Demon June on Efficiency, Picking Up Teammates, and More
UNC suffered a narrow 31-30 overtime loss to Syracuse on Saturday night, but running back
Demon June continued an efficient season with another rushing touchdown. That pushed his season total to seven on just 59 carries, meaning he finds paydirt once every nine rushes. He leads the team in scrimmage touchdowns. "It's a team effort," June said. (
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Izzi Stratton, Peyton Trayer Earn ACC Women's Soccer Weekly Awards
The ACC announced women's soccer weekly awards Tuesday. Izzi Stratton and Peyton Trayer represent UNC Women's Soccer on this week's list. Stratton was tabbed ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week while Trayer was named ACC Freshman and Goalkeeper of the Week. Stratton played a key role in the Tar Heels' shutout win over No. 7 Stanford on Friday. (
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Video: IC Podcast - UNC Basketball's Final Preseason Tune Up
Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss UNC's final preseason exhibition basketball game,
Michael Malone's process of molding the 2026 Tar Heels, key questions for Malone and staff, and more as former Tar Heel guard
Wes Miller's Charlotte team visits the Smith Center on Tuesday.
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Tue Oct 27
UNC Basketball Hosts Charlotte: TV info, stats, scouting 49ers, and notes
Wes Miller returns to the Smith Center, where he played three seasons under
Roy Williams after transferring from James Madison and joining UNC as a walk-on. He was a reserve on UNC's 2005 national championship team and started 16 games the following season, averaging 7.2 points and shooting 44% from 3-point range. He was a captain in 2006-07. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
How North Carolina Is Approaching Its Limited Wide Receiver Depth Chart
In North Carolina’s seventh football game last season, a 17-16 overtime loss to No. 16 Virginia, five wide receivers saw the field for the Tar Heels. Across the entirety of
Bill Belichick’s first season in Chapel Hill, 10 wideouts saw the field for the Tar Heels, while seven tallied 100 or more snaps. But that distribution has seen a sharp regression in 2026. (
Inside Carolina)
Video: Carolina Calling - Eric Church Interview
Tommy Ashley and Joey Powell of inside Carolina speak with Tar Heel super-fan and 11-time Grammy nominee Eric Church about the
Bill Belichick experiment in football, Church's memorable commencement speech at UNC, the Tar Heels' new basketball coaching staff, and more.
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Tue Oct 27
Hubert Davis joins TNT Sports for studio, game analyst role
TNT Sports is adding former North Carolina men’s basketball coach
Hubert Davis as a studio and game analyst for the upcoming season. He will make his first studio appearance Nov. 5 on truTV and HBO Max. Davis has previous experience on TV, spending seven years with ESPN. He was the Tar Heels head coach from 2021 until the end of last season. (
Sports Business Journal)
Matt Able Named To Jerry West Award Preseason Watch List
North Carolina sophomore guard
Matt Able has been named to the preseason watch list for the Jerry West Award. The annual Jerry West Award, named after the late Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player, celebrates its 13th year by highlighting the top shooting guard in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. (
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Avoiding Penalties A Welcome Change For Tar Heels
Bill Belichick is a big believer in the importance of "hidden yards" to a team's success; the seemingly small things that add up over the course of a game. One overlooked way this year's Tar Heels have found hidden yardage is with their discipline. UNC ranks fourth nationally in fewest penalties (4) and penalty yardage (31.7) per game, each best in the ACC. (
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Audio: 100 Years of Kenan Stadium - Breaking and Entering
There isn’t a North Carolina football fan out there who hasn’t imagined themselves making the game-winning play for the Tar Heels. That includes District Attorney Jeff Nieman, who back in 2004 was a law student at UNC. After one of the Tar Heels' most dramatic wins ever, Nieman and his friends simply didn’t want the night to end. (
Chapelboro.com)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball Aims To Answer Questions In Exhibition vs. Charlotte
UNC Basketball gears up for their final preseason test Tuesday against the Charlotte 49ers, with eyes on rebounding and backcourt chemistry. Can
Michael Malone’s squad answer lingering questions ahead of the regular season, and will new faces like
Maximo Adams and
Sayon Keita step up?
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Tue Oct 27
Tar Heels in NBA: Caleb Wilson continues strong NBA start; RJ Davis in G League camp
Caleb Wilson’s impressive start to his NBA career continued Monday, even as the Chicago Bulls endured their most lopsided loss of the young season on a day
R.J. Davis joined a G League camp. The former Carolina star scored 17 points, grabbed five rebounds and contributed three assists, two blocks and a steal in Chicago’s 134-99 loss at Boston. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Sayon Keita's Already Got Game, And There's More To Come
Sayon Keita has been in Chapel Hill for only two-plus months but has already improved a great deal. What people see in the 7-foot-1 freshman center's game now might be a whole lot more by February. That's the projection and expectation. And he's already pretty darn good. Keita had a strong showing in UNC's exhibition loss to Indiana last week. (
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Armed with a proven basketball IQ, Chloe Clardy ready to school opponents
UNC Women's Basketball was in the Sweet 16 for the second straight year last season, and
Chloe Clardy and Stanford were watching from home again. A few weeks later, Clardy entered the transfer portal, armed with a Stanford degree. Days later, the 5-foot-9 guard committed to UNC. She was back in Carmichael Arena, but wearing Carolina Blue instead. (
Daily Tar Heel)
Terrence Brown brings proven scoring to UNC and a bigger question to answer
Terrence Brown can score against high-level competition. UNC needs to figure out how that scoring fits into an offense with other players who can create.
Michael Malone will need Brown to recognize when the team needs his aggression and when a teammate has the better opening. That balance could become a defining elements of UNC’s season. (
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