Video: This Week in UNC Baseball with Scott Forbes - No Rest as UNC's Quest Continues
UNC Baseball coach
Scott Forbes joins Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent to discuss the 2026 season, the chaotic weeks since the College World Series ended, the recruiting plan to restock the
Tar Heel roster, the joy watching players chase their professional dreams, and more.
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Thu Jul 30
Carolina North advisory group tours site of future UNC expansion
On Monday, a group of key stakeholders at the UNC toured the site of what is set to be a major expansion project for the university. Dozens of faculty members, students, community members and alumni walked the old runway at Horace Williams Airport off Estes Drive. The 230-acre site is set to be the future home of a new mixed-use campus. (
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Bruce Feldman eviscerates Michael Lombardi: ‘He is the worst general manager in college sports’
Michael Lombardi was brought to North Carolina to be proof that a college football program could run like an NFL front office. These days, he’s proof of something else. UNC placed its embattled general manager on paid administrative leave Monday, effective immediately, with the school offering almost no explanation for the move. (
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UNC Football Opens Preseason Camp
Football is back. No, there aren't wins and losses yet, but the Tar Heels will take the practice field Thursday morning for their first fall camp practice as they ramp up for the 2026 season opener against TCU in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 29 — now less than a month away. North Carolina will do so with a gray cloud still hanging over the program. (
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Best-selling novelist, UNC alum Sarah Dessen reflects on her ‘Change of Plans’
At UNC, Sarah Dessen initially chose psychology as her major. But after she took a creative writing class with the late Doris Betts, she was hooked. “I always tell students to follow what interests you, to take all kinds of classes,” Dessen said. “In Doris’ class, I knew this was what I wanted to do.” Dessen’s books have sold millions of copies worldwide. (
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For Michael Busch, stronger plate discipline has come with an interesting tradeoff
After a 34-homer season in 2025 while mostly serving as a platoon bat for the Chicago Cubs,
Michael Busch appeared to be on the verge of establishing himself as one of MLB’s premier first basemen -- a key cog in a lineup vying for its second straight postseason appearance. However, he’s gone about his production in a very different way than in 2025. (
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UNC’s Michael Lombardi faces evisceration from national analysts
UNC's decision to place football general manager Michael Lombardi on paid administrative leave has intensified scrutiny of
Bill Belichick's first year in Chapel Hill, with national analysts calling Lombardi's tenure one of the biggest failures of the Tar Heels' new era. "He should be getting his paycheck with a ski mask on," The Athletic's Ralph Russo said. (
USA Today)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Kevin Thomas' Potential Impact On UNC Basketball
UNC Basketball faces a pivotal freshman shake-up as high-upside wing
Kevin Thomas looks ready to contribute sooner than expected. Is the talented small forward flying under the radar or about to make an immediate impact for the Tar Heels?
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Wed Jul 29
UNC's Gabby White To Join Nigerian Women's Basketball National Team On Exhibition Tour In China
Building her resume on the international stage, UNC's
Gabby White is set to join the Nigerian National Team on an exhibition tour across China, playing multiple games from August 4-15. Before heading to Asia, White will attend training camp in Chicago from July 29-August 3. Nigeria is ramping up towards the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. (
GoHeels.com)
Ranking the top 5 wide receivers in UNC Football history
Whenever a program produces great quarterbacks, big-time receivers follow. UNC is often linked with star running backs and, more recently, high-powered passing games, but the Tar Heels have also turned out some of the most dynamic receivers in college football. 5. Quinshad Davis; 4.
Dyami Brown; 3.
Josh Downs; 2.
Hakeem Nicks; 1. Ryan Switzer. (
USA Today)
UNC Track & Field Announces Addition Of 10 Transfers
UNC Track & Field welcomes 10 transfers ahead of the 2026-27 season. The transfer class features five pole vaulters from High Point University, reuniting with Assistant Coach Scott Houston, along with five transfers from Nebraska, Belmont, Furman, Princeton, and Duke. The Tar Heels also welcome three throwers and two distance athletes. (
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Video: IC Podcast - Michael Malone's Balanced Approach at UNC
Basketball analyst Rob Harrington joins Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina to discuss
Michael Malone's hiring and its impact within the Tar Heel Basketball Family, Malone's creative staffing approach, blending new and old voices, emphasis on alumni outreach, the need for in-state talent on
UNC's roster, and more.
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Wed Jul 29
Andrew Miller changed how bullpens were used after 2016. It started with a bold trade by the Indians
There’s a moment every baseball season when you know a team means business. For the 2016 Indians, that moment arrived when the front office shipped four promising prospects to the Yankees in exchange for reliever
Andrew Miller. It wasn’t just a bold move — it turned out to be a seismic shift that would reshape the way baseball is played. (
MSN.com)
UNC Women's Basketball’s defense was best in ACC last season, but Banghart says it can be better
Any team that had to contend with UNC Women's Basketball's torrid defense last season should be warned. Coach
Courtney Banghart says that her
reconstructed Tar Heel roster should be even better on defense. Banghart, whose Tar Heels come off back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances, made that pronouncement and covered many other topics on Tuesday. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Michael Malone Keeps UNC Basketball Team-Bonding Tradition Alive With Outer Banks Trip
One of the most important traditions
Hubert Davis established during his tenure as UNC's head coach had little to do with basketball. Each summer, the Tar Heels traveled to the Outer Banks for a team retreat. With
Michael Malone now leading the program, there was no guarantee the tradition would continue. Thankfully, Malone recognized its value. (
Yahoo! Sports)