Offensive Lineman Austin Blaske Embraces New Start With UNC Football
North Carolina transfer offensive lineman
Austin Blaske has his experiences and memories winning a pair of national titles and playing in the best program in college football during his time at Georgia. But he has a new football home in Chapel Hill, and not only does he intend on making the most of it, he’s doing so by earning everything he gets. (
Tar Heel Illustrated)
Errors Costly As Diamond Heels Fall at Duke in Series Opener
While No. 7 North Carolina’s numbers at home have been amazing, it’s been a different story on the road. That didn’t change Thursday. No. 11 Duke took advantage of three costly UNC errors to prevail 5-3 in an intense battle at Jack Coombs Field, befitting the rivalry. It dropped the Tar Heels to 7-10 away from Boshamer Stadium, where they are 32-2. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC Women's Golf Returns To NCAA Championship Friday
Senior Kayla Smith and sophomore Megan Streicher, who hold the top-two career scoring averages in UNC women's golf history, lead the University of North Carolina in the 2024 NCAA Championship, which begins Friday, May 17. The newly-renovated Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., is hosting the champion-ships for the first time. (
GoHeels.com)
Q&A: UNC Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts Addresses Realignment, Potential House Settlement
UNC interim chancellor Lee Roberts caught up with reporters Thursday at UNC's Board of Trustees meeting and discussed the state of the school's athletics. Within UNC's program, discussions about the athletics budget became a topic of discussion this week. In the larger landscape of college athletics, talks about realignment and NIL continue to run rampant. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC’s Bubba Cunningham was ready to talk athletics budget with trustees. Here’s why he didn’t
UNC athletics director Bubba Cunningham returned from the ACC’s spring meeting prepared to address the UNC Board of Trustees’ concerns. But mere minutes after the board motioned to go into a closed session — a session in which Chairman John Preyer previously indicated they would discuss the athletics budget — Cunningham exited the building. (
Yahoo! Sports)
UNC Baseball Duo Named Semifinalists For Dick Howser Trophy
UNC outfielder
Vance Honeycutt and pitcher
Matthew Matthijs have been named semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy, which is given to the top player in collegiate baseball based on two rounds of national voting by NCBWA members. Finalists will be announced Thursday, June 8. Honeycutt is hitting .333 with 22 home runs, and 27 stolen bases. (
GoHeels.com)
The Reemergence of UNC Pitcher Ben Peterson
When
Ben Peterson steps onto the mound, he looks down at the dirt and zeros in on the smallest pebble he can find. That small action locks the senior pitcher in for his time on the bump and it helps put the job ahead in perspective. “The target seems pretty big after that,” Peterson said with a laugh. Peterson's fastball regularly reaches 98 miles per hour. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Baseball: Weekend Preview at Duke
With UNC’s planned midweek game at UNCW cancelled, the Diamond Heels have just three games left in their regular season before the ACC Tournament and Selection Monday. Those three games are consequential — the Tar Heels will be playing at Duke this weekend in a series that could make UNC the ACC’s regular season champion. (
Tar Heel Blog)
Video: Discussing Drake Maye and New England Patriots with Mass Live's Chris Mason
Taylor Vippolis of Inside Carolina joins MassLive.com’s Patriots beat writer Chris Mason to talk about New England drafting
Drake Maye and the expectations and challenges ahead for the former Tar Heel quarterback. They discuss Maye's competitiveness, growing up in the shadows of Carolina greats, replacing Tom Brady, and more.
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Scott Forbes Breaking Through With His First Top-10 UNC Baseball Team
UNC baseball coach
Scott Forbes appears to be having his head coaching breakthrough right now. "A team that sacrifices the ‘me’ for the ‘we’ is a true team," Forbes said. "That’s what we have here right now." Heading into their regular-season-ending, three-game series at No. 13 Duke, the Tar Heels are ranked No. 4 nationally by Baseball America. (
Chapelboro.com)
Video: Julius Peppers, Ronald Curry Among The ACC's Best Football & Basketball 2-Sport Athletes
Julius Peppers dominated on the football field and was a key part of the Tar Heels 2000 Final Four team.
Ronald Curry played 54 games at point guard and led UNC in assists in 2001 while racking up over 6,000 yards of offense at quarterback before a 7-year NFL career. Check out some of the ACC's amazing dual-sport athletes.
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No. 7 UNC Baseball Visits No. 11 Duke To End Regular Season
This Carolina-Duke battle won’t be in Cameron Indoor Stadium but in an even older venue a short walk away, with the stakes and caliber typical of the rivals’ basketball battles. The No. 7 Tar Heels (39–11, 20–7 ACC) and No. 11 Blue Devils (36–16, 15–12) will meet in baseball at Jack Coombs Field — which opened in 1931 — for the first time in 10 years. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC Defensive Back Tyrane Stewart Making Jump From JuCo Level
Coming from a small town in Mississippi with fewer than 400 people,
Tyrane Stewart's initial perception of Chapel Hill certainly differed from how most people would describe the city. "How do you like Chapel Hill?" UNC football coach
Mack Brown asked him. "It's so big," Stewart replied. A new world opened up for Stewart once he arrived at North Carolina. (
Inside Carolina)
Carolina Basketball Scoring History By The Numbers
We continue looking into UNC's fabled basketball history. Today, we look at various scoring marks. Straight numbers as they apply to the progam: Led UNC in scoring in 15, 16 or 17 straight games: 17 by
George Glamack, 1939-40 into 1940-41. Double figures in 60 consecutive games: 64 by
Larry Miller, all 32 games in 1966-67 and 1967-68 (UNC record). (
Tar Heel Illustrated)
UNC AD Bubba Cunningham says he’s preparing to address trustees’ financial concerns
North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham on Monday mostly declined to comment about scathing complaints university trustees directed toward him and his department, amid a time of heightened economic anxiety throughout college athletics and the ACC. Cunningham, though, said he’d be prepared for a meeting with them later this week. (
AOL.com)