Three Diamond Heels Named Preseason All-America By Perfect Game

Three UNC Baseball star returners have earned preseason All-America honors from Perfect Game, the organization announced on Wednesday. Infielder Gavin Gallaher led the way on the second team with pitchers Jason DeCaro and Ryan Lynch side-by-side on the third team. Carolina was one of just six teams to have three or more players included. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Tyler Zeller's Mid-Season UNC Basketball Analysis

UNC Basketball faces early adversity after a tough road loss to SMU. Should Tar Heel fans be worried, or is this just part of the grind of ACC basketball? Former ACC Player of the Year Tyler Zeller joins host Isaac Schade to examine whether this defeat signals deeper issues or is simply a blip. (View Video)

Floyd Simmons Inducted Into N.C. High School TF/XC Hall Of Fame

Two-time Olympic decathlon bronze medalist Floyd "Chunk" Simmons has been inducted into the North Carolina High School Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame. He is the seventh University of North Carolina track star to be elected to the Hall of Fame after Jim Beatty, Joan Nesbitt, Karen Godlock, DeAnne Davis, Tony Waldrop, and Earl V. Patterson. (GoHeels.com)

Caleb Wilson Named To Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 List

North Carolina freshman Caleb Wilson is one of 25 players on the midseason top 25 watch list for the Wooden Award, given annually to the national player of the year. Wilson leads UNC in scoring, rebounding, both of which would be program records for freshmen. He also leads the team in offensive rebounds, steals, free throws, and blocked shots. (GoHeels.com)

Best basketball games, biggest individual efforts in Smith Center history

With UNC Basketball one away from its 500th win in the Smith Center, the milestone underscores the many iconic moments at the arena that sprang up from a wooded area on South Campus in the 1980s. Here are seven of the most memorable games in the history of the arena, followed by a list of some of the most memorable individual performances. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Cowboys RB Javonte Williams listed among top free agent pickups of 2025

When the Cowboys signed Javonte Williams few predicted it would be as impactful as it turned out to be. Williams was coming off back-to-back poor seasons in Denver and had shown little-to-no improvement from a knee injury suffered in 2022. Williams proved everyone wrong. Rushing for 1,201 yards in 16 games, Williams ranked ninth in the NFL. (USA Today)

How competitive is Drake Maye? Tales from the Patriots locker room

The youngest in a family of four boys, Drake Maye always had to scrap with his brothers to prove himself. And he’s channeled that into everything he does whether it’s on the football field, or off. “If it’s something where you’re keeping score, I’m going to hate losing,” Maye said in a quiet moment at his locker following Sunday’s regular season finale. (Mass Live)

Ranking college football disappointments from 2025 season

15. North Carolina Tar Heels. My go-to line in the offseason was that, while it was hard to figure out what North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick might be capable of in college football, the roster he had compiled positively screamed "6-6" to me. I was incorrect: It screamed 4-8. The defense figured some things out for a while, but the offense stunk out loud. (ESPN.com)

High Supply, Higher Demand: 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie Card Keeps Its Value

As the hobby continues to flourish and the average participant becomes more educated, certain market outliers start to feel puzzling. Few fit that description more than the iconic 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan card. If the market is governed by supply and demand, how does a card with nearly 50,000 graded copies in circulation still sell for thousands of dollars? (Sports Illustrated)

Hubert Davis Preaching Confidence, Hunting Consistency From Tar Heels' Secondary Scorers

Concern lies in where UNC's offense can come from when its strengths are temporarily neutralized. On Monday’s edition of the Hubert Davis Live radio show, the coach addressed efforts to draw confidence and more consistency from his role players. "I talk to players all the time. Whether they’re feeling comfortable out there or struggling with confidence." (Inside Carolina)

Hubert Davis’ positionless calculus: Inside rotation math after Wilson, Veesaar, and Trimble

In four games since Seth Trimble’s return, UNC's rotation has begun to crystallize. Trimble, Caleb Wilson, and Henri Veesaar are obviously the leaders. They are the only players to have scored at least 20 points this season and will determine the Tar Heels' ceiling. Beyond that trio, the next tier is equally clear, but the distribution of minutes is anything but. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Who Will Step up for Tar Heels Outside of the Big Three?

It's easy, most nights, to pencil in Caleb Wilson, Henri Veesaar, and Seth Trimble as North Carolina's three leading scorers. After that, it's unclear. Some nights it's Luka Bogavac. Other nights it's Kyan Evans or Jarin Stevenson or someone else off the bench. The point: UNC hasn't had consistent production from any one player beyond its big three. (TarHeel247)

UNC Women’s Tennis Ranked No. 3 In ITA Preseason Poll

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association released the 2026 Women's Tennis Preseason Poll on Wednesday afternoon, and UNC was ranked No. 3, marking the fourth consecutive season the Tar Heels have been ranked in the top 10 to start the season. This fall, Four singles and two Carolina doubles teams qualified for the NCAA Individual Championships. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball's Closers, Football Transfer Portal Updates

UNC Basketball faces critical lineup questions as the battle between starting five and closing five heats up. Who should finish games for UNC? Seth Trimble, Caleb Wilson, and Henri Veesaar are the obvious three, but what duo should join them? Plus, the latest on UNC Football's transfer portal additions. (View Video)

Antawn Jamison, other top UNC basketball performances to remember at Smith Center

North Carolina Men's Basketball is one win shy of notching victory No. 500 at the Smith Center, with a record of 499-90 in games at the Chapel Hill venue named for the program’s late legendary coach Dean Smith. As UNC closes in on its 500th victory at the site, here are 10 of the top Tar Heel performances since the Smith Center opened in 1986. (MSN.com)

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