UNC Coach Very Proud of Tar Heels Winning World Cup

This is today’s Art Chansky’s Sports Notebook as heard on 97.9 WCHL. You can listen to previous Sports Notebooks here. That may have been the greatest 16 minutes in the history of soccer. If you turned on the women’s World Cup finals Sunday night from the opening kick, you may have seen something that has […]

Six former Tar Heels – Heather O’Reilly, Whitney Engen, Tobin Heath, Lori Chalupny, Meghan Klingenberg, and Ashlyn Harris – are preparing for the World Cup Final on Sunday. UNC Women’s Soccer Coach Anson Dorrance, who has led Carolina to 21 National Championships since taking over the new program in 1979, tells WCHL’s Blake Hodge that he […]

The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team has now set its sights on Germany in the tournament semifinal on Tuesday. The U.S., stocked with six former North Carolina Tar Heels, knocked off China 1-0 on Friday night in the Quarterfinals. Two former UNC soccer stars – Tobin Heath and Meghan Klingenberg – started and played the […]

Diamond Heels fans will have a chance to see the team in action within the next month. UNC announced its fall scrimmage schedule Friday, with four games on tap both at Boshamer Stadium and Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The four scrimmages are the most the program has ever staged in a single offseason. Missing you […]

A pair of second half goals from Summer Denigan and Bella Devey helped UNC beat Arizona 2-1 in Tucson Thursday night. Found a way 👏#GoHeels x @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/iLokMXQPye — UNC Women's Soccer (@uncwomenssoccer) September 4, 2026 The two teams went into halftime tied at 0-0 despite UNC controlling most of the chances. The Tar Heels […]

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The Bill Belichick nightmare is almost over. With Mike Lombardi’s resignation, the continuing investigations into the former general manager and other members of the UNC football staff, plus WRAL’s exhaustive reporting, Carolina has no choice but to relieve Belichick of his duties likely this week. The 2023 NCAA rules state — without a doubt — […]

UNC football general manager has resigned from his position effective immediately, the school said Thursday. The move comes after the school placed Lombardi on paid administrative leave July 27 and began an investigation into his conduct. In the wake of Lombardi’s resignation, a school spokesman said UNC “will continue its ongoing investigation and will consider […]

Michael Malone and the UNC men’s basketball program have officially announced the full coaching staff for the 2026-27 season, Malone’s first as head coach of the Tar Heels. Official. pic.twitter.com/KmX5Ct793x — Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) September 3, 2026 The staff features three holdovers from former head coach Hubert Davis’ staff: Sean May and Pat Sullivan will […]

UNC men’s basketball head coach Michael Malone met with the media at the Dean Smith Center Thursday morning. In his comments, Malone addressed eligibility issues around center Cameron Fens, the shifting legal landscape around college sports, his coaching style and more. Read highlights from the press conference, which have been lightly edited for clarity, below: […]