COLUMN: For UNC football, a potential return to prominence comes under Mack Brown
"While it remains to be seen, there is a good chance that the return of the Mack could yield good results for Carolina football, and return to dominance in the ACC."
UNC ATHLETICS AND STUDENT ATHLETES
UNC reveals academic data on student-athlete performance in report to BOG
During the Board of Governors meeting a report aiming to make UNC system athletics more transparent was revealed. Here are the findings of this report.
‘The type of person I want to be around’: Katie Hoeg drives UNC women's lacrosse
Katie Hoeg's lacrosse career took off and her work ethic and family would drive her to the success she's had, from being ranked the No. 6 recruit in the country to earning first-team All-American honors and breaking UNCs single-season points record as only a sophomore.
Here's a preview of what UNC's roster could look like for the 2019-20 season
The 2019-20 Tar Heels will inevitably have to lean more on their younger talent, which they hope will include Anthony and Achiuwa.
New bill in Congress could allow student athletes to profit off their image
A bill introduced in Congress may allow student-athletes to financially benefit from their name, image or likeness.
Chapel Hill Town Council approves bonds for up to $98 million to fund Rams Club projects
The bonds aim to fund old and new athletic construction projects at UNC and are expected to be issued in the first quarter of 2019.
Even after rising to UNC baseball stardom, Michael Busch is still 'same exact kid'
Read about Busch's journey from the Midwest to ACC baseball stardom.
UNC women's basketball feeds off electric crowd in 78-73 win over No. 1 Notre Dame
The Tar Heels seemed to feed off the crowd in its win over Notre Dame on Sunday. After an impressive third quarter that gave UNC a 62-53 lead, Notre Dame (19-2, 6-1 ACC) came storming back with a 12-1 run to begin the fourth quarter. The run was extinguished when redshirt junior guard Stephanie Watts and sophomore center Janelle Bailey each made a clutch basket to keep the Tar Heels in the game.
Will this weekend finally bring UNC a natty in hurling?
UNC Irish Sports Club has created a welcoming and talented community through "the fastest sport on grass."
This is why you never win the UNC basketball ticket lotteries
Do you ever wonder why you're so unlucky, especially when it comes to the UNC basketball lottery? Despite the "fair" lottery system in place, many students themselves without tickets time after time despite the benefits of Carolina Fever. Read more to discover the ins and outs of the lottery system and Carolina Fever.
Join us in our jealousy of this UNC first-year who met Ellen DeGeneres
Hunter Sigmund and his boyfriend's relationship has been thrust into the public eye. But they're using this attention to help other LGBTQ+ youth.
UNC student-athletes join the conversation over Silent Sam
“I'm not just important because I dribble a ball, or throw a football or I toss a softball around. That's not the only thing that defines me, so I like this new realm.”
Relive the biggest moments in UNC field hockey and women's soccer's 2018 season
From victory to heartbreak, the North Carolina field hockey and women's soccer teams dominated the fall season.
Year in Review: How Mack Brown replaced Larry Fedora as UNC football head coach
Mack Brown is back as head coach and ready to reassemble North Carolina to become the successful team as it was years before.
Thanks to the NFL, UNC is participating in a CTE study with part of a $14.7 million grant
You may have heard about the tragic death of a former UNC football player who was homeless and nearly unrecognizable in 2015. But his story highlights the way C.T.E. brain injuries follow and affect athletes long after they hang up their jerseys and walk across the stage at graduation. Stories like these and years of research have culminated with the NFL offering UNC, along with other partners, a grant to help develop new findings on catching and preventing C.T.E.
How Lindsey Lemke and the sister survivors overcame 30 years of abuse
“The tears, sadness, pain, guilt, frustrations, depression, anxiety, sleepless nights — it was all so worth it in that moment,” Lemke said. “Being courageous and coming out with my story was so tough for many different reasons that many others didn’t really have to worry about since I was a current MSU athlete at the time.” Read about Lindsey Lemke's journey through the corruption of the gymnastics world, from Michigan to Chapel Hill to a courtroom testifying against Larry Nassar.
Bored with your workout routine? A new barre.[d] studio comes to Franklin Street
Put down those dumbbells and stretch out your toes; a new barre studio is opening on Franklin Street with deals for college students. No experience required, but it's harder than it looks.
ACC disagrees with Fedora, reprimands UNC and N.C. State football players for fight
After an embarrassing loss to N.C. state to conclude a dismal season, UNC football's season finale game erupted into physical fighting against N.C. state. Here's what Fedora had to say, and what punishments those involved will face.
UNC head football coach Larry Fedora will not be retained, no replacement yet named
Larry Fedora's seventh year as the UNC head football coach is also his last, the University announced on Sunday. The announcement came just after a loss to N.C. State marked the end of North Carolina football's worst season since 2003. During his tenure, UNC had a combined record of 45-43 — having some of its best and worst seasons in recent program history under the coach. Read about Fedora's turbulent time at the helm of the Tar Heels here.
Analysis: What Coby White’s start on Friday means for UNC basketball
Friday night's exhibition win over Mount Olive signaled to Tar Heel fans that even though Coach Williams is running a program — he isn’t afraid to have a first-year be his next in command.
