Tar Heel born, bred, and working on that third thing
We are very deep into the swing of things in the college springs sports season. Many of the sports, such as lacrosse, are either about to start or already have started their NCAA Tournaments. Meanwhile, the brackets in other sports like baseball and softball will be released sooner rather than later. Either way, there’s still […]
It was absolutely frustrating to see the white hot UNC baseball team get just absolutely curb stomped by Coastal Carolina last week. If the two are on any sort of collision course, it’s tough to say that matchup will have a huge impact on a future meeting because of the way that teams treat these […]
The NCAA transfer portal is a chaotic time for every team in college basketball, whether they want to admit it or not. Sure, a team like Tennessee has made it look easy by throwing metric tons of money around, but the fact of the matter is that everyone has the same experience: teams will get […]
Everyone has a moment where nostalgia takes over, and a series of events over the past few days reminded me of the magic of the radio. It started on Saturday. If you are a Carolina Hurricanes fan, you’re aware that the Stanley Cup Playoffs have moved to national broadcasts only, and while the NHL has […]
The first five minutes of Sunday’s ACC championship game went great for the Carolina men’s lacrosse team. Then the wheels fell off. In a rematch of a regular season game that UNC won in overtime, the second-seeded Tar Heels took a 2-0 lead over the fourth-seeded Cavaliers with just over 10 minutes left in the […]
Michael Malone’s first roster as the new North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball head coach is close to done. Not every UNC scholarship is now accounted for, but most of the pieces are now in place. In this day and age of college basketball, a lot of teams experience turnover from season to season. That’s […]
It’s strange not to be excited for football season. This isn’t an indictment of the roster, the coaching staff, or anything else; those will all certainly come later, likely from better writers than myself. As we get closer to the start of the season, we will have ample opportunity to discuss personnel inadequacies from the […]
For the first time since winning it in 2017, the UNC men’s lacrosse team will play for an ACC Tournament title. The second-seeded Tar Heels beat reigning tournament champion Syracuse 12-10 in a semifinal matchup on Friday, outscoring the third-seeded Orange 5-2 in the fourth quarter. Carolina went down 9-7 just over a minute into […]
I moved to Tennessee over a dozen years ago. One thing I quickly found out is how much the people here still revere former Vols QB Peyton Manning. Manning, of course, is arguably the greatest Tennessee football player and one of the best NFL quarterbacks to ever suit up. His impact on the state of […]
This question is a little farther afield than our usual UNC-related Questions of the Day, but bear with me here. The other week, I was visiting a friend in Columbus, Ohio, and this friend took me to The Book Loft, reportedly one of the country’s biggest independent bookstores. Each room of The Book Loft corresponds […]
Senior Reese Brantmeier is used to winning on the court; her efforts helped lead the UNC women’s tennis team to their first national championship in 2023. Now, Brantmeier can add a win in court to her legacy. Brantmeier and fellow plaintiff Maya Joint filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in 2024. NCAA rules stated that […]
The Diamond Heels of UNC remained at #2 in the rankings for the second straight week, but the team seems a little more vulnerable now than they did this time last week, when they were coming off a series win against Georgia Tech. They held serve against Duke over the weekend with a 2-1 series […]
Since the season ended seven weeks ago, a lot has changed in what can best be described as a whirlwind of moves that have changed almost the entire landscape of the North Carolina Men’s basketball roster. From graduations to NBA draft entries to transfers to coaching changes, this roster has undergone a ton and if […]
Deep down in the recesses of their minds, or maybe just on the top, everyone has some opinions that most other people don’t agree with. Some of them may be about consequential things in the world, or some of them may be as unimportant as “I don’t like (popular food item X).” Today, I want […]
Henri Veesaar’s decision to stay in the NBA Draft meant that Michael Malone’s first team at UNC was still missing a starting-caliber center; Malone did well to secure commitments from Maxim Logue and Cade Bennerman, but both project more as backup or depth than as somebody who can play 30 minutes a night for a […]
After taking a massive series over Georgia Tech last weekend, this past weekend saw UNC baseball making the short trip over to play Duke in Durham. Baseball isn’t the sport the rivalry is most known for, but the Blue Devils have put some pretty good teams together in recent years, even if they haven’t quite […]
UNC women’s tennis wrapped the regular season with a 24-3 record, ranked 6th nationally. They came up short in the ACC championship, losing in the semi-finals. Now we await announcement of seeding and regionals for the NCAA tournament, which starts May 1. Senior Reese Brantmeier was named ACC Player of the Year and ACC First […]
Days after hearing that former UNC center Henri Veesaar was entering the NBA Draft, Michael Malone has earned a commitment from Northwestern transfer Cade Bennerman. This move adds some depth to Malone’s front court, though it will be a while before we find out what kind of depth Bennerman will be. Bennerman is a 7-foot […]
The top-seeded Carolina women’s lacrosse team overcame a strong effort from second-seeded Stanford to repeat as ACC Tournament champions with a 12-8 win on Sunday. The Cardinal (15-4) scored the first two goals of the game before the Tar Heels (16-1) rattled off four straight to take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. UNC led 4-3 […]
On Friday, Henri Veesaar officially entered the NBA Draft, and though the door is slightly open for a return, that is highly unlikely. I want to thank the big man for his one season and for giving us his all and in return we gave him the chance to showcase his full skills and now […]
UNC’s recent basketball roster proves this point: US college sports has become a pro league with a global supply of talent. Last season, we had Luka Bogovac of Montenegro, Henri Veesaar of Estonia, and while you may have missed him, Ivan Matlekovic of Croatia. This season, we already have two players from abroad on the […]
The third-ranked Carolina men’s lacrosse team ended the regular season on a sour note with a 16-12 loss to #17 Duke on Saturday. The Tar Heels (11-3, 2-2 ACC) didn’t get on the scoreboard until almost 13 minutes into the game, at which point the Blue Devils (9-4, 1-3) had climbed out to a 4-0 […]
We are now far enough into the college baseball season that we’re not that far away from starting to seriously start thinking about seeds and hosting for the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina is in pretty good position on that front, especially having won a series last weekend over Georgia Tech, with both teams ranked #2 […]
UNC basketball made waves in the transfer portal on Tuesday, signing a pair of highly sought after guards. Terrence Brown had long been rumored to be a top target for the Heels, but UNC had stiff competition in wooing him to North Carolina from Kansas and Kentucky. Matt Able also committed, jumping from N.C. State […]
Earlier this week, UNC held their annual Rammy Awards to honor the best in Tar Heel sports from the past year. While some spring sports are still going on, the “school year” is genuinely coming to an end, and with many athletes set to graduate and/or head into the professional ranks in their various sports, […]