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What’s your favorite UNC national championship memory?
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. […]
How to Watch UNC Baseball take on Pitt in the ACC Semifinals
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 […]
UNC women’s lacrosse earns NCAA title game rematch with win over Maryland
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 […]
How do you get through the summer with no UNC sports?
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 […]
UNC Baseball runs away in ACC Quarterfinals 10-4
Jake Schaffner had four RBI with a double and triple, Owen Hull added three RBI, and ACC Freshman of the Year Caden Glauber helped shut down Virginia Tech with 5 2/3 innings of relief as the UNC Diamond Heels defeated the Hokies 10-4 Friday in Charlotte. They advance to the ACC Baseball Semifinals on Saturday. […]
Both UNC golf teams advance to NCAA nationals
There are several NCAA sports that are currently in or will being their NCAA Tournaments soon, and one of those is golf. Later today, the women’s golf championship will begin in Carlsbad, California, with the men’s following next week, starting on May 29th. Both of UNC’s golf teams will compete in the championship rounds, having […]
UNC women’s lacrosse faces Maryland in the Final Four
It’s championship weekend in NCAA lacrosse, and the UNC women are two wins away from claiming back-to-back national titles for the first time ever. The second-seeded Tar Heels will face third-seeded Maryland in the semifinals on Friday. It will be the 42nd matchup all-time between Carolina and Maryland, which puts the Terps behind only Virginia […]
UNC Baseball will play Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals
It’ll be an unfamiliar foe facing the Diamond Heels when they take Truist Field for the first time this ACC Tournament, namely the Virginia Tech Hokies. The 7th-seeded Hokies beat Notre Dame 17-10 during Wednesday’s action to advance in the bracket, and now UNC will get a look at one of the ACC teams they […]
Will UNC’s new basketball arena make them more competitive?
Let’s start with this: who wouldn’t want to attend a basketball game in a palace devoted to UNC’s tradition and fan experience? Modern design, modern amenities, ease of access, high-end concessions, great sight lines, multiple concourses, students with real access to quality lower level seating – what’s not to love? It’s an easy thing to […]
Who is the biggest “freak of nature” you saw play at UNC?
Arguably the biggest story in sports in recent days came in the NBA. On Monday night, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. A large reason — literally and figuratively — for the victory was San Antonio’s star Victor Wembanyama. The man known “Wemby” scored […]
What the latest ESPN NBA Mock Draft says about Caleb Wilson, Henri Veesaar, and Matt Able
The NBA Draft Combine is now over, and there are three Tar Heels that could have their name called on draft night should nobody withdraw their name. Two of those Tar Heels have already fully committed, but Matt Able is the guy that may or may not decide to return to college and play under […]
Extra Innings
The thermostat is under the impression that it is already summer. Record-breaking heat pushes the mercury closer and closer to that triple-digit mark, the one typically reserved for the simmering days of August — not May. Springtime yardwork has been feeling a lot like summertime yardwork lately here in North Carolina’s piedmont, and the calendar […]
Eight UNC baseball players land All-Conference honors
The Diamond Heels had a stellar regular season, finishing with an ACC record of 22-8 and a second-place finish in the conference. On Monday, eight players were recognized with All-ACC honors. The eight player awards were the most in the ACC, and the second most UNC has ever had in a single season. Freshman sensation […]
Is Carolina North really a viable spot for a mixed use hub?
My son and I attended an Atlanta Braves baseball game at Truist Park in the Battery. It’s a mixed-use area, with high-rise hotels, restaurants, entertainment venues, condominiums, retail spaces, and office spaces compressed into a hub around a sports complex. It’s an attractive concept, and it’s the proposed business model for a new arena at […]
Looking at NCAA Baseball Bracketology
The college baseball regular season has concluded and conference tournaments, including the ACC Tournament, are going to take place this week. It is plenty of teams’ last chance to either improve their resume or potentially make a magical run and earn automatic qualification for the NCAA Tournament and a chance at hoisting the College World […]
ACC Baseball Tournament info — seeding, location, bracket, tickets
The regular season is done! Long live the baseball postseason. This year, the ACC Baseball world will convene in Charlotte to play at the Knights’ stadium and crown another champion. It’s an opportunity for some teams to get one or two more quality wins for their resume before the NCAA Tournament Bracket comes out next […]
UNC men’s lacrosse eliminated in NCAA quarterfinals
The Carolina men’s lacrosse team saw its deepest NCAA tournament run since 2021 come to an end with a 13-11 loss to Syracuse on Saturday. The third-seeded Tar Heels went up 6-2 with just over five minutes remaining in the first half, but the sixth-seeded Orange took control with a 6-0 run that spanned the […]
What sport do you want to see UNC win their first national championship?
As Tar Heel Blog’s own David wrote about recently, there are quite a number of North Carolina Tar Heels teams wither still in or soon to start play in their sports’ respective NCAA Tournaments. While there’s a couple like basketball and soccer that have become the university’s most famous teams, UNC on the whole is […]
UNC Football announces Kenan Stadium 100th anniversary plans
Following up on the renewed interest in football with the Spring ACC Meetings completing this past week, and fresh off of two sell-out Savannah Bananas events, UNC announced this week that it’s time to celebrate Kenan Stadium’s 100th Anniversary, and in celebration the place is getting a bit of a glow-up. The logo could use […]
As a UNC Fan, what has been the most annoying fanbase you’ve encountered?
On Thursday Night, I ventured over to Dorrance Field to check out the Women’s Lacrosse Quarterfinal NCAA match between UNC and the Stanford Cardinal. It was the third time this season that the Tar Heels and the Cardinal had faced off this season, and each time ended with the Tar Heels winning. The vibe was […]
Deon Thompson set to return to UNC in coaching role
As we head towards the summer months, we should be starting to get less news in the college basketball world, but we’re not there yet. With new coach Michael Malone still putting together his first team at UNC, earlier this new, we heard about another new addition, this time to the coaching staff. According to […]
UNC women’s lacrosse advances to NCAA semifinals
The UNC women’s lacrosse team is two wins away from repeating as national champions after a 14-11 win over Stanford in the NCAA quarterfinals on Thursday. In their third game against the unseeded Cardinal this season, the second-seeded Tar Heels never trailed after jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. Stanford drew […]
UNC women’s tennis faces off against Texas A&M in the Elite Eight
UNC women’s tennis earned their spots hosting the Michigan Wolverines last weekend, prevailing 4-2 in a match that went the distance. NCAA matches feature an opening doubles face-off, one set each, winner take all. UNC’s Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton picked up half a point, winning their set 6-2. Meanwhile, Tatum Evans and Oby Kajuru fought their way to the other […]
UNC has six teams remaining in the hunt for a national title this weekend
UNC proudly sponsors 28 Olympic sports, five of which compete in NCAA tournaments at the moment. Four of them play over the the next four days, with baseball, ranked 2nd nationally, starting a three game series against NC State later today. Women’s golf earlier this week secured a spot in next week’s NCAA Championship. In […]
UNC Baseball travels to NC State to finish the regular season
Well, somehow we made it. The last of the 2025-26 collegiate athletic seasons comes to an end this weekend as the Tar Heels will travel over to face NC State before the ACC Baseball Championships start in Charlotte next week. The Tar Heels come into this series rolling. Since experiencing a couple of hiccups in […]
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