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Johnson Benched Early, Responds With 27 Points: No. 11 UNC Beats No. 22 UCLA 89-76

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 19, 2015 | Basketball, Sports, UNC Sports

Without the injured Kennedy Meeks, Brice Johnson continues to thrive—as the junior set a new career-high in points for the second straight game on Saturday, scoring 27 to lead the No. 11 UNC men’s basketball team past the No. 22...

UNC Men’s Soccer Defender Named Academic All-America

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 17, 2015 | UNC Sports

UNC men’s soccer defenseman Jonathan Campbell has been named to the Scholar All-America First Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The recent Carolina graduate from Greensboro compiled a 3.92 grade point...

Larry Fedora Named Finalist for Coach of the Year

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 17, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC football coach Larry Fedora has been named a finalist for the 2015 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award. The seven finalists for the award were announced Wednesday. Fedora joins Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, Houston’s Tom...

Johnson, No. 11 Tar Heels Conquer the Green Wave

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 16, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

UNC senior forward Brice Johnson, along with the rest of the Tar Heel men’s basketball team, had a night to forget in Saturday’s loss to Texas. But on Wednesday at the Dean Dome, Johnson scored a career-high 25 points and...

Poll Says North Carolina Is Still The Tar Heel State

Posted by Staff | Dec 16, 2015 | State, UNC Sports

North Carolina is still the Tar Heel state according to a poll done by Public Policy Polling. “Twenty seven percent of North Carolinians are UNC fans,” director Tom Jensen said. “Fourteen percent each for Duke...

All-American Ryan Switzer To Stay For Senior Season

Posted by Staff | Dec 16, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC wide receiver and punt returner Ryan Switzer announced Wednesday morning that he plans to return to play his senior season. Switzer shared the news on Twitter. “Even more blessed to return for my senior season &...

Hicks Gets His Chance Against Tulane

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 15, 2015 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Down to No. 11 in the most recent AP Top 25 Poll after losing at the buzzer against Texas this past Saturday, the UNC men’s basketball team returns to the Smith Center on Wednesday night to take on the Tulane Green Wave. Now at...

UNC Football’s Fifth-Year Seniors Have Seen It All

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 15, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

As UNC’s incredible football season approaches its conclusion, all five of the team’s fifth-year seniors each celebrated another milestone this past Sunday—as they graduated from school and put one of the final touches on their...

UNC Women’s Basketball Loses to Oklahoma State by 10

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 15, 2015 | UNC Sports

The UNC women’s basketball team lost to undefeated Oklahoma State on Monday night. The Cowgirls knocked off the Tar Heels 77-67, handing North Carolina its fifth loss on the season. An 18-2 run in the third quarter by Oklahoma...

UNC Forward Meeks Out with Bruised Knee

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 14, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC junior forward Kennedy Meeks will miss the next “several weeks” with a bruised knee, according to the university. A release says doctors have not determined how much time Meeks will miss but say he is expected to...

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