Christopher Holliday is the heir to two distinct, important legacies. His father, Corey Holliday, was a wide receiver on the UNC football team from 1989-1993, while his maternal grandfather is Harvey Gantt, the first Black student admitted to Clemson and the first Black mayor of Charlotte, N.C.
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Christopher Holliday is the heir to two distinct, important legacies. His father, Corey Holliday, was a wide receiver on the UNC football team from 1989-1993, while his maternal grandfather is Harvey Gantt, the first Black student admitted to Clemson and the first Black mayor of Charlotte, N.C.
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"Many shy away from discussing race relations in sports, but the reality is that sports provide no immunity for players when they leave the field."
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The North Carolina women’s golf team finished ninth out of 11 teams on Monday in the two-day Palmetto Spring Invitational held in Charleston, S.C.
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The North Carolina baseball team got back in action over the weekend after playing only 19 out of its 56 games scheduled in the 2020 season. Not only did first-year skipper Scott Forbes put one big win under his belt, he also swept his entire first series as head coach against James Madison.
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The UNC women's basketball team fell short of victory at No. 4 North Carolina State on Sunday, stumbling through each quarter trying to catch up, but ultimately wasn't able to claw their way to a win after getting down big.
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The undefeated No. 2 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team (4-0) travelled to Richmond, Va. on Sunday for its first away game of the season. The Tar Heels defeated No. 16 Richmond (0-2) by a final score of 14-9 to continue their winning streak.
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The legacy of Stephanie Watts, one of the most talented players in North Carolina history, is a complicated one. She will be remembered as the woman who left Chapel Hill to find herself and couldn’t until she returned back to where it all started.
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Due to a shortened indoor season, the Virginia Tech Challenge and the JDL DMR Invitational were the last meets for the Tar Heels before they compete at the Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Championships, serving as a final tune-up before the tournament.
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In addition to receiving the highest score of the day, Elizabeth Culton earned a 9.750 on the floor, showing why she was the 2020 EAGL Rookie of the Year.
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Following dominant wins against South Carolina and rival Duke, an eighth-place finish out of 14 competitive ACC teams is a solid performance by North Carolina.
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The no. 1 UNC women’s tennis (10-0, 1-0 ACC) earned its first conference victory this season with a 5-2 win over No. 14 Virginia (4-2, 0-1 ACC) on the road in Charlottesville. The 28th straight dual-match win broke the record for the longest winning streak in North Carolina history.
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Despite a victory over No. 4 N.C. State just two weeks before, the North Carolina women’s basketball team fell to the Wolfpack in an 82-63 loss on Sunday, breaking the Tar Heels’ three-game winning streak.
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Coming off a shaky start in the first game, Justice Thompson played consistently at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs.
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At around 9 years old, Elizabeth Culton attended her first North Carolina gymnastics meet with her parents, both of whom are Tar Heel alumni. Awestruck, she leaned over to her grandfather, Bill Cobey, one of UNC’s past athletic directors, and said the wishful words that would one day come true. “I told him I wanted to be a UNC gymnast,” she said.
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Everything the Tar Heels knew they could do was on display in their 77-64 win over the Tigers on Thursday. That win, according to ESPN’s Bracketology, bumps them into the Last Four In for the NCAA Tournament.
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The North Carolina softball team (3-1, 3-1 ACC) came out on top in the second game of its double header against Syracuse (2-1, 2-1) by a score of 4-0.
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The Tar Heels finished with a .466 hitting percentage, their best mark since 2017.
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The North Carolina softball team (2-1, 2-1 ACC) lost the first half of a double header against Syracuse (2-0, 2-0 ACC) on Saturday, 3-2, in a nine-inning matchup.
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“This year, she’s just at a different level on and off the field,” UNC head coach Jenny Levy said. “We have a goalie where we aren’t riding any type of emotional rollercoaster, there’s a lot of trust in what she can do.”
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“I’ve said all along I think our freshmen are going to be good players,” head coach Roy Williams said. “My request is for them to do it during my lifetime and today it was in the first half. So, hope I get to see more of that before I kick out.”
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