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Open Practice for UNC Ahead of NCAA Tournament

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 15, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC will begin its NCAA Tournament run at PNC Aren in Raleigh at 7:20 on Thursday night. But before the team’s first game action, the Tar Heels will have an open practice at PNC from 4:25 to 5:05 on Wednesday afternoon,...

UNC Men’s Lacrosse Snaps 2 Game Losing Streak; No. 4 Women Knock off No. 7 UVA in ACC Opener

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

The UNC men’s lacrosse team rode a career-high five goals from Steve Pontrello to an 18-2 victory over Manhattan on Monday afternoon. Twelve different Tar Heels scored as No. 17 North Carolina snapped a two-game losing streak...

UNC Basketball Up to No. 3 in AP Poll

Posted by Staff | Mar 14, 2016 | UNC Sports

The UNC basketball team moved up to No. 3 in the latest AP Poll released on Monday. The Tar Heels jumped from No. 7 after winning the ACC Tournament. Kansas remained on top of the poll. The Jayhawks are followed by Michigan...

Brice Johnson Named USBWA All-American

Posted by Staff | Mar 14, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Brice Johnson will see his jersey in the Dean Smith Center rafters. The U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the senior UNC forward a first-team All-America. To get your jersey in the rafters at the Smith Center,...

UNC Baseball Remains No. 6

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 14, 2016 | UNC Sports

The North Carolina Tar Heel baseball team is ranked sixth in the country for the third week in a row in the latest D1 Baseball rankings. UNC opened ACC play taking two out of three games from Pittsburgh over the weekend. While...

UNC Earns No. 1 Seed in NCAA Tourney, Finds Out Its Path to Title

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

Fresh off their ACC Championship win against Virginia on Saturday, the UNC men’s basketball team found out what its NCAA Tournament path will be on Selection Sunday. The Tar Heels were given a number one seed in the East...

Pitt Shuts Out No. 6 UNC Baseball to Avoid Sweep

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

Sunday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium, the No. 6 UNC baseball team found that all good things must come to an end. Entering the day with an 11-game win streak—the longest in the nation—the Tar Heels saw their bats fall flat in a...

ACC CHAMPIONS! Tar Heels Knock Off Virginia 61-57

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

UNC head coach Roy Williams said last week that if his team was going to go to Washington D.C. and play in the ACC Tournament it might as well try and win the whole dadgum thing. His No. 7 Tar Heels messed around and did just...

No. 6 UNC Baseball Shuts Out Pittsburgh, Wins 11th Straight Game

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 12, 2016 | UNC Sports

Make it 11 straight wins for the No. 6 UNC baseball team, as the Tar Heels—led by sophomore starting pitcher JB Bukauskas—shutout the Pittsburgh Panthers 4-0 at Boshamer Stadium on Saturday. Bukauskas struck out a career-high 11...

Tar Heels Hammer Notre Dame 78-47, Advance to ACC Title Game vs. Virginia

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 11, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

After nailing his third three-pointer of the first half in Friday night’s ACC Tournament Semifinal against Notre Dame, UNC senior guard Marcus Paige said to himself, “I’m back.” His 16 points and seven assists then helped the...

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