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Former UNC Head Coach Bill Dooley Passes Away

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

Former UNC football coach Bill Dooley passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 82. UNC officials confirmed the news on Tuesday after WRAL was first to report. Dooley’s family released a statement after his passing: “Coach...

Brayden Schnur Leaving UNC for Professional Tennis

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

Brayden Schnur will forego his senior season playing tennis at UNC to pursue a professional tennis career. Schnur made the announcement on Twitter and on Monday the university sent a release calling Schnur “one of the greatest...

Wayne Ellington Hosts Inaugural Philadelphia Peace Games

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

For Miami Heat guard, and former UNC standout, Wayne Ellington, life was turned upside down on Nov. 9, 2014. His father, Wayne Ellington Sr., was shot to death in the driver’s seat of his red Oldsmobile in the...

Eight Tar Heels Named to 2017 U.S. Women’s Lacrosse Roster

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

If two national championships in the last four years wasn’t enough to show the dominance of the UNC women’s lacrosse program, then Monday’s news should be. Of the 36 players selected to play on the United...

Chemistry A Huge Factor in UNC Football’s Recent Success

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 5, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Chemistry definitely isn’t the easiest subject in school, but if there’s one thing most people know about it—it’s that when things go wrong, they typically blow up in your face. It’s a good thing, then, for the UNC football...

Saturday Allows Fans to Meet the Heels at Eddie Smith Fieldhouse

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 5, 2016 | UNC Sports

For UNC fans trying to make plans this weekend, look no further than the Eddie Smith Fieldhouse on campus. There, you’ll be able to get up close and personal with some of your favorite Tar Heel players and coaches at the...

Two Assistant Coaches Join UNC Baseball Staff

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 4, 2016 | UNC Sports

Following the departure of former assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Scott Jackson in July, the UNC baseball team announced a pair of new hires for its staff on Thursday. Robert Woodard and Jesse Wierzbicki–who...

Tar Heels Ranked 20th in Preseason College Football Coaches Poll

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 4, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

The expectations just keep on growing for the UNC football team in 2016. Following an opening-game loss to South Carolina last season, it took the Tar Heels reeling off wins in its next seven straight games to finally break into...

UNC Men’s Basketball Places Three on NABC Honors Court

Posted by Avery Trendel | Aug 3, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

The UNC men’s basketball team showed its academic chops Wednesday, when it was announced that three seniors from last year’s Final Four squad earned spots on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honor...

UNC Women’s Soccer Ninth in Preseason Rankings

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

Entering 2016 in desperate search of another championship, UNC women’s soccer was ranked ninth in the preseason poll released Wednesday by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. If there’s one thing that...

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