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UNC Men’s Lacrosse Knocks off Furman

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

UNC men’s lacrosse is off to a 2-0 start to its season after a 14-6 win over Furman on Saturday afternoon. Carolina is ranked seventh in the country in the poll released on Monday. Five Tar Heels scored multiple goals en route...

ACC Remembers Vicious Rasheed Wallace Dunk Against Duke

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

In case you needed a reminder, the biggest rivalry in college basketball – which many in this area would argue is the biggest rivalry in sports, period – will be rekindled on Wednesday when the Duke Blue Devils...

Florida State Seminoles Take Down the Tar Heels

Posted by Staff | Feb 14, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Freshman guard Stephanie Watts’ team-leading 19 points and nine rebounds weren’t enough to propel the University of North Carolina women’s basketball team to a win on Sunday afternoon in the Tucker Center of Florida State...

No. 9 UNC Gets Back on Track, Demolishes Pittsburgh 85-64

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 14, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Since the calendar turned over to February, the No. 9 UNC men’s basketball team has seen its 13-game win streak end, lost twice, and had its head coach get sick during a sloppy win over the ACC’s worst team. On Sunday, the team...

Tar Heels Try To Turn The Corner After Boston College

Posted by Staff | Feb 13, 2016 | UNC Sports

Many won’t see a regular season win against the team with the worst record in the ACC as a major victory — But Theo Pinson says otherwise. “Last game was really huge for us,” he said. “I don’t think...

Six Tar Heels Make ESPN’s All Time NBA List

Posted by Staff | Feb 12, 2016 | UNC Sports

Six North Carolina Tar Heels made a list of the all-time top NBA players. That includes the No. 1 all-time NBA player. The Top 100 list was compiled by ESPN. The decision was made by a panel of ESPN’s experts. Voting was...

UNC Holds Out for 71-67 Win

Posted by Staff | Feb 12, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

The North Carolina women’s basketball team picked up its second consecutive win with a suspenseful 71-67 victory over Virginia Tech on Thursday night in Carmichael Arena. UNC now stands at 14-12 on the season with a 4-7 ACC...

Marcus Paige Named to Academic All-District Team

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 11, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC senior guard Marcus Paige has been named to the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District team. The College Sports Information Directors of America announced the team on Thursday. Members of the district teams are up for...

Brice Johnson Among 20 Finalists for Wooden Award

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 11, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC senior forward Brice Johnson has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Top 20 list. The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced the list this week. The award is given annually to the national player of the year. Johnson leads...

Two Tar Heels Named Academic All-ACC

Posted by Staff | Feb 10, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC running back Elijah Hood and place kicker Nick Weiler have been named to the Academic All-ACC team Wednesday afternoon.. Hood was one of seven players to be named to both the Academic All-ACC team and first-team All-ACC. The...

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