Kane Kepley not cooling off for High-A affiliate of Chicago Cubs

The fun never ends for South Bend Cubs outfielder Kane Kepley, who went 2-for-3 on Thursday with his 28th steal (in 40 games) and his third triple. Kepley is 28-for-29 on steal attempts. Kepley, a standout at South Rowan High, Liberty and North Carolina, has been a terror all season in the Midwest League. That’s at the High A level of the minor leagues. (Salisbury Post)

Harrison Barnes' birthday brought some extra magic for the San Antonio Spurs

Saturday was a big day not only for Harrison Barnes, but for the San Antonio Spurs franchise as well. Barnes celebrated his 34th birthday, one in which was spent at the arena preparing for Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The former UNC basketball star is no stranger to Game 7s on his birthday. (Keeping It Heel)

Video: Colin Hynek, Caden Glauber Push UNC Baseball Past ECU, 7-5 - Highlights

Powered by two explosive innings, UNC Baseball defeated East Carolina, 7-5, on Saturday night in the winners' bracket of the Chapel Hill Regional. North Carolina is now one win away from its 13th Super Regional. Check out the highlights. (View Video)

UNC Women's Track & Field Sending Six Tar Heels To NCAAs

UNC Track & Field closed out the NCAA East First Round by qualifying four athletes for the national championship. The women's team is sending six to the national championships, the most since 2011. Sydney Masciarelli (3,000m steeplechase), Makayla Paige (800m), Brynn Brown (5,000m), and Vera Sjoberg (5,000m) all advanced Saturday. (GoHeels.com)

Caden Glauber Carrying the Tradition, Thriving Under Pressure for UNC Baseball

UNC freshman pitcher Caden Glauber grew up on the Jersey Shore, 10 minutes from the beach. Most nights, he could be found throwing with his dad, Keith, who was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, spent seven years in the minors, and threw 15 big league innings for the Reds, on the street. The two would spend hours tossing the ball to each other. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Men's Golf Tied For 9th After 36 Holes At NCAA Championship

Sophomore Grant Roscich shot 2-under-par 70 and North Carolina was even par for the second round in the NCAA Men's Golf Championship Saturday on the North Course at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. Roscich made six birdies to post the low round of the day for ninth-seeded UNC. Carolina is tied for ninth at 1-under-par 575. (GoHeels.com)

Why Spurs' Harrison Ingram is thriving in the G League

Harrison Ingram quickly moved on after he learned the G League had honored him with its player of the week award in mid-February. "Oh, OK, that's cool," the Spurs wing said after the Austin Spurs told him about the honor. Ingram's underwhelming reaction reflected both the timing of the announcement and the serious way he approaches his job. (MSN.com)

Colin Hynek's Homer Flips Script, Sparks Tar Heel Comeback Over ECU

Scott Forbes called timeout. With two on in the fourth inning and UNC trailing 3-0, the Tar Heels’ skipper made his way from the third-base coaching box toward home plate to meet Colin Hynek, who had just swung over the top of a changeup from ECU's Luke Payne. "He just told me to stay short, hit something in the gap, and that he believed in me." (Inside Carolina)

Hometown Hero: UNC Scientist Nabarun Dasgupta

Nabarun Dasgupta is an epidemiologist who heads up UNC’s opioid data lab. They help people with substance use by giving them information about what substances they’re actually using by analyzing street drugs. When someone has an emergency or is seeking help, there could be other harms associated with the mixes in the substances. (Chapelboro.com)

Lucas: ECU Rapid Reactions

Thank goodness Caden Glauber isn't still in high school. The freshman righthander, who reclassified to be part of this year's Tar Heel team, entered the game in the fourth and was excellent. He pitched 4.1 innings, allowing just three hits and striking out eight of the 17 batters he faced. Amazingly, Carolina is now 24-0 when Glauber pitches in a game. (GoHeels.com)

Video: UNC vs. ECU Post-Chapel Hill Regional Press Conferences

North Carolina and East Carolina baseball coaches and players postgame press conferences following the Tar Heels' 7-5 victory over the Pirates on Saturday at Boshamer Stadium in the NCAA Tournament Chapel Hill Regional. (View Video)

Colin Hynek ignites UNC’s offense, Caden Glauber oustanding as Heels knock off ECU

It took Colin Hynek’s red-hot bat, along with some between-pitches words from Coach Scott Forbes, to ignite Carolina’s offense. Hynek’s game-tying three-run homer in the fourth inning was the catalyst as the No. 4 Tar Heels erased an early three-run deficit to knock off East Carolina 7–5 in a winners bracket game Saturday of the Chapel Hill Regional. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Chicago Cubs reliever Trent Thornton embracing return to majors after tearing his Achilles

All Trent Thornton could do was hope for the best. Thornton hadn’t dealt with many injuries during his professional baseball career, but a torn left Achilles tendon at the end of July while trying to cover first base ended his season with the Seattle Mariners and created uncertainty about how the reliever would come back from such a significant injury. (Yahoo! Sports)

Video: IC Reaction Podcast - Alexandros Samodurov Commits to UNC Basketball

UNC's 2026-27 basketball roster picked up a big addition as Greek forward Alexandros Samodurov committed to the Tar Heels on Saturday. The 6-foot-11 center is a former teammate Tar Heel guard Neoklis Avdalas. Inside Carolina's Sherrell McMillan, Joey Powell, and Sean Moran discuss Samodurov's commitment. (View Video)

What TV channel is UNC vs ECU baseball on today? Time, TV schedule for NCAA regional game

The North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team plays the East Carolina Pirates on Saturday, May 30 (5 p.m., ACC Network), in the Chapel Hill Regional of the 2026 NCAA Tournament at Boshamer Stadium. The No. 5 overall seed in the bracket, the Tar Heels (46-11-1) are playing 3-seed East Carolina (37-22-1) for a spot in the regional final on Sunday. (MSN.com)

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