North Carolina men’s basketball is one of the few college teams in the country that can boast a veritable and vibrant community of amateur pundits, hashtaggers and meme creators. This season notwithstanding, the Tar Heels are one of the most successful programs in the history of the sport; with that success comes a certain level of online fandom and — it’s fair to say — fanaticism.
The North Carolina women's basketball team rebounded from a loss to Florida State by dominating Miami behind 28 points and 15 rebounds from junior center Janelle Bailey.
Coby White, Cameron Johnson and Nassir Little were all selected in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft. Here's how the former Tar Heels are making the adjustment to professional basketball midway through their rookie seasons.
From the impressively balanced team of the 1988-1989 season to individual record-holders, like Tyler Hansbrough and Ed Cota, here's what we found while looking through the "Carolina Basketball 2019-2020 Facts & Record Book."
George Mason University welcomes the former North Carolina coach to continue his impressive record.
Former North Carolina football legends Lawrence Taylor, Julius Peppers and Charlie Justice were named to the list of ESPN's 150 Greatest Players in the history of College Football.
The Dean Dome has a wine and cheese crowd, and that isn't changing anytime soon.
“She truly is one of the hardest working gymnasts that I’ve worked with,” head coach Derek Galvin said. First-year Elizabeth Culton proved on Sunday afternoon that she has what it takes to be the face of UNC gymnastics in the future.
The North Carolina track and field team had a strong starting for its first meeting of the year, with the men's team finishing first and the women's team finishing fourth, along with six Tar Heels winning six individual events.
Against some tough competition, the North Carolina men's and women's fencing teams showed progress to open 2020.
UNC guard Brandon Robinson in two-car accident Saturday night; in a release, UNC said he was not serioulsy injured and received no citation.
After an impressive upset win over ninth-ranked rival NC State in Chapel Hill on Thursday night, the North Carolina women’s basketball team (12-4, 3-2 ACC) was unable to secure a second top-25 win in four days when they travelled to Tallahassee to face No. 11 Florida State (15-2, 4-2 ACC). The Seminoles downed the Tar Heels 78-64, outpacing them on the offensive end and shooting a season-best 57 percent while UNC was held to a mere 38 percent shooting.
UNC women's tennis team's performance on Saturday showed the strength of its experienced core with several new faces getting playing time. With senior players acting as mentors to their younger teammates, the women's tennis team began their spring season with two wins.
DTH's four sports editors make their picks for Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship.
A loud and energetic Koury Natatorium gave the North Carolina swimming and diving teams the push the Tar Heels needed to sweep Navy on Saturday morning.
With a 25-11 win over Princeton on Friday, the North Carolina wrestling team is off to their best start since the 2015-16 season, but head coach Coleman Scott isn't satisfied.
North Carolina's players are expected to deliver every night, but when it meant keeping alive the longest home winning streak against a single opponent, the Tar Heels simply couldn't do it.
UNC head coach Roy Williams said that he prefers for his players to foul when they're up three in the closing seconds of regulation to stop opponents from attempting a game-tying 3-pointer. In Saturday's loss, Williams forgot to remind his players to do so right before Aamir Simms sent the game to overtime.
Despite 27 points from senior guard Brandon Robinson, the UNC men's basketball team (8-8, 1-4 ACC) was defeated by Clemson (8-7, 2-3 ACC) in overtime on Saturday, 79-76. The win by the Tigers was Clemson's first ever in Chapel Hill, ending a 59-game streak by UNC.
At Roy Williams' press conference on Friday, UNC's head coach made it clear he wasn't concerned about his team's home win streak against Clemson, instead focusing on the issues the Tar Heels have had on the court amidst a difficult season.
