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UNC Football Focused on NC State, with ACC Coastal Chances Still Alive

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 24, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

When the UNC football team welcomes its bitter rival—the NC State Wolfpack—into Kenan Stadium on Friday, the Tar Heels will have one final opportunity to try and play their way into the ACC Championship Game. Needing a win...

UNC Baseball Drops Series Finale to NC State, Misses ACC Tournament

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 21, 2016 | UNC Sports

The results across the ACC baseball landscape this weekend–including UNC’s 16-4 destruction of NC State on Friday–put the Tar Heels into a simple predicament. A win Saturday at Doak Field would guarantee...

UNC Baseball Lights Up NC State 16-4, Moves Toward Postseason Berth

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 20, 2016 | UNC Sports

With their season hanging in the balance, the UNC baseball team played lights out Friday night at Doak Field in Raleigh. Literally. A stadium power outage in the middle of the sixth inning delayed the game for 17...

NC State Pushes UNC Baseball to the Brink

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

The UNC baseball team traveled to Raleigh on Thursday knowing it likely has to win at least two of its three games against No. 13 NC State to qualify for the ACC Tournament. Round one, however, went to the team in red. NC State...

UNC Baseball Facing “Do-or-Die” Scenario Against NC State

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 18, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

It all comes down to this for the UNC baseball team. Three games in Raleigh against its fiercest rival—the No. 13 NC State Wolfpack—with its season on the line. Currently sitting ninth in the tight ACC standings—tied with Duke...

Mike Fox Shares His Side of the Elliott Avent Snakebite Incident

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 17, 2016 | UNC Sports

From the minute he was brought back to coach his alma mater in 1999, UNC head baseball coach Mike Fox has been battling for Triangle superiority with longtime NC State skipper Elliott Avent. Although they get along well off the...

Jackson, No. 7 Tar Heels Shake Off Slow Start: Beat NC State 80-68

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 25, 2016 | Basketball, Featured, UNC Sports

Much of the criticism surrounding the No. 7 UNC men’s basketball team recently has centered on who would be able to help ACC player of the year candidate Brice Johnson when times get tough. Wednesday night in Raleigh, sophomore...

Meeks, No. 5 UNC Use Depth to Defeat Wolfpack

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 16, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports

In just his second game back from a bruised knee—and his first time back in the starting lineup—junior forward Kennedy Meeks scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half on Saturday, as the No. 5 UNC men’s basketball team...

Bring On Clemson: No. 14 UNC Rolls Past NC State, Completes 8-0 ACC Season

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 28, 2015 | Featured, Sports, UNC Sports

Pinch yourselves Tar Heel fans. You might just realize that this dream-like season is for real. Not only that, it’s not over yet. After clinching the ACC Coastal Division last week against Virginia Tech, the No. 14 UNC...

Tar Heels Out For Revenge Against the Wolfpack

Posted by Avery Trendel | Nov 27, 2015 | Sports, UNC Sports

With the ACC Coastal Division wrapped up–and a spot in the conference title game against Clemson assured—the No. 14 UNC football team has already put together its best season since 1997. It’s not over yet, though, as the...

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