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UNC women open ACC play on Dec. 13 at home against N.C. State
North Carolina navigates a trip to Paris, cross-country trips, and a loaded non-conference gauntlet in its women’s basketball schedule this season which was revealed in full on Wednesday. The Tar Heels, coming off a Sweet 16 appearance, have eight games against teams ranked in last season’s final Top 25.
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Deja Kelly earns playoff MVP award, leads Charlotte to league title
Former UNC and Oregon standout Deja Kelly delivered the signature performance of her professional career and a championship. Kelly scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Charlotte Crown to an 81–76 comeback win over the Jacksonville Waves in the inaugural Upshot League championship game Saturday night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
UNC snap counts from TCU win reveal numerous iron men
The numbers behind Carolina’s 15–10 win over TCU tell a story of two units with a lot of endurance in the rain at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Middle linebacker Derek McDonald (top photo), the ACC linebacker of the week, and cornerback Jaiden Patterson each played all 72 defensive snaps, evidence of just how long UNC’s defense was out there against a TCU offense that leaned on the run and moved the chains often enough to make the Tar Heels earn every stop.
Tight end Thurman turns heads, tops last season’s numbers at Ohio State in one game
DUBLIN — Tight ends weren’t a big part of the passing game last season, but an Ohio State transfer is changing that in a big way. In one game, Jelani Thurman, who is on the watchlist for the John Mackey Award that goes to the nation’s top tight end, topped his season total from a year ago with the Buckeyes.
Howell shines in preseason finale, several Tar Heels sit, teams waive six
After a weekend when starters Drake Maye, Omarion Hampton, Josh Downs and Javonte Williams all sat out the final preseason games and Sam Howell had his best preseason showing, there was plenty of other roster activity, much of it not good for former UNC players.
Edwards solid in opener, but says Heels left ‘meat on the bone’
DUBLIN — Billy Edwards Jr. showed why he earned the starting spot with a solid but not spectacular performance. He didn’t throw any touchdown passes, but he also didn’t turn the ball over, going 16 of 28 for 232 yards, a total that Carolina hadn’t reached since 2024.
Plenty was said at halftime that sparked reset for UNC’s defense
DUBLIN — Things were said at halftime among players, likely some of it profane, and it reset North Carolina’s defense. The unit that emerged in the second half of the Tar Heels’ 15–10 victory over TCU on Saturday night in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium seemed to have a stronger resolve, and it caused issues for the Horned Frogs offense. TCU went scoreless for the last 49 minutes of the game.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: TCU
Well, I have to say, that was somewhat unexpected.
Defense huge as Heels get revenge on TCU in Dublin
DUBLIN — After a preseason with plenty of negative talk outside of the program, North Carolina may be the early talk of college football after an impressive opener. This looked like a totally different team than last season.
It felt like home in Dublin as UNC rides a dominant first half to win over Shelbourne FC
DUBLIN — Carolina may have been playing thousands of miles away against a professional team, but the friendly with Shelbourne FC felt like a home match for the Tar Heels. From the busloads of UNC fans who attended the game to the marching band performing at halftime to the Carolina blue skies, Dublin felt like home.
UNC women’s soccer match in Dublin first team trip abroad in 15 years, presents plenty of challenges
DUBLIN — The North Carolina women’s soccer team headed across the Atlantic this week, and the trip carried plenty of challenges and history along with it. The Tar Heels are in Dublin to face Shelbourne FC in an international friendly on Friday at 2 p.m. ET, a day before the UNC football team takes on TCU in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The games will be played in stadiums less than four miles apart, with the soccer match at Tolka Park and the football game at Aviva Stadium.
Pace’s departure among changes to Tar Heel Sports Network football broadcasts
DUBLIN — The football broadcasts on the Tar Heel Sports Network will sound a little different this season without a longtime voice and a returning voice in a new role.
UNC punter McCann-Gibbs’ homecoming comes as he still learns the sport
DUBLIN — Plenty of new experiences are kicking in for most Carolina players visiting Ireland for the first time, but it’s familiar territory for a freshman punter. What isn’t so familiar is American football.
Belichick says drivers on ‘wrong side,’ rain among Dublin adjustments
DUBLIN — Before North Carolina gets to the game plan, there were other important lessons for the Tar Heels to learn once they arrived in Ireland on Thursday. When crossing the street, looking right when you’d normally look left. While the football will be the same, even if the game is played in the rain, people drive on the left side of the road.