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The thermostat is under the impression that it is already summer. Record-breaking heat pushes the mercury closer and closer to that triple-digit mark, the one typically reserved for the simmering days of August — not May. Springtime yardwork has been feeling a lot like summertime yardwork lately here in North Carolina’s piedmont, and the calendar […]
The Diamond Heels had a stellar regular season, finishing with an ACC record of 22-8 and a second-place finish in the conference. On Monday, eight players were recognized with All-ACC honors. The eight player awards were the most in the ACC, and the second most UNC has ever had in a single season. Freshman sensation […]
My son and I attended an Atlanta Braves baseball game at Truist Park in the Battery. It’s a mixed-use area, with high-rise hotels, restaurants, entertainment venues, condominiums, retail spaces, and office spaces compressed into a hub around a sports complex. It’s an attractive concept, and it’s the proposed business model for a new arena at […]
The college baseball regular season has concluded and conference tournaments, including the ACC Tournament, are going to take place this week. It is plenty of teams’ last chance to either improve their resume or potentially make a magical run and earn automatic qualification for the NCAA Tournament and a chance at hoisting the College World […]
The regular season is done! Long live the baseball postseason. This year, the ACC Baseball world will convene in Charlotte to play at the Knights’ stadium and crown another champion. It’s an opportunity for some teams to get one or two more quality wins for their resume before the NCAA Tournament Bracket comes out next […]
The Carolina men’s lacrosse team saw its deepest NCAA tournament run since 2021 come to an end with a 13-11 loss to Syracuse on Saturday. The third-seeded Tar Heels went up 6-2 with just over five minutes remaining in the first half, but the sixth-seeded Orange took control with a 6-0 run that spanned the […]
As Tar Heel Blog’s own David wrote about recently, there are quite a number of North Carolina Tar Heels teams wither still in or soon to start play in their sports’ respective NCAA Tournaments. While there’s a couple like basketball and soccer that have become the university’s most famous teams, UNC on the whole is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 proudly sponsors 28 Olympic sports, five of which compete in NCAA tournaments at the moment. Four of them play over the the next four days, with baseball, ranked 2nd nationally, starting a three game series against NC State later today. Women’s golf earlier this week secured a spot in next week’s NCAA Championship. In […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]