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UNC Football Back In the AP Top 25 Following Win Over Miami

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 16, 2016 | UNC Sports

Saturday’s 20-13 win over then No. 16 Miami marked the fifth time in five tries this season that the UNC football team won as an unranked team. In two games as a member of the top 25, the Tar Heels have faltered each time....

UNC Rides Much-Maligned Defense to a 20-13 Road Win Over No. 16 Miami

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 15, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Following each of UNC’s thrilling comebacks against Pitt and Florida State, head coach Larry Fedora gave the same message. One of these days, the tables would turn and the struggling defense would be forced to bail out the...

UNC Kicks Off Basketball Season at Late Night With Roy

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 14, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Keeping with tradition, UNC celebrated the beginning of basketball season with its annual “Late Night with Roy” event–featuring the Tar Heels as both athletes and dancers. Hosted by former UNC and Dallas Cowboy...

Roy Williams Comments on Kaepernick Protests

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

UNC head men’s basketball coach Roy Williams took some time during Media Day on Tuesday to address the ongoing controversy in the sports world surrounding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. By refusing to...

UNC Football Faces Stiff Challenge Against Revamped Miami

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 13, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Among the many memorable moments from UNC’s 2015 season was a 59-21 blowout over Miami that served as the final game at Kenan Stadium for seniors such as Marquise Williams and Landon Turner. The visitors fired head coach Al...

Marcus Paige Released by Utah

Posted by Staff | Oct 13, 2016 | Sports, UNC Sports

Marcus Paige has been cut by the Utah Jazz. The former 2nd-team All American was drafted by the Brooklyn Nets 55th overall in the NBA Draft on June 23rd. He was traded to Utah the following day. Paige appeared in two preseason...

UNC Baseball Brings in Nation’s Second-Ranked Recruiting Class

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

The UNC baseball team has been down on its luck over the past two seasons–missing the NCAA Tournament in consecutive years for the first time since head coach Mike Fox took over in 1999. Last season’s Tar Heels had...

UNC Football In Must-Win Scenario for ACC Coastal Division Race

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 12, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

As it prepares for its third consecutive top-25 opponent this weekend, the UNC football team has done its best to put last Saturday’s crushing loss to Virginia Tech in the rearview mirror. No longer in control of their own...

UNC Men’s Basketball Seeking New Identity Without Paige and Johnson

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

Two names cast a large shadow over the UNC men’s basketball media day session on Tuesday. The reason that matters is because Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige played their final game in Tar Heel uniforms over six months ago....

UNC Football Tumbles Out of Top 25 After Loss to Virginia Tech

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

Hurricane Matthew took its toll on the state of North Carolina on Saturday, causing all kinds of flooding and water damage. Among the casualties was the UNC football team’s spot in the Associated Press Top 25, which was...

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