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Veesaar tears right ACL, expected to miss entire season
Henri Veesaar’s rookie NBA season is likely over before it started. The Atlanta Hawks announced Monday that the former North Carolina center suffered a torn right ACL during a workout last Tuesday, an injury that will require season-ending surgery.
UNC extends Forbes’ contract through 2032; assistants get extensions
North Carolina has extended baseball coach Scott Forbes’ contract through 2032 after a season that ended with the Tar Heels as national runners-up.
UNC’s men get ESPN spotlight on first night of SEC/ACC Challenge; women play on night two
Both Carolina basketball programs will open December on national television, with ESPN announcing game times and networks Monday for the fourth annual SEC/ACC Challenge.
Modest, but respectable: Where Malone’s first team falls in preseason rankings, metrics as practice starts
As North Carolina officially opens practice Tuesday in its first season under Coach Michael Malone, the unofficial preseason rankings give the Tar Heels a modest but respectable starting point with a roster rebuilt largely through the transfer portal.
Tar Heels in NFL: Hampton, Downs have big days; Maye wins but unsatisfied by his play
Several former Carolina players turned in strong Week 2 performances, topped by Los Angeles Chargers running back Omarion Hampton and Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs in losses. New England got its first win and Drake Maye outplayed Aaron Rodgers even though it was not his best day.
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More growing pains but progress as UNC falls in ACC field hockey opener
CHAPEL HILL — As a young North Carolina field hockey team works to improve, it’s going through a process that’s not common for the program: learning from losses. That has sometimes meant taking risks to create some momentum. On Sunday at Karen Shelton Stadium, one of those risks was Coach Erin Matson pulling goaltender Merritt Skubisz with seven minutes left for an extra attacker, trailing by a goal.
Smith, Hall shine in UNC’s PFF grades, which aren’t kind to Edwards
CLEMSON, S.C. — Buried in the snap counts and Pro Football Focus grades from UNC’s 28–20 collapse at Clemson is a reminder that not every number is grim, even in a game the Tar Heels once controlled and then let slip away.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Clemson
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Carolina plays a backup quarterback in his first career start and gets burned in a loss. Carolina is in a close game with Clemson before something strange happens. Carolina has a chance to make a statement and take a big step forward but falls flat in disappointing fashion.
On Saturday in Death Valley, it was all three.
UNC goes from dominating to collapsing, unable to finish job
CLEMSON, S.C. — Just when 25 years of Death Valley frustration for Carolina appeared to be over after a dominant start, that was followed by an epic collapse.
Former UNC center Gakdeng signs with WNBA’s Toronto Tempo
Former North Carolina center Maria Gakdeng signed a player-development contract with the WNBA’s Toronto Tempo on Saturday.
Short-handed No. 7 UNC rallies to give No. 2 Duke its first loss of season
CHAPEL HILL — Playing with impressive fight to easily overcome missing five starters, No. 7 North Carolina shot down No. 2 Duke’s unbeaten run. The Blue Devils, coming off a blowout of a then-No. 1 Stanford that was without six players at the U-20 World Cup, couldn’t take advantage of a short-handed Tar Heels team.
Three former UNC field hockey stars in grad school, hoping courts allow them to join team
It’s a wait-and-hope situation for the No. 11 North Carolina field hockey team, which could get a big boost if three stars from last year can play a fifth season.
Steve Belichick resigns as UNC concludes probe into football program; WR Chapman suspended
North Carolina has concluded its investigation into the football program’s culture and climate, and defensive coordinator Steve Belichick has resigned effective Oct. 27, once his current medical leave ends. In addition, wide receiver Keeyun Chapman has been suspended indefinitely.
UNC 8th in ACC in football roster spending, according to The Athletic
Even with the extensive financial investment in the Carolina football program, the amount of money spent on the Tar Heels’ roster is reportedly estimated to be only eighth in the ACC. That’s the conclusion of a story reported in The Athletic, which got “as many independent, trustworthy estimates as possible from people inside and outside” for 68 programs: Notre Dame and the Power Four schools.