In a season full of games when Carolina couldn’t hold leads, the Tar Heels finally ended that trend with a game they never trailed.
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No. 6 Heels finish off sweep with dominant pitching from two 6–3 freshmen
CHAPEL HILL — The tall and short of it was that No. 6 North Carolina made quite a statement with its three-game opening-series sweep of Texas Tech.
Newcomers, returners impressive as No. 6 Heels sweep doubleheader with speed instead of power
CHAPEL HILL — No. 6 North Carolina picked up right where it left off, coming off a College World Series appearance with an impressive start on a chilly February afternoon.
Heels’ defense digs in at the end, Donarski drives them to victory
CHAPEL HILL — Once No. 12 North Carolina’s defense dug in, the Tar Heels wouldn’t be denied. Virginia Tech didn’t score again after tying it with 2:51 left as the Tar Heels pulled out a 67–62 win Thursday at Carmichael Arena for UNC’s fourth straight win to end a six-game losing streak against the Hokies.
Bacot pours in career-high 35 points, notches 13th double-double ahead of all-star appearance
Armando Bacot had it all going Wednesday afternoon, ahead of playing in Sunday’s G League Up Next event, the week he’s featured on “The Break” docuseries.
Video, complete transcript of UNC GM Michael Lombardi’s press conference
CHAPEL HILL — During a press conference on Tuesday at the Kenan Football Center, UNC general manager Michael Lombardi said he thinks of the Tar Heels as the 33rd NFL team and he is approaching it that way. Here’s a compete transcript of the press conference, along with a video of it:
Another first-half collapse, lack of fight dooms UNC, its NCAA chances
CLEMSON, S.C. — North Carolina’s early-season pattern of falling behind by double digits in the first half is back, dooming the Tar Heels’ NCAA tournament chances with another embarrassing effort.
UNC earns highest season rank in AP Top 25 women’s poll
After escaping Clemson with its third consecutive win, all on the road, North Carolina has earned its highest AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll ranking in more than two years. The Tar Heels (21–4, 9–3 ACC), unbeaten on the road at 7–0, moved up one spot to No. 12 in the latest poll, released Monday, their best ranking since being No. 11 on Jan. 30, 2023. UNC, which dropped one spot in the NET rankings to 14th after Sunday’s win, has been ranked no lower than 19th this season after going unranked for the final six polls last season.
UNC survives upset bid, late gaffe as Kelly keeps Heels unbeaten on the road
CLEMSON, S.C. — The road resembled Easy Street for No. 13 North Carolina most of the season until the Tar Heels veered into a path full of potholes Sunday, including a self-inflicted one at the end. The Tigers had lost seven of their previous eight games but didn’t play like it. Add to that UNC’s offensive struggles and poor shooting, and it produced a much more challenging-than-expected 53–51 victory at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Win over Pitt does little to help UNC’s NCAA chances, and there was other bad NET ranking news
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina may have kept its hopes alive of making the NCAA tournament with a Quad 2 home 67–66 victory Saturday over Pittsburgh, but the win did little to bolster the team’s resume, and there was bad NET ranking news. The Tar Heels (14–10, 7–5 ACC), who fell to 44th in the NET ranking after the loss at Duke a week earlier, slipped to 45th even though they didn’t play last week and stayed at 45th after the victory.
Cam Johnson to compete in NBA 3-point shooting contest
The Brooklyn Nets’ Cameron Johnson, on pace for career-highs in several categories, will be one of eight players in the 3-Point Contest on NBA All-Star weekend. Johnson scored 17 points and three 3-pointers in Brooklyn’s 119–112 Wednesday home loss to Washington in his return after missing six games with a right ankle sprain.
Belichick, girlfriend, make splash at NFL Honors, drawing comment from Snoop Dogg
You know that Carolina football has changed when Snoop Dogg talks about the program’s head football coach. That happened during the NFL Honors ceremony that the entertainer hosted Thursday night when he couldn’t help but notice Coach Bill Belichick arriving at the event in New Orleans with his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.
ACC drastically alters baseball tournament format to 16-team, single-elimination event
The ACC drastically changed the league’s baseball tournament format on Wednesday, with all 16 teams making a single-elimination tournament.
UNC’s next two games crucial, with few projecting them to make NCAA men’s field
With North Carolina’s chances of making the NCAA men’s tournament looking dire, a stretch of two games in three days beginning Saturday is crucial. Only 14.4% of bracket projections listed on Bracket Matrix (13 of 90) have the Tar Heels (13–10, 6–5 ACC) in the field 40 days away from Selection Sunday, with 12 of them predicting the Tar Heels as a No. 11 seed, which would mean a trip to Dayton, Ohio, for the First Four.
Hubert Davis says he’ll hire general manager, expand staff
North Carolina’s men’s basketball program will join UNC’s football program and many other basketball programs in adding a general manager, Coach Hubert Davis said on Monday night. During the “Hubert Davis Live” radio show, the fourth-year head coach said that a bigger staff is essential and that “we’re going to hire a GM.”
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