SPORTS

Last Updated 17 hours ago

Meet Courtney Banghart, new head coach of UNC women's basketball

By Jerome Simpson

To understand Courtney Banghart – Ivy League graduate, Dartmouth College Hall of Famer, Naismith Coach of the Year – and how she got to North Carolina, you’ll have to understand her past. Banghart was a basketball player and neuroscience major at Dartmouth, but said that coaching "wasn't a vocation in my eyes." It took three years of coaching high school basketball – while also teaching and serving as athletic director – for her to change her tune. Banghart then returned to Dartmouth, where she served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator while working toward her master's in writing and leadership development. In 2007, Banghart was named the head coach of Princeton women's basketball, and quickly turned the program around. In her third season, the Tigers made their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. In 2015, Banghart's team went undefeated in the regular season, and Banghart was named one of the Women's 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune magazine. Now, Courtney Banghart is in Chapel Hill. Click to read more about her journey.

Last Updated 8 minutes ago

UNC football recruiting roundup: Tar Heels land current and former four-stars

By Jake Richard

Myles Murphy, a four-star defensive end, and Kyler McMichael, a former four-star and transfer defensive back, are joining the Tar Heels.

7/21/2019 9:53pm

UNC women's basketball releases non-conference schedule for 2019-20

By Ryan Wilcox

The Tar Heels will host seven games and face four in-state opponents as part of their non-conference schedule, the athletic department announced Thursday.

7/2/2019 11:26pm

'A learning experience': Garrison Brooks prepares to lead UNC basketball

By Ryan Wilcox

Garrison Brooks is sticking around, even though some of UNC's most indelible names have left the court. But, as Brooks steps up to guide the Tar Heels as the only returning starter, leadership isn't something that he seems to be a stranger to. 

7/21/2019 7:55pm

Women's basketball: Everything to know about Sylvia Hatchell’s resignation

By Jerome Simpson

In the span of a month, the 33 year Sylvia Hatchell era at UNC came to an end.

7/20/2019 2:18pm

UNC football lands transfer defensive back Kyler McMichael

By Brian Keyes

Kyler McMichael is the latest defensive back to transfer to North Carolina. Formerly playing at Clemson for his first year, the Norcross, Georgia product will join a UNC team lacking in depth in the secondary after losing four players this past offseason. 

7/19/2019 1:49am

ACC Football Kickoff showcases a similar yet refined Mack Brown

By Ryan Wilcox

As they eye the hefty ring on his finger – perhaps at a speaking event, or in one of many interviews – Tar Heel fans hope that at least a few things about the second Mack Brown era will be different.

7/19/2019 1:40am

UNC football players are excited for Mack Brown's changes on and off the field

By Brian Keyes

Mack Brown is back, and even though he's been at UNC before, he's bringing changes to a football program in need of a jolt. 

7/16/2019 7:53pm

COLUMN: Has Roy Williams surpassed Dean Smith as the greatest UNC basketball coach ever?

By Ryan Wilcox

Roy Williams' ninth victory in 2019-20 will be his 880th all time, one more than Dean Smith. Has Williams surpassed Smith as the greatest UNC basketball coach ever?

7/12/2019 1:09pm

UNC tennis' Alexa Graham to represent U.S. at Pan American Games

By Ryan Wilcox

North Carolina women’s tennis player Alexa Graham is the lone collegiate women’s player to represent the U.S. in the 2019 Pan American Games, the USTA announced today.

7/11/2019 8:52pm

Got slogan ideas for UNC women's soccer? Now's your chance to pitch them

By Ryan Wilcox

The first half of 2019 has been an exciting time for North Carolina women's soccer. Now, fans will have a chance to capture that feeling.

7/11/2019 4:49pm

UNC men's basketball to play at Carmichael Arena against Wofford in December

By Ryan Wilcox

The North Carolina men’s basketball team will play its first regular season game at Carmichael Arena since 1986 when it hosts Wofford this season on Dec. 15.

7/11/2019 1:19am

UNC football player Jake Lawler told his own story, now he's writing new ones

By Brian Keyes

"In a world full of hopelessness, you need someone like (Superman), or something, an idea," Jake Lawler is a more than just a UNC football player, he's a multi-faceted story-teller, who's artistic journey is already in the works. 

7/11/2019 12:38am

ANALYSIS: How does Cameron Johnson fit in with his new team, the Phoenix Suns?

By Matthew Audilet

The Suns could have picked a player with more upside, but they knew what they were getting when they selected Johnson.

7/10/2019 2:32am

Here's all the former Tar Heels that signed new deals this NBA offseason

By Ryan Wilcox

Thus far, six former Tar Heels have signed new deals in NBA free agency, and four of those players joined new teams. 

7/8/2019 11:17pm

COLUMN: Michael Jordan is one of the worst owners in the NBA, and now it's obvious

By Ryan Wilcox

"I’m really sorry to do this, but it’s time to ask that most unholy of questions. Are the Hornets just the Knicks with better PR?"

7/8/2019 10:56am

Five former Tar Heel soccer players capture World Cup

By Ryan Wilcox

Five former Tar Heels, including starters Crystal Dunn and Tobin Heath, helped the USWNT earn back-to-back World Cup titles on Sunday.

7/1/2019 2:22pm

Beer and wine sales now legal at UNC system sporting events

By Ryan Wilcox

Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill into law on Wednesday allowing legal beer and wine sales at sporting events throughout the UNC system. Should the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees vote in favor of the law, the purchase of certain forms of alcohol will be legal at UNC-CH sporting events.

7/1/2019 1:29pm

ANALYSIS: Assessing Nassir Little's fit on the Portland Trail Blazers

By Andrew Reynolds

How can the former Tar Heel help his new team contend for a second straight Western Conference Finals bid?

6/30/2019 11:13pm

COLUMN: Examining the reasons for UNC's perplexing draft night

By Jerome Simpson

In last week's NBA draft, Coby White and Cameron Johnson rose, while Nassir Little fell. Who is to credit? Who is to blame? How did this happen?