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CHAPEL HILL — Plenty was different at Dorrance Field on Thursday. But plenty looked familiar, like a rising star taking over the match and a Hall of Fame coach yelling at the players. It was the first home match in program history without the facility’s namesake as the head coach but the result was like most home openers over the years.
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.
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.
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.
Four-star shooting guard Lena Girardi has included North Carolina on her list of five potential college destinations.
Carolina diver Aranza Vazquez Montaño on Wednesday took the next step toward earning her first Olympic medal.
Both North Carolina soccer teams are in the top 10 of their respective United Soccer Coaches Top 25 preseason polls that the ACC tops and dominates.
Four-star forward Niko Bundalo, the No. 24-ranked player in the Class of 2025, has North Carolina on his list of the final eight schools he is considering.
Five-star wing Agot Makeer, the No. 6-ranked girls player in the Class of 2025, has North Carolina among the final six schools she is considering.
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