Lucas: UNC vs. Oklahoma CWS Rapid Reactions (Game 3)

Oklahoma simply outplayed UNC in every way Monday, cruising to a 13-2 win that earned them the national championship. The Sooners scored every inning except the first and the seventh. Were they the best team the entire season? Nope. But they were the best team in the final month. Home plate umpire Billy Van Raaphorst had a very difficult night. (GoHeels.com)

Mistakes, pitching issues end UNC Baseball's title dreams early

UNC Baseball's national title dreams vanished early Monday as the frustrations piled up. After an early baserunning mistake cost the Tar Heels a run, the pitching plan went awry, creating the biggest deficit of the season against the hottest team in the country. Oklahoma piled up the runs and coasted to a 13-2 victory and the Sooners’ third NCAA title. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Oklahoma rolls past Tar Heels 13-2 for 1st national championship since 1994 and SEC’s 7th in a row

Oklahoma capitalized on UNC's pitching struggles and got another clutch performance from LJ Mercurius out of the bullpen on its way to a 13-2 national championship victory in Game 3 of the College World Series finals Monday. The Sooners finished 11th in the SEC regular season and entered the NCAA Tournament off losses in seven of nine games. (Associated Press)

David’s Team: How UNC Baseball Helped One Young Fan Through Cancer

Earlier that day, Josh and David had walked around the corner of the Hilton, where the North Carolina baseball team was gathering before their sendoff to game one of the College World Series Championship Final. Folger Boaz saw David first and gave him a fist bump. Gavin Gallaher came over next and joked with the boy about an interview he’d done. (Inside Carolina)

For Dad, For Carolina: Erik Paulsen’s Omaha Story

Scott Forbes got a call very early on July 4, 2025. He knew it was bad news. He remembered the week his wife, Mandy, suddenly lost her father in 2011. This time it was Erik Paulsen, a transfer from Stony Brook, who had committed in May to spend his next season in Chapel Hill. It was the worst. Paulsen told his new coach that his father had passed. (Inside Carolina)

Caden Glauber Has Been Lights Out For UNC Baseball In The Postseason

By the end of the game, after the dust settled on a 6-2 Tar Heel victory over the Sooners, Caden Glauber pushed his season strikeout number to 114 and earned his 12th winning decision. Oh, and North Carolina became 29-0 in Glauber appearances. Five innings of scoreless work was no surprise to anyone; the righty has been nails all postseason. (TarHeel247)

Diamond Heels Turn to Jackson Rose for College World Series Championship Game

With its first national title up for grabs, UNC is handing the baseball to Jackson Rose. Rose, a freshman lefty, will be the Tar Heels starter for Game 3 of the College World Series national title game. Rose's last outing came five days ago in UNC's win over West Virginia to advance into the championship series. He went 4.1 innings, allowing two hits. (TarHeel247)

Viewpoints: What Three Tar Heels Taught Me in Omaha

In the best-of-three championship series against Oklahoma, the Tar Heels lost Game 1. That meant Game 2, on Father’s Day, was win-or-go-home. UNC won that game 6-2, forcing a deciding Game 3 tonight. Whatever happens in that final game, three young men gave me a weekend I won’t forget, and a few lessons worth carrying home to Chapel Hill. (Chapelboro.com)

Scott Forbes weighs starting pitching options for national title game

Scott Forbes hasn’t named a starter for UNC's national championship showdown with Oklahoma, and that uncertainty seemed to concern him less than the opportunity in front of his team. The Tar Heels enter Monday’s winner-take-all Game 3 of the College World Series Finals with what Forbes called an "all hands on deck" approach on the mound. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC and Oklahoma Set for Winner-Take-All Baseball National Championship Game

The Diamond Heels have reached Omaha nine times since 2006 — tied for the most of any Division I program during that span. Monday night, however, presents an opportunity that has come along only twice before in UNC Baseball history — and a chance to accomplish something no other Tar Heel team has ever done: win a national championship. (Inside Carolina)

Harrison Barnes helps unveil newly renovated basketball courts in familiar Mexican city

Harrison Barnes and his wife, Brittany, are back to their familiar charitable ways. The 2015 NBA champion helped unveil two renovated multipurpose courts in Saltillo, Mexico. The couple, which operates the Harrison and Brittany Barnes Community Fund, also paved the way for two improved courts in Saltillo last year while partnering with Spurs Give. (KENS5.com)

UNC Football Opponent Snapshot: Louisville

UNC Football hosts Louisville at Kenan Stadium on Nov. 14. The Tar Heels are 3-5 against the Cardinals and have only played them once in the last 14 years. That matchup was in 2017, when Louisville, then led by current UNC offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, beat UNC 47-35 in Chapel Hill. (TarHeel247)

UNC Baseball's Pitching Plan Unclear Entering Game 3

It's do-or-die for North Carolina on Monday night. The Tar Heels will face off with Oklahoma in Game 3, a true national championship game at Charles Schwab Field at 7 p.m. ET in the College World Series. With one game to win the program's first national title, it's unclear who head coach Scott Forbes might turn to on the mound — starter or in relief. (TarHeel247)

The Omaha Diaries, Day 8: Father’s Day

Erik Paulson Sr., a former NYPD detective, died July 4, 2025. He had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2024, a consequence of the toxic dust exposure he suffered as a first responder after the Sept. 11 attacks 23 years prior. Erik Sr. lived to see his son commit to UNC in the summer of 2025, but never saw him compete in a game as a Diamond Heel. (Chapelboro.com)

Caleb Wilson Among Jay Bilas' 2026 NBA Draft Superlatives

Most dynamic athlete: Caleb Wilson is a ridiculous athlete who drops jaws on the floor with his talents. He has a 7-0 wingspan and a 39.5-inch vertical, and does things with quick bounce. Peterson, Dybantsa, Michigan's Morez Johnson Jr., and Baylor's Cameron Carr are all super-dynamic athletes, but Wilson seems to have another step on his ladder. (ESPN)

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