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Former UNC Pitcher Adam Warren Traded to Chicago Cubs

Posted by Staff | Dec 9, 2015 | UNC Sports

On the second day of Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, the New York Yankees made a deal to send former UNC standout Adam Warren to the Chicago Cubs, along with Yankees’ second baseman Brendan Ryan, in exchange...

12 UNC Tar Heels Named All-Conference

Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 9, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC offensive lineman Landon Turner and specialist Ryan Switzer were named to the All-ACC first team, as chosen by the league’s 14 coaches. Quarterback Marquise Williams came in third in the vote for ACC Player of the Year...

UNC Defensive Coordinator Loses Out on Broyles Award

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 8, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC football defensive coordinator Gene Chizik was honored as finalist for the Broyles Award, on Tuesday. Chizik was one of five finalists for the award, which is given annually to the top assistant in college football. Oklahoma...

Marcus Paige Named ACC Player of the Week in First Week Back

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 7, 2015 | UNC Sports

North Carolina senior guard Marcus Paige has been named ACC Player of the Week for his performance for the Tar Heels against Maryland and Davidson. The top-10 showdown with Maryland last Tuesday was Paige’s first game of the...

UNC Basketball Moves up to No. 3

Posted by Staff | Dec 7, 2015 | UNC Sports

The UNC basketball team moved up to No. 3 in both the AP and Coaches polls, Monday afternoon. The Tar Heels defeated the then No. 2 Maryland Terrapins and Davidson Wildcats last week. Those victories, along with the return of...

No. 9 UNC Lays the Smackdown on Davidson, 98-65

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 6, 2015 | Basketball, Featured, Sports, UNC Sports

In their first game since defeating No. 2 Maryland this past Tuesday, the No. 9 UNC men’s basketball team put together another impressive performance on Sunday—blowing out the Davidson Wildcats by a score of 98-65. Davidson...

UNC Against Baylor in Russell Athletic Bowl

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 6, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC has found out where it will be headed for bowl season. Carolina suffered just the second loss on the season for the Tar Heels against the number-one ranked Clemson Tigers on Saturday night in the ACC Championship Game by a...

Tar Heels Come Up Short In ACC Title Game: Clemson Wins 45-37

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 6, 2015 | Featured, Sports, UNC Sports

Charlotte — Entering Saturday it had been 35 years since the UNC football team last won an ACC Championship. That number will now go to 36, as the nation’s number one team–the Clemson Tigers–defeated the...

UNC Signs Fedora to Extension

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 5, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

Just before the number 10 UNC football team and top-ranked Clemson are set to square off for the ACC Championship, the univeristy has agreed to a 7-year contract with head coach Larry Fedora, WCHL has confirmed. The news was...

ACC Championship a “Legacy Game” For UNC

Posted by Avery Trendel | Dec 4, 2015 | Sports, UNC Sports

It all comes down to this. Back in Charlotte at Bank of America Stadium, the same place where it picked up its first—and only—loss of the season, the No. 10 UNC football team now finds itself playing for the ACC Championship and...

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