Defensive Lineman Leroy Jackson Working to Build on Breakout Season at UNC

Now a redshirt sophomore Leroy Jackson enters 2026 as UNC Football’s third-leading returning tackler along the defensive line, trailing Melkart Abou-Jaoude (47) and Isaiah Johnson (41), as the unit carries a sense of continuity into the new season. Five Tar Heel defensive linemen who logged 100-plus snaps in 2025 are set to return to Chapel Hill. (Inside Carolina)

Reese Brantmeier Named ACC Women's Tennis POTY, Five Tar Heels All-ACC

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced women's tennis yearly awards and All-ACC teams Thursday. Reese Brantmeier was named ACC Player of the Year for the second straight season with five Tar Heels earning All-ACC honors. Brantmeier was named first-team All-ACC in singles while Tatum Evans and Oby Kajuru were named to the second team. (GoHeels.com)

Diamond Heels Visit Rival Duke For Weekend Series

While the buzz may not hum as loudly as it does for a basketball matchup, it's still rivalry weekend whenever North Carolina faces Duke. The No. 2 Tar Heels (34-7-1, 16-6) bound in off a series victory over now-No. 3 Georgia Tech, while the Blue Devils (22-21, 8-13) look to snap a five-game skid. The series begins Thursday at Jack Coombs Field in Durham. (TarHeel247)

How far has UNC Football fallen?

As fans, we’ve been there for the end of the Larry Fedora era, the start of Mack Brown 1.0, the sputtering of Carl Torbush, John Bunting’s collapse, and the embarrassment of how the Butch Davis era ended. I’d argue that in this age where it’s easier to get into the College Football Playoff that this is the lowest UNC Football has been in quite some time. (Tar Heel Blog)

No. 2 UNC Baseball Hits The Road For Rivalry Series With Duke

UNC Baseball takes a quick trip eight miles away as the crow flies to face cross-town rivals Duke for another ACC weekend. A Thursday night ACC Network showing will kick things off. UNC sits one game back of Georgia Tech for first place in the ACC. The Tar Heels have won each of the last six series against the Blue Devils and nine of the last 10 overall. (GoHeels.com)

This Week in UNC Baseball: Bigger Than The Wins

Scott Forbes: "That was awesome. Hanging out with the 2006 guys and to have that type of buzz around the GT series was even better. I felt good about our chances, too, because those guys were here, and they’re going to bring us a lot of good mojo. To see them 20 years later, when they’re together, it’s like they’re back here together when they played." (Inside Carolina)

Carolina is calling Eric Church home

Country music superstar Eric Church has traveled the world performing songs for millions of fans. Through it all, one thing kept him connected to North Carolina. "I would stay up to watch Carolina basketball just to feel closer to home,” said Church. Church is coming home to Carolina to deliver the Spring Commencement address May 9 in Kenan Stadium. (UNC.edu)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Henri Veesaar and Incoming Transfers

Which of UNC Basketball's transfer additions will have the biggest impact? Coach Bill Robinson and Isaac Schade discuss Terrence Brown, Matt Able, Neo Avdalas, along with Henri Veesaar’s looming NBA Draft decision, while setting the record straight on some recent reporting. (View Video)

UNC Catcher Macon Winslow Bolsters New Blue Ahead of Return to Duke

Last season, the folks at Boshamer Stadium weren't exactly friendly toward Duke catcher Macon Winslow. This spring, they chanted his name as he clobbered a two-run home run for UNC against the No. 2 team in the country, when now-second ranked North Carolina took care of Georgia Tech. That's what happens when you wear the right color blue. (TarHeel247)

UNC Women’s Lacrosse Places Eight On All-ACC Teams

UNC Women's Lacrosse placed eight players on the All-ACC teams, the league announced on Tuesday. Sam Forrest, Chloe Humphrey, Kate Levy, Eliza Osburn, and Addison Pattillo were named first team, while Brooklyn Walker-Welch appeared on the second team. Kaleigh Harden and Kiley Mottice rounded out the selections on the third team. (GoHeels.com)

Michael Malone Managing New NCAA World With Proven Power 5 Performers

Michael Malone is back in college basketball for the first time in 25 years. He spent the past quarter-century in the National Basketball Association, most recently leading seven consecutive playoff teams with the Denver Nuggets, including the 2023 NBA champions. The college game is much different now, especially when it comes to roster management. (Chapelboro.com)

Emily LeGette Sets UNC Home Run Record, Softball Falls In Extra Innings To South Carolina

UNC Softball dropped an extra-inning heartbreaker to South Carolina, 16-14, that saw them battle back before falling short (Highlights). There was history in the first inning with Emily LeGette hitting her UNC-record 25th home run of the season. It was also the 93rd home run of the season for the Tar Heels which breaks the record previously set in 2015. (GoHeels.com)

Why Lawrence Taylor is the New York Giants’ Greatest NFL Draft Pick of All Time

In the 89 years since the NFL Draft process was instituted, there has been just one draft pick made by the New York Giants in their history that stands head and shoulders above everyone else for the title of best draft pick in franchise history, and it was a pick that the Giants happened to land by luck. The pick, of course, is outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor. (Sports Illustrated)

UNC earns top national rankings for graduate education

Numerous UNC graduate programs received high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” list, with 20 placing among the top 10 in the nation in their respective categories. UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is once again the No. 1 pharmacy school in the country. This is the fourth consecutive top ranking for the school. (UNC.edu)

Bobby Petrino’s Offense Building Behind UNC Football's Youth Movement

A much different and much younger UNC Football team enters the closing stretch of spring practice this week. After a season in which the Tar Heels ranked 131st out of 136 Division I teams in total offense, Bobby Petrino, who brings more than four decades of coaching experience and an impressive offensive resume, enters his first season in Chapel Hill. (Inside Carolina)

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