How Roy Williams became UNC Baseball's most unexpected coach

Inside his baseball cap, a familiar voice delivered the call. Walker McDuffie, reared back and fired. Swing and miss. Game over. Boshamer Stadium erupted. Somewhere away from the ballpark, at home in Pinehurst, another Tar Heel was celebrating, too. Because UNC won, yes, but because the voice that had just called the final pitch belonged to Roy Williams. (MSN.com)

Lucas: Super Regional Brings Rare Visitor

When Southern Cal takes the field at Boshamer Stadium on Friday for game one of the best-of-three super-regional, they'll do so as a bit of an anomaly. UNC has played 1,670 baseball games this century. Approximately three percent have been against west-coast teams. That's true even as the college baseball world has shrunk over the last five years or so. (GoHeels.com)

North Carolina depth will challenge USC in NCAA Baseball Super Regional

USC baseball is a confident force right now. The Trojans lost the first game of their regional but then ran the table to advance to the NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional. They know they can make the College World Series if they continue to play the way they did in College Station. However, let's be honest: The North Carolina team looks like an elite group. (USA Today)

Carson Bertagnole Named GCAA Men's Golf Freshman All-America

The Golf Coaches Association of America named Tar Heel freshman Carson Bertagnole one of five Freshman All-Americas. The Pinehurst, N.C., native tied for 19th in the 2026 NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, Calif., Bertagnole shot rounds of 69-72-72-71 to become the fourth Tar Heel to shoot par or better or in all four rounds in an NCAA Championship. (GoHeels.com)

Video: TarHeel247 Podcast - John Henson With UNC Basketball New-Player Intel, Starting 5 Predictions

Former UNC and longtime NBA forward John Henson joins TarHeel247's Noah Weiskopf to discuss the Tar Heels’ starting five following the addition of Greek big man Alexandros Samodurov, UNC’s backcourt and frontcourt rotations, and behind-the-scenes intel on the Tar Heels’ incoming freshman class. (View Video)

Chapel Hill Super Regional: Know Before You Go

UNC will host a super regional in the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament this weekend. Carolina, the fifth overall seed, will meet USC, which won the College Station Regional last weekend, in a best-of-three series at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium. beginning Friday June 5. Gates and ticket windows will open 90 minutes prior to first pitch each day. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Journalism School Takes Hearst Prize for 8th Consecutive Year

The University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism and Media won the overall intercollegiate first place title at the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s Intercollegiate Writing, Photojournalism, Broadcast and Multimedia competitions. The victory marks the school’s eighth year in a row claiming the top national prize in student journalism. (Carolina Alumni Review)

Bill Belichick wants to make UNC football better than it’s been, but not thinking national title

The University of North Carolina football program hasn’t won an Atlantic Coast Conference title since 1980 when a young Lawrence Taylor tormented opposing offenses — and Bill Belichick was a young special teams coordinator and linebackers coach for the New York Giants without a single Super Bowl championship on his resume. (WRAL.com)

Getting to know USC baseball, which plays UNC for spot in College World Series

USC is known for its superb pitching staff, led by Mason Edwards and Grant Govel, the projected Friday and Saturday starters vs. UNC. Edwards, a top-35 MLB Draft prospect as a left-handed hurler, has an 8-0 record and 1.85 ERA in 92 ? innings. He also leads the nation with 164 strikeouts. Govel, a right-handed sophomore, has a 10-2 record and 2.93 ERA. (MSN.com)

Harrison Barnes shares thoughts heading into third NBA Finals

The NBA Finals get underway Wednesday night, and basketball fans in the state of Iowa will see a familiar face on the court. Former Ames High School superstar Harrison Barnes is in his second season with the San Antonio Spurs and 14th NBA season overall. He is the veteran on one of the youngest teams in the NBA and brings NBA Finals experience. (KCCI)

ACC Announces 2026 Bowl Season Schedule

The ACC, ESPN, and Bowl Season announced the 2026 bowl schedule Wednesday. The ACC’s 2026 postseason lineup includes 17 possible bowl destinations, highlighted by 15 which will be featured on ABC and ESPN. The confirmed dates, kickoff times and broadcast information are listed here with the Holiday Bowl to be announced at a later date. (The ACC)

Megan Streicher Earns Women's Golf All-America Honor

The Women's Golf Coaches Association named senior Megan Streicher an honorable mention All-America. She is the first UNC women's golfer to earn at least honorable mention All-America honors in multiple seasons since Casey Grice in 2012-13. Streicher set UNC's single-season scoring record this season with an average of 71.32 strokes per round. (GoHeels.com)

Erik Paulsen Carries Father's Legacy Into UNC Baseball's Omaha Chase

Erik Paulsen took up his post at first base, which gave him a perfect view of the green seats, almost all full, the Tar Heel dugout where his brothers in baseball cheered, and section 113 where his family sat. As he surveyed the scene he had one thought in his mind. "I was wishing my dad was in the stands," Paulsen said. The emotions began to pour in. (Inside Carolina)

Reese Brantmeier, Tatum Evans Earn Women's Tennis Academic All-America Honors

After another standout year in the classroom, UNC Women's Tennis standout Reese Brantmeier was tabbed First Team Academic All-America and Team Member of the Year. The Tar Heels also had another student-athlete on this year's team. Tatum Evans was named second team. Brantmeier earned Team Member of the Year for the second-straight year. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball's Preseason Ranking; Baseball Super Regional

Even after the addition of Alexandros Samodurov and confirmation of Matt Able, national pundits are still not ranking UNC Basketball and it doesn't make sense. Carolina Baseball is going to have to deal with USC's difficult pitching staff this weekend. How will Scott Forbes utilize his starting pitchers? (View Video)

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