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17 Tar Heels Competing for Olympic Gold in Rio

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 27, 2016 | UNC Sports

With the Summer Olympics Games set to begin next week, 17 athletes with ties to UNC will be making the trip to Rio to compete for their respective countries. Former Tar Heel student-athletes will compete for the United States,...

Three Tar Heels Make Preseason All-ACC Football Team

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jul 27, 2016 | UNC Sports

If Monday’s list of preseason team predictions didn’t tell you all you need to know about ACC football, then Wednesday’s announcement of the All-ACC team surely will. There’s Clemson, then Florida State,...

Five from UNC Tennis Earn Academic Honor

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 26, 2016 | UNC Sports

Five UNC tennis players have recently earned an academic honor from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Four members from the UNC women’s tennis team earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status – junior All-America Hayley Carter,...

UNC Football Selected As Preseason Favorite in ACC Coastal

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jul 25, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

As if there was any need for more pressure on this year’s UNC football team, the Tar Heels were officially named the favorite to win the ACC Coastal Division on Monday. Based on a poll of 191 media members last week at the...

UNC Will Respond to NCAA NOA on August 1

Posted by Staff | Jul 22, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

The University of North Carolina announced on Friday that the school will respond to the NCAA’s amended Notice of Allegations on August 1. UNC will post a copy of that response on the Carolina Commitment website. The...

Expectations at an All-Time High for UNC Football in 2016

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jul 21, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

Last season, the UNC football team set a pair of lofty goals—hoping to win the ACC Coastal Division for the first time, while also defeating their three biggest in-state rivals. A year later, that mission has been accomplished....

Larry Fedora Plays Virtual Fruit Ninja, Has Beard

Posted by Staff | Jul 21, 2016 | UNC Sports

The above photo of Larry Fedora was taken during the 2015 football season. As you may know, he looks a little different now. Hey @CoachFedora, We are a fan of the addition. #ACCKickoff #TBT pic.twitter.com/C3vnD7obbx — ACC...

UNC Baseball Receives Commits From Six of Top 500 High Schoolers

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jul 19, 2016 | UNC Sports

With a draft that lasts for 40 rounds and numerous minor league franchises, it’s common for the MLB to have hundreds of high school baseball players who decide to bypass college and go straight into their professional...

UNC Hopes Maui Invitational Brings Good Luck Yet Again

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jul 19, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

It may not make him much different from anyone else, but here’s a true story about UNC head men’s basketball coach Roy Williams. He loves Hawaii. When the bracket for November’s Maui Invitational was released on Wednesday he was...

UNC Football Adds Defensive Commit

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 18, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC football picked up a commitment from a highly touted defensive back in the Class of 2017 on Monday. Tre Shaw has played all over the defensive backfield for his Georgia high school, while also contributing on the offensive...

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