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UNC Football announces Kenan Stadium 100th anniversary plans

Following up on the renewed interest in football with the Spring ACC Meetings completing this past week, and fresh off of two sell-out Savannah Bananas events, UNC announced this week that it’s time to celebrate Kenan Stadium’s 100th Anniversary, and in celebration the place is getting a bit of a glow-up. The logo could use […]

As a UNC Fan, what has been the most annoying fanbase you’ve encountered?

On Thursday Night, I ventured over to Dorrance Field to check out the Women’s Lacrosse Quarterfinal NCAA match between UNC and the Stanford Cardinal. It was the third time this season that the Tar Heels and the Cardinal had faced off this season, and each time ended with the Tar Heels winning. The vibe was […]

Deon Thompson set to return to UNC in coaching role

As we head towards the summer months, we should be starting to get less news in the college basketball world, but we’re not there yet. With new coach Michael Malone still putting together his first team at UNC, earlier this new, we heard about another new addition, this time to the coaching staff. According to […]

UNC women’s lacrosse advances to NCAA semifinals

The UNC women’s lacrosse team is two wins away from repeating as national champions after a 14-11 win over Stanford in the NCAA quarterfinals on Thursday. In their third game against the unseeded Cardinal this season, the second-seeded Tar Heels never trailed after jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. Stanford drew […]

UNC women’s tennis faces off against Texas A&M in the Elite Eight

UNC women’s tennis earned their spots hosting the Michigan Wolverines last weekend, prevailing 4-2 in a match that went the distance. NCAA matches feature an opening doubles face-off, one set each, winner take all. UNC’s Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton picked up half a point, winning their set 6-2. Meanwhile, Tatum Evans and Oby Kajuru fought their way to the other […]

UNC Baseball travels to NC State to finish the regular season

Well, somehow we made it. The last of the 2025-26 collegiate athletic seasons comes to an end this weekend as the Tar Heels will travel over to face NC State before the ACC Baseball Championships start in Charlotte next week. The Tar Heels come into this series rolling. Since experiencing a couple of hiccups in […]

Matt Able “back and forth” on whether he will stay in the NBA Draft

There are a number of things happening in the NBA Draft Combine that is worth UNC fans keeping an eye on, but the most important when it comes to what next season could look like is the Matt Able situation. The former NC State guard is going through the draft process to get feedback, but […]

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2026 Four-star recruit Kevin Thomas commits to UNC

As new head coach Michael Malone continues to build his first season roster, the former Denver Nuggets head coach added to the Tar Heels 2026 recruiting class with the addition of four star small forward Kevin Thomas. Thomas according to 247sports is ranked as the 79th overall player, 32nd small forward, and 13th best player […]

Details announced for UNC vs. TCU game in Ireland

While it feels like things are still very much stuck in basketball mode in Chapel Hill, the football team is working hard to prepare for the upcoming 2026 season. Their first opponent for the season will be TCU, which will be a unique game for both teams. The game will be played as part of […]

How far would you travel to see the Tar Heels play?

In a little over three months, the UNC football team will kick off their season against TCU. While the game will be a rematch of last year’s season opener against the Horned Frogs, the venue will be unique. The teams will square off in Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on August 29th (also worth noting […]

Diamond Heels sweep Pitt

We’re now fully into May, which means we’re getting into crunch time of the college baseball season. In the coming weeks, the ACC and then NCAA tournaments will begin, and the Diamond Heels will begin their quest to bring home a national championship. However, we still have a bit of the regular season left to […]

Should we be worried about Matt Able at the NBA Combine?

When Juke Harris met with UNC head coach Michael Malone and staff at a restaurant in Salisbury a month ago, Harris seemed determined to test the NBA waters in the combine. UNC decided to shift its attention to a different option, Matt Able, a rising sophomore who put together a promising freshmen season at NC […]

UNC women’s lacrosse advances to NCAA quarterfinals

For the 20th time in 21 seasons, the UNC women’s lacrosse team is headed back to the NCAA quarterfinals.  The #2 seed and defending national champion Tar Heels beat unseeded Clemson for the second time this season, claiming a 17-6 win that was even more lopsided than the final score suggests. The Tigers went up […]

Best landing spots for Caleb Wilson in the NBA Draft

Now that the NBA Draft Lottery has taken place, the top of the NBA Draft is now set with the top five picks belonging to the Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Clippers. Caleb Wilson seems to be a consensus top five pick so with the order now set, what […]

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UNC men’s lacrosse advances to NCAA quarterfinals

With leading point scorer and Tewaaraton Award finalist Owen Duffy ruled out with a lower body injury, the UNC men’s lacrosse team needed someone else to power the offense in its first-round NCAA Tournament game against UAlbany on Saturday. Enter Dominic Pietramala, who outscored the unseeded Great Danes by himself en route to a 24-6 […]

What’s your favorite NBA Playoffs moment from a Tar Heel?

We’re fully into the month of May on the calendar, which means a few things in the sporting world. Several of the college sports are getting down to the nitty gritty, with lacrosse soon crowning champions and the baseball and softball NCAA Tournaments soon to start. Meanwhile, in the pros, the MLB season is in […]

A big decision looms for Bill Belichick at the quarterback position

Bill Belichick for spring practice kept media attention and reporting at arm’s length, with extremely limited viewing opportunities and a closed scrimmage to conclude the work. With that caveat, reporting seemed to suggest the following pecking order in the QB room entering the summer: Billy Edwards, Miles O’Neill, Au’Tori Newkirk, and then Travis Burgess. Taron […]

Thirteen UNC lacrosse players earn All-American honors

Both the UNC men’s and women’s lacrosse teams have had very good years thus far. The men’s team finished the season with a 12-4 record and will enter the NCAA tournament as the number three overall seed. The women’s squad recorded a record of 16-1 and won the ACC championship; their only blemish is an […]

What is your favorite college sports postseason?

With the news that the men’s and women’s NCAA Basketball Tournaments will be expanding to 76-team fields, plus the start of the collegiate softball postseason with baseball’s Selection Monday only a couple of weeks away, I was thinking about all the different forms that collegiate sports’ postseasons take. There’s football, with its dozens of essentially […]

UNC Baseball will host Pittsburgh this weekend in their home series finale

The Diamond Heels come into this weekend having played a fair bit less baseball in the last couple of weeks than they usually have going into a weekend series. After their series win over Duke two weekends ago, they played their worst game of the season against Coastal Carolina, then cancelled a game against Queens […]

UNC Women’s Tennis Reaches Sweet 16 for 16th Straight Year

Michigan and UNC currently rank 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in the interactive Director’s Cup standings, separated by 17.75 points. Women’s Tennis this weekend hosts a super-regional (round of 16), with the winner advancing to the “Elite Eight.” The opponent? Michigan. Both UNC Men and Women earned spots in the NCAA Tournament this year. The men […]

UNC Softball: Tar Heels look to make run in ACC Tournament

Having wrapped up a 31-18 regular season back on April 26th, the North Carolina Tar Heels’ softball team is set to begin their ACC Tournament on Wednesday against Clemson. Despite the overall winning record, Carolina went just 9-15 in conference play, which leaves them at a bit of a disadvantage going into the ACC Tournament […]

UNC Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker: Week 5

The NCAA transfer portal is officially closed, so what we can say for certain is that should not see any UNC players that were on the 2025-26 roster leave Chapel Hill moving forward. As for incoming transfers and empty roster spots, that’s a whole other story. Michael Malone is still piecing together his frontcourt via […]