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)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball To Hire Gonzaga’s Jorge Sanz; Brady Pettigrew Update

UNC Basketball beefed up its coaching staff as Michael Malone brings in international recruiting ace Jorge Sanz from Gonzaga. Isaac Schade and Andy Patton break down Sanz’s recruiting prowess and analytics expertise. The episode spotlights UNC’s push for top 2028 basketball recruit Brady Pettigrew and more. (View Video)

UNC Dribble For Victory Over Cancer Set For Sept. 13

UNC Athletics announces the fifth annual Dribble For Victory Over Cancer in partnership with the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation and the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The event is Sunday, Sept. 13 on the UNC campus. Participants will raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research while dribbling through a short on-campus course. (GoHeels.com)

Why UNC Baseball's Gavin Gallaher Chose One More Season at Carolina

It’s been an eventful summer for Gavin Gallaher. Shortly after UNC Baseball's season ended in the final game of the College World Series on June 22, Gallaher boarded a flight to Phoenix for the 3-day MLB Draft Combine. After the combine, Gallaher returned home just three days before getting married on July 2, followed by a honeymoon in Saint Lucia. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Football Motivated by Frustrations of 2025 Season

"Nobody likes to lose," Jordan Shipp said Friday. "I wasn’t the only one frustrated. Everybody was frustrated." For Shipp, the former Charlotte prep star, the three-game, in-state skid which ended last year affected him personally. He had his chances to bolt for the transfer portal during the offseason, but stuck around with an aim to make things right. (Chapelboro.com)

Jason DeCaro cashes in with above-slot signing bonus from Pittsburgh Pirates

After being drafted in the third round of the MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, former UNC pitcher Jason DeCaro has signed on the dotted line, agreeing to his first professional contract. DeCaro's slot value was projected at $1,035,700, but terms that Jim Callis of MLB.com reported are a bit higher. DeCaro is set to receive a $1.3 million signing bonus. (Keeping It Heel)

Ten Tar Heels To Compete At Women's Lacrosse World Championship

North Carolina Women's Lacrosse will be well represented at the 2026 World Championship in Tokyo. Carolina has 10 Tar Heels in the tournament representing five countries. Pool play opens Friday. Current UNC assistant coach Marie McCool is aiming for her third world championship in senior field lacrosse after earning medals in 2017 and 2022. (GoHeels.com)

Detailing Melkart Abou Jaoude’s Offseason

UNC defensive end Melkart Abou Jaoude entered the offseason focused on improving his conditioning. He admitted that last season he sometimes struggled with exhaustion late in games. "Sometimes last year I might've been tired, but I don't want any of that this season, no excuses. Every snap, I want to be flying off the ball and I want you guys to see it." (TarHeel247)

Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC Football/Basketball talk, actress Sharon Lawrence joins, 2026 Poddys!

The 2026-27 UNC sports season is right around the corner. Jones Angell and Adam Lucas catch up on Tar Heel football and basketball chatter (6:31). Actress (and UNC grad) Sharon Lawrence joins for an awesome interview (33:35). Plus: postcards (1:37:52), the 2026 Poddys! (2:13:30), and more. (Listen To Podcast)

'Mr. Carolina' Jordan Shipp steps up as UNC Football's tone-setter

Jordan Shipp arrived at ACC Kickoff in Charlotte last Friday embracing a new label: "Mr. Carolina." The North Carolina wide receiver said the nickname fits a junior who has planted roots in Chapel Hill and stepped up as the public face of the Tar Heel program. "I’m from here. This is home. Carolina is home to me. There’s nowhere else I wanted to go." (USA Today)

UNC Baseball Claims ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award

Diligent work in the classroom has helped the UNC Baseball team earn the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award for 2025-26. The award honors programs that posted a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale during the academic year. Carolina is one of only three teams that participated in the 2026 Men's College World Series to do so. (GoHeels.com)

Giants legend Lawrence Taylor delivers notable message at Sack Summit

New York Giants Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor delivered a straightforward, motivational message to pass rushers at Von Miller’s Sack Summit. In a clip shared by the NFL, Taylor emphasized the fundamentals of relentless pursuit. “Go get ball. That's what I do. All that other [stuff] -- this, this, and this -- hey, see ball, go get ball,” he said. (USA Today)

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