Tar Heel born, bred, and working on that third thing
When the SCORE ACT withered in Congressional committee over months, Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) and Washington Senator Maria Cantwell (D) put forward a “bipartisan” alternative this week. The rule changes making headlines would directly address some of the most frustrating dynamics in college sports today. Eligibility would be capped at 5 years. Transfers would […]
UNC baseball overcame an early three-run deficit and came back to defeat East Carolina 7-5 in the Chapel Hill Regional of the NCAA tournament. The Heels are now only one win away from advancing to the Super Regionals. The Heels got off to a slow start. ECU got out of a bases loaded jam in […]
The 6’11”, 212 lb Greek native comes to Carolina from Panathinaikos, a club competing in Greece’s top professional league as well as the EuroLeague. 21 years old, Samodurov has represented Greece on their U20 team as well as the national team. At UNC, he projects to share minutes with Sayon Keita in the middle, with […]
Twenty-four hours ago, UNC looked like it was in for one of the toughest regionals out of any of the top eight seeds — if not top sixteen. They were staring down a team they had already played before, and then they would face the winner of an ECU-Tennessee game that had saved their Aces […]
Things most college fans say they want: Things every college fan knows they want: In an ideal world, any proposed “fix” for college sports would make these two lists compatible. However, what happens if those two things come into conflict? Fact: rules help some more than others. We have a phrase for that: “It depends […]
There have already been some big-time upsets to open Regional play this NCAA Baseball championship, but the Diamond Heels of North Carolina made sure that they were not going to be among the highly-ranked teams to find themselves in the losers’ bracket. The Heels rode a gem of a start from Ryan Lynch to post […]
The ACC basketball schedule was released yesterday, and we now know what Carolina’s 2026-27 conference slate will look like. The good news is there are some parts of the schedule that are much easier than last season, but the bad news is that their home-and-home opponent not named Duke is a brutal one. Let’s take […]
Welcome to the last tournament of the 2025-26 NCAA school year and arguably one of the most difficult to win. Unlike most other tournaments that are single elimination and bracket luck will exist along the way, the NCAA Baseball Tournament forces you to get through multiple formats in order to hoist the title. You have […]
Later today, the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team will begin their quest for the College World Series and the school’s first national championship in the sport. The format of the NCAA Baseball Tournament and just the nature of baseball as a sport mean that so many things have to go your way to take […]
I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and I’m still not sure if Carolina or Tennessee should be more unhappy with ECU being placed in this regional. Looking at it from a UNC perspective, you expect to be able to enjoy a strong home-field advantage when you host a regional. That’s going to be watered […]
Tennessee was awarded the number two seed in the Chapel Hill Regional; the Vols will face off against the third seeded Pirates of ECU, with the winner facing the winner of the UNC-VCU matchup later that day. The Volunteers are coached by first-year skipper Josh Elander after longtime coach Tony Vitello left to coach the […]
The North Carolina Tar Heels first matchup in the Chapel Hill Regional is against the VCU Rams, in what could be argued is a revenge game for the Tar Heels after the basketball mishap in March. The teams meet each other in the second game on Friday with the winner advancing to play the winner […]
It’s no secret that the NCAA has taken the approach of having everyone else fix their problems over the last 5+ years. Things took a unique turn back in 2021 when Congress got involved, forcing NIL to return to college athletics. We have been in lawless territory since then, and because the NCAA refuses to, […]
When it comes to the University of North Carolina and soccer, the women’s team is probably the first thing you think of. UNC women’s soccer has quite famously won 22 NCAA Tournament championships and sent countless players into the ranks of the US Women’s National Team. Many of those players have gone on to help […]
Over the past couple days, the North Carolina Tar Heels’ women’s golf team was out competing at the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, California. While the championships will continue through the final rounds later today, Carolina hasn’t quite made it all the way to the end. However, it’s been a good season overall for them, so […]
The final postseason of the college athletic season is finally here, and once again, the Diamond Heels of the University of North Carolina will be hosting a regional in the NCAA Tournament. College baseball seems to be drawing more eyes than ever this year, but given that most regular-season games are still on streaming-only platforms […]
Today it was announced that NC State transfer Matt Able withdrew from the NBA Draft, and he will officially play for UNC for the 2026-27 season. His decision to officially make his way to campus is the break that Michael Malone and his staff needed after Henri Veesaar decided that he was done with college. […]
The NBA Playoffs, Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the MLB regular season are all happening right now, so needless to say there’s more than enough sports action to go around. It’s hard to keep track of it all if you a fan of each of the three major pro sports, but for many of us here […]
Selection Monday has occurred, and for the 3rd straight year, the Diamond Heels of UNC will host a regional as a top-8 overall seed in the NCAA Baseball Championship. UNC was named the #5 overall seed and will host #2 seed Tennessee, #3 East Carolina (winners of the American), and #4 Virginia Commonwealth (winners of […]
The Carolina women’s lacrosse team came up short in its bid for back-to-back national championships on Sunday, losing 14-11 to top-seeded Northwestern after having two goals taken off the board. The second-seeded Tar Heels went down 3-0 in the first four minutes of the game, then clawed back to even the score at 6-6 going […]
UNC baseball’s offense roared to life in their semi-final matchup against Pittsburgh, battering the Panthers pitchers for 22 hit en route to a 13-5 victory. Every UNC starter recorded at least one hit, and the Heels smacked five home runs as they continued the power surge that started against Virginia Tech. UNC spotted Pittsburgh a […]
Later today, the North Carolina Tar Heels women’s lacrosse team will face off against Northwestern for the 2026 national championship. A victory would mark the fifth national title for the women’s lacrosse team, and their third in the last five years. Further more, it would be the 53rd overall national championship from a UNC team. […]
When you have a single elimination tournament, there’s always a chance for someone to take advantage and play the spoiler. The Tar Heels have found themselves matched up with that team. A couple of weeks ago when the Pitt Panthers came to Chapel Hill for their series, our own Akil Guruparan noted in his preview […]
The UNC women’s lacrosse team punched its ticket back to the national championship game in emphatic fashion on Friday. The second-seeded Tar Heels outscored third-seeded Maryland 8-2 in the second half for a 16-6 win, with the 10-goal margin matching the Terps’ largest NCAA Tournament loss ever. The game was tied 3-3 early in the […]
Seasons come and go, and they affect us differently. I’m a big fan of spring and summer, with daylight savings time and extended sunlight. Fall and winter have their magical moments, but the shortened days and longer nights I find a drag. Psychologists call it “seasonal affective disorder,” a mild depression correlated with the diminished […]