Williams has career-best rushing day; big Maye win; Carter scores; Hampton hurt

On Sunday afternoon, it felt like 2020 when Javonte Williams and Michael Carter were scoring touchdowns for Carolina. Sunday night, Drake Maye showed he’s poised to be a star in the NFL.

Flipping the switch: Powell’s fire finds home at Carolina

CHAPEL HILL — He doesn’t mean to do it. He snaps. One bad possession, one missed defensive rotation and suddenly, Jonathan Powell is tearing at his practice jersey, fabric ripping down the middle, and emotion flowing. It’s not a tantrum. It’s combustion.

Blue-White scrimmage photo gallery

Here are some images from the first public appearance of the season’s North Carolina men’s basketball game at the Blue-White scrimmage Saturday afternoon at the Smith Center.

Newcomers impressive in Blue-White game, but turnovers were an issue

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina fans gladly turned their attention to men’s basketball after watching the Tar Heels’ football team get blown out by Clemson, and they discovered that there are plenty of reasons to look forward to basketball season.

With another embarrassing loss, this looks like the worst UNC team in decade

CHAPEL HILL — On a day when Ludacris gave a pre-game concert at Polk Place, what transpired at Kenan Stadium was beyond ludicrous. The only competition from North Carolina was whether the Tar Heels’ offense or defense was worse in an embarrassing 38–3 loss to Clemson in their ACC opener Saturday.

RJ Davis has productive preseason debut with the Lakers

RJ Davis had a productive preseason debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. In the Lakers’ 103–81 loss to the Phoenix Suns at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., he put up the team’s second-highest point total with 14 points, only surpassed by the 20 points from expected starter Austin Reaves.

Details and what to expect at Blue-White scrimmage

Fans will get their first chance to see the new-look Carolina men’s basketball team Saturday at the Blue-White scrimmage at the Smith Center. What can you expect to see at the scrimmage, which is scheduled to start about an hour after the conclusion of the noon UNC-Clemson football game?

Lopez questionable for Clemson game; Yates probable

Quarterback Gio Lopez is listed as questionable for the Clemson game in the ACC availability report released on Thursday night.

UNC, Butler agree to home-and-home men’s basketball series

Nearly a century after their first meeting, two top men’s basketball programs — North Carolina and Butler — have agreed to a home-and-home series.

Carter expected to start for Cardinals after two running backs go on IR

Michael Carter could go from practice squad one week, to getting one carry the next week, to starting this week. That wild turn of events was set into motion because the Arizona Cardinals first placed running back James Conner on injured reserve on Sept. 23 with a foot injury, and then placed Trey Benson on injured reserve on Monday with a knee injury.

UNC men, women to play on ABC next season

ABC will televise two North Carolina games as part of its college basketball package, one each for the men’s and women’s teams.

Plug and play: Blaske’s versatility powers UNC’s offensive line stability

When North Carolina offensive lineman Austin Blaske looks at the Tar Heels’ front five, he doesn’t just see positions. He sees combinations. A 6-foot-5, 310-pound graduate transfer from Georgia, Blaske gives UNC something it badly needs after a September filled with shuffling and injuries: someone who can line up anywhere.

UNC’s men’s basketball headed to Cherokee for fan-focused weekend

The North Carolina men’s basketball team is heading west — not for a game, but for a weekend of connection, celebration and a sneak peek at the season ahead.

Belichick preaches consistency as UNC prepares for Clemson

Consistency was the word Bill Belichick kept coming back to as North Carolina comes off the open date and heads into Saturday’s ACC opener against Clemson.