse Players Named All-Americans

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jun 2, 2016 | UNC Sports

It’s now official. Not only did this year’s edition of the UNC men’s lacrosse team become the first to win the national championship with six losses–it also did it without a single first-team...

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