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There won’t be late-night Carolina basketball at the Jumpman Invitational this season. One year after both Tar Heels teams played in the second game of the doubleheaders on both nights at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center, they will play Florida in the first game each evening.
North Carolina moved up three spots to No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 women’s poll released Tuesday after kicking off the season with two victories in Colorado.
A game in Greensboro against UConn, a home game against Kentucky and the program’s first appearance in the Battle 4 Atlantis highlight a challenging UNC nonconference women’s basketball schedule released Tuesday.
North Carolina will face Dayton in the first round of the Maui Invitational when the Tar Heels play in Maui for the first time since 2016 and for a record ninth time.
Junior Kate Faasse came to the late rescue of the No. 8 North Carolina women’s soccer team. With the Tar Heels trailing by a goal, she scored two goals in the last three minutes as they rallied for a 3–2 victory over Colorado on a steamy Sunday afternoon in Boulder, Colo.
Sam Howell knows he will begin the season as the Seattle Seahawks’ backup quarterback behind Geno Smith, but he’s proving during the preseason that he has star potential if given the opportunity.
Entering the day as the Houston Texans’ sixth-string rookie running back, British Brooks had to make the most of his opportunities to impress the coaches with final cuts scheduled for Aug. 27. Even though he got only five carries, he did just that.
CHAPEL HILL — You won’t find out officially who North Carolina’s starting quarterback will be to start the season until the first offensive play of the Aug. 29 opener at Minnesota.
Caliyah DeVillasee, the No. 9 point guard in ESPN’s Class of 2025 ranking, has North Carolina in her final six and will announce her choice on Sept. 1.
When Drake Maye scored his first professional touchdown on a four-yard run in Thursday night’s exhibition game, he casually tossed the ball in the air just after entering the end zone, soon to be mobbed by teammates. Playing two quarters after getting only six snaps in New England’s first exhibition game, Maye looked sharp playing with reserves in the second quarter, going through progressions well and dumping the ball off for short passes when needed.
CHAPEL HILL — Another big story kicked aside Anson Dorrance’s grand retirement plan for his last game.
Watching Anson Dorrance hold court during a postgame press conference on the field named after him was often as entertaining as watching his Carolina women’s soccer team play.
During the first full weekend of NFL exhibition games, some Tar Heels tried to move up the depth chart, and others worked simply to win roster spots, while many who expect to play more significant roles got limited snaps.
Anson Dorrance brought so many intangibles to UNC and the women’s soccer program that are difficult to quantify. He built the program from scratch and turned it into the most impressive dynasty in college sports history. From what you can quantify, here’s a look at the greatness by the numbers of Dorrance, who retired on Sunday.
Four-star shooting guard Lena Girardi has included North Carolina on her list of five potential college destinations.
