After a promising first season at the helm for the North Carolina cross country and track and field programs, Chris Miltenberg brought in four grad transfers to continue the Tar Heels' rise to national prominence.
After the NCAA decided to allow student-athletes to return to campus on June 1, UNC football players will start returning to campus June 12. Head coach Mack Brown said despite the uncertainty, his team is ready to return and willing to make any adjustments necessary to ensure safety during the pandemic.
With the NCAA’s decision to lift the moratorium on voluntary workouts for three major sports — football and men's and women's basketball — UNC athletics is in a position to make tentative plans for the return of sports.
Despite a premature ending to the 2019-20 season and an uncertain future, the UNC wrestling team is prepared for a return to the mats, whenever that time comes.
After completing a second straight undefeated season with the UNC field hockey team, sophomore Erin Matson was named the ACC's Female Athlete of the Year.
The room — fittingly selected to be Room No. 23 in the hotel — will feature Jordan’s actual Granville Towers student ID card, replicas of his posters, the vintage record player and records he was listening to and the 1983 white and UNC blue Converse sneakers he rocked on the UNC court.
At one point, former UNC student-athlete Elizabeth Haus was unsure if she could balance lacrosse and pursuing a nursing degree. Two years after graduation, she's working 12-hour shifts in a pediatric intensive care unit fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
After an up-and-down year for the North Carolina women's basketball team, head coach Courtney Banghart will look to build on the solid foundation of her first season with a strong incoming recruiting class and plenty of returning talent for 2020-21.
In an appearance on the "ALL THE SMOKE" podcast, Wizards guard John Wall said he nearly chose UNC over Kentucky as his college home in 2010. Here's what the Tar Heels might have looked with Wall at point guard.
Coming off back-to-back national championships, UNC field hockey returns a strong core that could have them in the forefront of national title contention once again. Still, the COVID-19 pandemic made this offseason different than any the team had seen before.
We caught up with Brandon Robinson, who just finished his senior season with UNC men's basketball, to talk "The Last Dance" — ESPN's 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls — and more.
Michael Jordan's impact on UNC goes beyond a game-winning shot in the 1982 National Championship game. His legend and personal brand will continue to influence generations of kids who want to 'Be like Mike.'
After an 11-year NFL career, Dré Bly returned to UNC to lead its cornerback unit in 2019 under head coach Mack Brown. With a year of experience under his belt, Bly will look to keep the momentum of a successful 2019 into the upcoming campaign.
Landing commitments from these three players in the near future would help the Tar Heels cement their 2021 football recruiting class as a top-three group in the country. Here's how the odds are shaping up.
With the NCAA granting an extra year of eligibility to seniors from spring sports, a UNC men's tennis team that finished the 2020 campaign ranked No. 2 nationally will have roster questions to answer entering 2021.
Since NCAA athletes were sent home in March due to the spread of COVID-19, UNC director of cross country and track and field Chris Miltenberg has continued to emphasize the core values of his program.
After the NCAA canceled all spring competition due to COVID-19, Fox College Hoops created a Twitter bracket to determine who had the best fans in college basketball. Through multiple last second victories, UNC fans came home with the title against the field of 68 fan bases.
Following one of the North Carolina football program's most successful seasons in recent memory, seven members of the 2019 team have earned spots on an NFL roster heading into training camp.
From my first story on a UNC volleyball match in October 2016 to this column — my 239th Daily Tar Heel story, according to the website — it’s been a heck of a journey filled with its share of chaos and joy and fueled by a nonstop supply of medium caramel iced coffees from Dunkin’ Donuts.
The 2020 offseason has been far from typical for the UNC football program. In a Monday press conference, head coach Mack Brown said he plans to prepare as if the team will be kicking off a normal season on Sept. 4.
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