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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.
Drake Powell is declaring for the NBA draft, he announced Wednesday on social media. Powell was listed in NBA mock drafts before the season but hasn’t been mentioned in most projections in the last couple of months. He has until June 15 at 5 p.m. to pull his name and be eligible to return for his sophomore season at Carolina, but some reports suggest that he intends to stay in the draft.
North Carolina’s men’s basketball non-conference opponents, except one, are known after the announcement Wednesday that the Tar Heels will face St. Bonaventure in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Nov. 25, in addition to the previously announced Nov. 27 game, Thanksgiving Day, in the event against Michigan State.
CHAPEL HILL — With big areas of standing water in several areas of the Bryson Field outfield, No. 8 North Carolina’s scheduled Tuesday game with Presbyterian was cancelled after the teams played only 2½ innings.
When Bill Belichick became UNC’s head football coach, he was expected to take the program places it hadn’t been before. That took on an added layer on Tuesday.
Ian Jackson will go home to play his sophomore season at St. John’s, according to multiple reports.
North Carolina jumped four spots to No. 8 in the D1 Baseball Top 25 after winning two of three games last weekend in an emotional series at Virginia Tech.
WASHINGTON — After putting on a dazzling display at the Jordan Brand Classic, Caleb Wilson said he’s ready to fulfill his dream of playing for Carolina and winning a championship.
Former South Alabama quarterback Gio Lopez, whose style has been compared to that of Michael Vick and Lamar Jackson, has committed to transferring to North Carolina.
Lynne Roberts missed her first chance to coach Alyssa Ustby but is delighted to have a second chance. The first-year Los Angeles Sparks coach couldn’t lure Ustby to Utah, where she coached for nine full seasons, when Ustby was a high school star in Minnesota and decided to play at North Carolina.
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina’s offense has piled up runs at an impressive rate of late, particularly in Tuesday non-conference games.
Alyssa Ustby and Maria Gakdeng signed free-agent WNBA contracts on Tuesday, one day after the WNBA draft.
UCLA guard Elina Aarnisalo is transferring to North Carolina, giving Coach Courtney Banghart her second transfer portal commitment of the offseason.
Guard Tray Crisp, who played at North Carolina last season after transferring from Arizona State, will play next season at Mississippi State, according to multiple reports.
Carolina missed a chance at getting Jarin Stevenson when he was a four-star high school recruit out of nearby Seaforth High School in Chatham County, but the Tar Heels made good on a second shot at the 2023 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year.
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