Former All-ACC Tar Heel quarterback Junior Edge dies at age 79
During his time at UNC, Junior Edge, a former quarterback for the North Carolina football team, led the Tar Heels to their first ACC Championship.
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Sidelined: So about that football game
Brian said he didn't believe football was going to be played until he saw them take the first snap. With the first football game less than two days away, he's still not sure what the future is going to bring.
'It’s how they start a school year': Chapel Hill High School athletes adjust to new schedule
With the NCHSAA pushing back the start of fall sports, Chapel Hill High School athletes and coaches alike have had to adjust to changes in their schedules on and off the field.
UNC men's and women's soccer teams raise money to fight childhood cancer
“We have several young women that we are very conscious of now that are fighting and we have had several players that have contracted cancer in a very aggressive way," coach Anson Dorrance said. Marking the beginning of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, UNC’s soccer teams are working together to raise money for the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Former UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell pleads guilty to misdemeanor death by vehicle
Hatchell was sentenced to a 30-day suspended sentence, 60 days of unsupervised probation and 50 hours of community service. She also received a $150 fine and is required to pay $190 in court costs.
Lily Dean named first recipient of scholarship honoring former UNC Gymnastics coach
“What I really feel in my heart and what I appreciate so much about the scholarship is the fact that both my wife and I’s names are attached to it. The alums were gracious in including both of us, and I think that represents a true sense of family,” former UNC Gymnastics head coach Derek Galvin said.
UNC Student-Athlete Advisory Council creates voter registration initiative
An athlete-led voter initiative is working toward 100 percent voter registration among eligible athletes on UNC's 28 varsity sports teams. “These are students who have been impacted a lot by the current environment and want to use their voice, and voting is a way to do that,” said Jenn Townsend, associate director for the academic support program and the project’s main organizer.
'I want that to be our home': Eddie Smith field house undergoes renovations
The Eddie Smith Field House is undergoing a new renovation to improve the image of the facilities and to be more enticing for recruits.
ACC committee announces new initiatives for racial and social justice
The Atlantic Coast Conference’s Committee for Racial and Social Justice announced three new initiatives on Thursday, Sept. 3. It now requires that all ACC athletes and staff undergo diversity and inclusion training, and it introduced a "Unity Symbol" and a "Unity Statement."
UNC athletics announces salary cuts, expects up to $52 million in lost revenue
Coaches and staff members making $200,000 or more will have their salaries reduced by 20 percent. Coaches and staff members making $100,000 to $200,000 will have their salaries reduced by 10 percent. Coaches and staff members who make less than $100,000 will be furloughed for 15 days.
New book focuses on Larry Miller, 'lost legend' of UNC basketball
Stephen Demorest said his book details how Larry Miller’s career follows the arc of sports development in culture, where basketball went from a local enthusiasm to a national mania. Responsibility for that change lies in part with charismatic players like Miller and the role they play in creating fan loyalty, he said.
'Prepare for the worst, hope for the best': UNC merch stores in limbo without sports
Ellianna Tickle, the sales manager at Underground Printing, said the store has held off on ordering new North Carolina apparel and has mainly just restocked its most popular items, since the future of fall sports remains uncertain.
Column: American sports need to be put on pause
"There are simply too many people that have no problem cheering for the athlete that wears the number 7 on their back when they compete but have difficulty with speaking up about how wrong it was for Jacob Blake to get shot by police 7 times in the back."
Destiny Cox, a Tar Heel born and bred superstar for UNC Volleyball
Destiny Cox was slated to be the next great track star in her family, before she made a important announcement to her family. She wanted to play volleyball instead. As a four-your starter at Carrboro High School, Destiny led the team to a pair of Eastern Region runner-up finishes in 2014-15 and helped capture back-to-back state titles in 2016 and 2017, going on to earn NCHSAA 2A State Most Valuable Player honors two consecutive years. “My greatest accomplishment would be coming to UNC," Cox said. "Just because I could have honestly gone anywhere in the country I wanted to play volleyball, and so deciding to come here to an ACC school definitely surprised a lot of people, but I'm super proud of it.”
'Not what our hearts wanted': British women's soccer stars bid sad farewell to UNC
To hear them tell it, it wasn’t losing another shot at the title that hurt the most; it was the idea of leaving head coach Anson Dorrance, their assistant coaches and teammates in Chapel Hill after coming so close to national glory on multiple occasions.
'A long time coming': UNC football prepares to open the season Sept. 12
“You can tell the guys are excited about a game and excited about something coming up in the future that’s fun,” Brown said. “It’s been a long time coming, but they can feel now that we’re heading that way.”
UNC athletes, coaches fight for racial justice in Black Lives Matter march
More than 200 athletes and coaches marched from Franklin Street to Rosemary to Morehead Planetarium, where a handful of players gave speeches about racial injustice to conclude a memorable and important day in UNC sports history.
UNC Athletics announces no fans at home events until at least October
The athletics department "will continue to work with medical experts and the University to evaluate safety conditions with the hope that we can increase capacity in October," Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham said in a statement.
Sidelined: How we find stories when sports aren't happening
The biggest question sports desk is facing this year is finding things to write about when sports aren't happening. The answer is looking at the real-world effects losing sports in Chapel Hill is going to create for everything else.
UNC senior athletes reflect as they enter their final year of eligibility
With the coronavirus putting all seasons at risk, several UNC athletes are speaking out about the legacies they want to leave.
