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Diamond Heels fall 8-6 to No. 8 Coastal Carolina in final midweek game of regular season

By Matthew Maynard | May 17

After both UNC and Coastal Carolina scored three runs apiece in the first inning, the Chanticleers added two more in the second inning and took control ...

Pitching, bats come alive as Diamond Heels sweep N.C. State at home for first time since 2006

By Grace Nugent | May 14

The N.C. State series marked the first ACC series that the Tar Heels have swept, giving them much-needed momentum before taking on Coastal Carolina and ...

'We all wanted this one today': No. 1 UNC women's tennis advances to NCAA Quarterfinals

By Caroline Wills | May 14

On Friday at the NCAA Super Regional, UNC lost a tightly-contested battle for the doubles point to No. 16 Florida after junior Fiona Crawley and graduate ...

Diamond Heels complete sweep of NC State with 12-2 win on Senior Day

By Matthew Maynard | May 13

The Tar Heels jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first frame, and kept piling the runs on throughout the rest of the game. North Carolina scored at ...

Carlson's pitching leads Diamond Heels to series win after downing NC State 9-3

By Matthew Maynard | May 13

Carlson was lights out on the mound for the Tar Heels, displaying the dominance that many expected him to have going into the season. In a career high ...

No. 1 UNC women's tennis advances to NCAA Quarterfinals after win over Florida

By Caroline Wills | May 13

For the 12th time in program history, North Carolina advances to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament and maintains a perfect record at home. ...

UNC women's lacrosse eases past Sacred Heart in first round of NCAA Tournament

By Lucy Thomas | May 13

The 4-seed North Carolina women's lacrosse team (15-4) breezed past Sacred Heart (11-8), 16-5, during the first NCAA tournament round at Dorrance Field ...

UNC softball falls 2-1 in extra innings to Clemson in ACC Tournament

By Ben McCormick | May 12

On Thursday night, the No. 6 seeded North Carolina softball team (26-28, 13-11 ACC) fell to the No. 3 seeded and No. 10 nationally ranked Clemson Tigers ...

Diamond Heels complete comeback, defeat NC State 9-8 with walk off suicide squeeze

By Matthew Maynard | May 12

The Wolfpack got off to an early 5-0 lead and were able to hold onto the lead until the ninth. The Tar Heels were able to complete the late comeback, ...

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UNC men's basketball sophomore guard D'Marco Dunn enters transfer portal

By Matthew Maynard | May 11

In two seasons with the Tar Heels, Dunn averaged 1.9 points per game and shot 38.1 percent from the field. This past season, Dunn featured in 27 games, ...

Diamond Heels defeat Gardner-Webb 5-4 in last home midweek matchup of season

By Matthew Maynard | May 10

After giving up four solo home runs, the Tar Heels were able to take the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, scoring runs off of an error and a balk ...

'We want to be playing for championships': UNC men's lacrosse falls 18-9 to Notre Dame

By Noah Monroe | May 7

When the buzzer sounded, UNC’s losing streak extended to four games, losing 18-9, heading into Sunday's NCAA tournament selection show on the outside ...

UNC women's tennis downs Old Dominion in second round, advances to NCAA Super Regionals

By Emma Moon | May 7

"The No.1 North Carolina women’s team (30-1) defeated No. 33 Old Dominion (19-5) in a sweeping 4-0 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ...

Diamond Heels earn narrow 2-1 road win at No. 14 East Carolina in pitching battle

By Grace Nugent | May 3

UNC snapped their three game losing streak to the Pirates with their 2-1 win and leaned on solid performances from all three of their pitchers: Bovair, ...

UNC softball earns comeback victory over Furman after eight-run sixth inning

By Emma Moon | May 3

Following an eight-run performance from the Tar Heels in the bottom of the sixth, the Paladins were unable to take the lead once again, even with a two ...

UNC men's tennis falls flat during loss to Florida State in ACC Tournament quarterfinals

By Jarrett Kidd | April 30

If North Carolina wants to make a run in the NCAA Tournament, the inconsistency issues seen at the ACC Tournament must be resolved. The Tar Heels have ...

UNC women's lacrosse falls 11-9 to Boston College in ACC Championship Game

By Lucy Thomas | April 30

"The No. 6 North Carolina women's lacrosse team (14-4, 7-2) fell to the No. 4 Boston College Eagles during the ACC Championship game at the American Legion ...

After dropping first game on Friday, Diamond Heels rally to win series at Virginia Tech

By Grace Nugent | April 30

In a high-scoring Saturday doubleheader, the North Carolina baseball team (28-16, ACC 11-11) took two out of three games against the Virginia Tech Hokies ...

UNC women's lacrosse defeats Syracuse 15-9 in third round of ACC Tournament

By Ben McCormick | April 28

"The No. 6 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team (14-3, 8-2 ACC) defeated the No. 2 Syracuse Orange (16-2, 8-2), 15-9, at American Legion Memorial Stadium ...

No. 2 UNC men's golf never quite got out of the woods at 2023 ACC Tournament

By Gwen Peace | April 27

“Just coming down the stretch we got to get stronger, we got to grow more mentally,” senior Dylan Menante said. “Executing better for me is probably ...