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CHAPEL HILL — No. 4 North Carolina rallied from a four-run deficit to tie in the eighth inning, only for the Tar Heels’ bullpen to let them down. Against four relievers, No. 16 N.C. State scored three runs in the ninth inning to take an 8–5 win Friday at Boshamer Stadium, with the series-deciding game at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The UNC Athletics department said Friday that Pablo Torre’s report that Jordon Hudson, the girlfriend of Carolina football coach Bill Belichick, is banned from the school’s football facility isn’t accurate.
CHAPEL HILL — With senior right-hander Jake Knapp and the Carolina offense locked in, the Tar Heels dominated No. 16 N.C. State in Thursday’s series opener. UNC played to the level of its No. 4 ranking, coasting to a 7–1 victory Thursday night at Boshamer Stadium, with the speed of center fielder Kane Kepley igniting the offensive show.
The ACC has approved reducing the men’s basketball conference schedule from 20 to 18 games, but the schedule will work differently from the 18-game format used last season in women’s basketball.
It’s challenging to make a WNBA roster as an undrafted rookie. But if there’s a path, Deja Kelly may be laying it out. The former North Carolina and Oregon point guard received the Las Vegas Aces’ final training camp invitation, and she is making the most of her chance.
CHAPEL HILL — This wasn’t the typical mid-week nonconference game for No. 4 North Carolina, but the result was typical.
Heading into a big final two weeks of the regular season after finishing the exam break, North Carolina held at No. 4 in the D1 Baseball Top 25 poll.
North Carolina’s expected matchup with Ohio State in a CBS Sports Classic with an altered field was officially announced on Thursday.
Taissa Queiroz could only watch from the sidelines as North Carolina’s women’s basketball team made a run to the Sweet 16, but the incoming four-star freshman forward will be part of a couple of high-profile WNBA exhibition games this weekend. In addition, three former UNC players will make their WNBA preseason debuts in the coming days.
CHAPEL HILL — Tyson Bass came to UNC with a reputation as a dangerous power hitter, and showed that off during the fall season. That’s been slow to come this spring, but after hitting only four home runs in his first 40 games, the graduate right fielder has three homers in the last four.
North Carolina tied for its highest ranking of the season at No. 4 in the D1 Baseball Top 25 released Monday morning.
No. 8 North Carolina hasn’t displayed the power of last season’s College World Series team, but the Tar Heels broke out of that in Pittsburgh on Friday. Sophomore third baseman Gavin Gallaher hit three runs and sophomore catcher Luke Stevenson swatted two as the Tar Heels blasted a season-high seven, rolling to a 15–5 victory over Pitt at Charles L. Cost Field in the opener of a three-game ACC series.
North Carolina added its fifth player out of the transfer portal Friday when former Virginia Tech guard Jaydon Young committed to the Tar Heels.
Roster continuity is a challenge in the transfer portal era, both for the programs and their fans, who are used to following players for multiple seasons. The jarring amount of transition in Carolina’s men’s basketball program is the most significant in 20 years.
Nyla Brooks’ supreme confidence matches her dazzling and versatile skills on the court. Both were evident in the 6–1 five-star wing’s performance in two national all-star games and her assessment of what the incoming freshman will bring to North Carolina.
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