On Friday, the day he turned 18, four-star sharpshooting combo guard Derek Dixon became Coach Hubert Davis’ first Class of 2025 commitment, making the announcement at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C.
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In year that began with heartbreak, Gio Bernard takes on Ironman challenge
Giovani Bernard will again wear a helmet and show off his athletic ability on Sunday, as he did for 10 NFL seasons. But it will be unlike any football challenge.
UNC faces big tests before ACC men’s opener against Jackets, but no California trips
North Carolina will face several challenging tests before the Tar Heels open their regular-season ACC title defense against Georgia Tech on Dec. 7.
UNC women face schedule unlike any in program history
The new 18-school ACC will mean a women’s basketball schedule unlike any in North Carolina program history that doesn’t conclude with a game against Duke.
Five-star guard Mullins eliminates Duke, has UNC in his final three
Five-star Class of 2025 shooting guard Braylon Mullins, who visited North Carolina two weekends ago, has the Tar Heels included among the final three schools he’s considering.
Tar Heels in NFL: Maye, Downs, Stewart and Heck make season debuts in Week 3; Brooks gets first NFL carry
Indianapolis’ Josh Downs finally made his season debut and Houston’s British Brooks got his first NFL carry during Week 3, but there wasn’t much production from former Tar Heels.
Brown says emotional postgame comments to team, sparked by frustration, were misinterpreted
Mack Brown admits he doesn’t handle losses very well and said Monday that’s what led him to ask his team a question in the dressing room Saturday after North Carolina’s 70–50 loss to James Madison that he regrets.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: James Madison
There’s really no polishing this lump of coal into anything resembling a diamond, and honestly, it’s hard to find too much to be positive about. With that in mind, this is a special edition of the Good, Bad, and Ugly Report: Ugly, Uglier, and Ugliest.
JMU ravages UNC’s defense in stunningly bad performance
CHAPEL HILL — It turns out that reports of North Carolina’s defense being much-improved needed a fact-check. James Madison delivered it on Saturday as the common lament since the 1970s about “the friendly skies of Carolina” came to mind.
No. 2 Heels, Heck look dominant, primed for another title after blowing out No. 15 Syracuse
CHAPEL HILL — The stakes weren’t as high as for North Carolina’s previous home field hockey match at Karen Shelton Stadium 309 days earlier, but the expectations are. The No. 2 Tar Heels finally played their home opener Friday on a sun-drenched afternoon, dominated possession and brought consistent offensive pressure to thump No. 15 Syracuse 5–0 in a packed stadium in their ACC opener.
ACC to reveal league basketball openers Monday, schedules Tuesday
The long wait for the basketball schedules for the new 18-team ACC is almost over. The schedules will be revealed Tuesday on ACC Network on “Nothing But Net” specials. The women’s schedule will be unveiled from 7 to 8 p.m., and the men’s schedule will be released from 8 to 9 p.m., complete with times and TV designations.
Four UNC teams ranked in top 10 in latest polls
North Carolina has four top-10 teams with the latest polls. Coach Erin Matson’s two-time reigning NCAA champion field hockey team leads the way. The Tar Heels (4–0), who play No. 15 Syracuse (4–1) in their home opener at 5 p.m. Friday (ESPN3), remain No. 2 in the NFHCA Top 25.
Criswell will continue to share QB snaps, first-team reps with Harrell
After three games, Jacolby Criswell is becoming a key part of North Carolina’s offense. Criswell will still share snaps with Conner Harrell for Saturday’s noon game (ACC Network) against James Madison (2–0). At his weekly press conference on Monday, Coach Mack Brown didn’t name a starter and said they would share starting reps in practice.
Tar Heels in NFL: Chandler has big day in Vikings’ win; potential Howell-Maye battle doesn’t happen
Ty Chandler ran for 82 yards and Javonte Williams collected 62 total yards to highlight Week 2, but what would have been a compelling matchup between Sam Howell and Drake Maye never materialized.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: N.C. Central
A state-championship-winning coaching friend once told me you can’t get a team up 12 times a season. Sometimes you’re going to have to grind out a win, particularly over an overmatched opponent. It appeared that North Carolina might have been taking FCS N.C. Central lightly.
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