Chicago Cubs reliever Trent Thornton avoids serious injury after 108.9 mph comebacker

Roughly 20 hours later, Trent Thornton can laugh about taking a 108.9 mph liner off his left heel. The fear of a serious injury, though, quickly set in during the immediate aftermath of the sequence. The Detroit Tigers' Riley Greene rocketed Thornton's fastball back up the middle to open the top of the 10th inning, striking the Cubs' reliever directly on his left heel. (Yahoo! Sports)

Which new college basketball coach will have the most successful long-term career?

Michael Malone: Obviously, any number of things could go wrong -- from misevaluations to injuries to whatever. Nothing is ever guaranteed in college athletics. But if the program is properly funded, and North Carolina's general manager does his job well, Malone should have one of the best rosters in the sport moving forward annually. (CBS Sports)

What Bobby Petrino Brings to UNC’s Offense

Bobby Petrino has brought an old-school feel to Chapel Hill during 15 spring practices, emphasizing player development, especially at quarterback. With fall camp — and the season — fast approaching, Petrino has quickly taken control of UNC's offense, implementing a scheme that Bill Belichick said resembles the one he ran in New England. (TarHeel247)

Ryan Lynch signs with San Diego Padres above slot value

Ryan Lynch's draft slot value was projected at $808,100. Given the options he had available to him, the Padres had to beat that bonus in order to get their guy, agreeing to up his signing bonus by nearly $200,000 to get him to one million. This season, Lynch was an absolute workhorse for UNC, logging 98.1 innings pitched over 19 appearances (18 starts). (Keeping It Heel)

UNC football QB race has 'no leader in the clubhouse,' coach Bill Belichick says

The competition among Billy Edwards Jr., Miles O’Neill, Au’Tori Newkirk and Travis Burgess is still wide open, the second-year head coach said, and whichever quarterback rises to the top of the leaderboard during fall camp is set to play a key role in North Carolina’s hopes to rebound from a dismal 4-8 season in Belichick’s first year at the helm. (MSN.com)

UNC Field Hockey Announces 2026 Schedule

UNC Field Hockey has released its schedule for the 2026 season, featuring seven regular-season home games in addition to the 2026 ACC Championship all to be played at Karen Shelton Stadium. The nine-time defending ACC champion Tar Heels have 17 games before postseason play begins when the team will chase its 12th national championship. (GoHeels.com)

5-Star Forward CJ Rosser Takes Unofficial Visit To UNC

CJ Rosser, the consensus No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2027 basketball recruiting class, made an unofficial visit to Chapel Hill this past Wednesday, and the photos he posted to Instagram on Saturday night had Tar Heel fans buzzing. (Read More...)

Harrison Ingram signs with Utah after two seasons with Spurs, G League

Former UNC forward Harrison Ingram, who spent most of his first two professional seasons with the Austin Spurs in the G League, signed with the Utah Jazz on Saturday. Ingram, a 6-8 forward who the San Antonio Spurs selected in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft, appeared in 12 NBA games over two seasons, while on two-way contracts. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC students gather to remember James Cates Jr. 55 years after his murder: 'A 22-year-old like us'

When students are walking to and from their classes every day, they can find a plaque located by the Pit and beside the Undergraduate Library. This plaque is dedicated to James Lewis Cates Jr. , a former Black resident of Chapel Hill, who was murdered in an act of racial violence on UNC's campus on November 21, 1970. (Daily Tar Heel)

Have We Already Seen the Best of Cubs First Baseman Michael Busch?

Michael Busch has quietly become a clearly first-division—and maybe a fringe All-Star—first baseman. Since the Cubs acquired him from the Dodgers ahead of the 2024 season, he's become a fixture, culminating in a breakout 2025 campaign that looked like the arrival of a true middle-of-the-order star. But his production has come back down a bit in 2026. (North Side Baseball)

Kenan Stadium: A century of adaptation and excellence (1927–2026)

Kenan Stadium was designed not as a mere athletic utility but as a picturesque landmark of UNC's landscape. Nestled within the pine-filled enclave of Kenan Woods, the stadium’s original amphitheater design utilized the natural topography of the campus, creating a rare sense of aesthetic continuity between the built environment and the forest. (Chatham Journal)

From humble beginnings, Red Sox top draft picks making leap together again

Before arriving at UNC last fall, Jake Schaffner and Owen Hull had not spent their formative years in a traditional baseball hotbed. Schaffner, who the Red Sox picked No. 20 overall in this month’s draft, played high school ball in Wisconsin and two years at North Dakota State. Hull, Boston’s second pick at No. 67, played two years at George Mason. (MSN.com)

Commitment season tiers: How college football programs fared on the recruiting trail

One of Bill Belichick's first acts as UNC's head football coach was a grand tour of the state's top high school programs. Eighteen months later, the Tar Heels reach late July without a single in-state pledge among their 17 commitments in the 2027 recruiting class. North Carolina's complete lack of presence with a talented in-state class in 2027 is striking. (ESPN)

Bill Belichick, other coaches, call for reforms, but he says fixing tampering ‘above my pay grade’

Five college football coaches sat at the Bill Dooley Pigskin Kickoff on Thursday and covered every corner of a sport in transition: the transfer portal, revenue sharing, the debate over whether Congress should get involved in college athletics and tampering. On the latter, UNC coach Bill Belichick said that stopping tampering was above his pay grade. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Steve Newmark Sees Football as 'Anchor' for UNC Athletics

UNC has never quite found its footing in football. To flourish in the new landscape of college athletics, football must be successful and profitable for North Carolina moving forward. In an exclusive interview last week with TarHeel247, UNC Director of Athletics Steve Newmark discussed the importance of football moving forward, and he didn't mince words. (TarHeel247)

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