Caleb Wilson and a new regime: The summer that changed the Chicago Bulls
It's August 22 and Chicago Bulls fans pack the area surrounding the United Center. The team is hosting its annual Bulls Fest, and fans are lining up to meet the 20-year-old who has not only provided a new, unfamiliar hope around the franchise but someone to pull the franchise out of a decade of irrelevance. This is
Caleb Wilson's introduction to Chicago. (
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Antawn Jamison Returns to UNC in Teaching Role
Twenty-year-old
Antawn Jamison, hesitant to speak in front of crowds and cameras, never imagined himself doing what he does now. Nearly three decades later, as he stood alongside Steve Kirschner in Carroll Hall, listening as Kirschner delivered a guest lecture to Jamison’s students, he couldn’t help but smile. Yes, you read that correctly: Jamison’s students. (
Inside Carolina)
How a name in common brought UNC Football's living mascot tradition to Dublin
Stasia Droze Jost had found something. It was with a 3 a.m. Google search that she stumbled across the exact name she was looking for in Ireland. And of course, UNC Football was set to play its season-opener against TCU in Dublin. So the director of the upcoming documentary “More than a Mascot” called her executive producer, Brad Bennett. (
MSN.com)
Video: TarHeel247 Podcast - Hall of Fame Connections On Michael Malone's UNC Basketball Staff
Andrew Jones and Jacob Turner from TarHeel247 discuss the impressive Hall of Fame connections on the UNC men's basketball coaching staff under head coach
Michael Malone, including John Calipari (Chuck Martin), Mark Few (Jorge Sans), and the Tar Heels' own storied history with
Dean Smith and
Roy Williams.
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Wed Sep 2
Deja Kelly earns playoff MVP award, leads Charlotte Crown to Upshot League title
Former UNC Women's Basketball standout
Deja Kelly delivered the signature performance of her professional career and a championship. Kelly scored 29 points to lead the Charlotte Crown to an 81-76 win over the Jacksonville Waves in the inaugural Upshot League championship game Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Jelani Thurman Shines Wearing Number 45
The first play for UNC Football on Saturday night in Ireland went to number 45 for 20 yards to the Tar Heels' 45-yard line. Two plays later, number 45 split the seam for another 35 yards deep into TCU territory. Those receptions for tight end
Jelani Thurman were just a sample of why he left the Aer Lingus Classic as offensive MVP in UNC's 15-10 win. (
TarHeel247)
UNC Men's Golf Finishes Third In Knoxville Behind Top-10s from Bertagnole, Roscich
The UNC Men's Golf team opened its 2026-27 season this week with a third place finish at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate at Fox Den Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Tar Heels shot a combined 9-under par score of 831 over the three-round team event. That was six strokes behind Tennessee who double dipped as the tournament's winner and host. (
TarHeel247)
College Football TV Ratings: North Carolina vs. TCU draws 4.9 million viewers in Week 0
To start his second year as UNC head coach,
Bill Belichick got a signature win over TCU. The matchup in Ireland also brought strong TV ratings. UNC’s victory in Dublin averaged 4.9 million viewers on ESPN, the network said Tuesday. That includes a peak audience of 5.8 million viewers to make it the second most-watched Week 0 game since 2019. (
On3.com)
UNC football optimism flows - along with the beer - as Tar Heels take Dublin
It started out as a means of following a country star. Well,
Chase Rice wasn’t a country star yet when Sophie Watkeys, 32, first started following him - he was a UNC football linebacker. Watkeys is from Wales, but her dad got her interested in American football at a young age, and through her love of surfing, fell in love with Wilmington, North Carolina. (
MSN.com)
100 Years of Kenan Stadium: Jones Angell’s First Visit
Longtime listeners of 97.9 The Hill now know
Jones Angell as the Voice of the Tar Heels, but Angell grew up as just another fan from Jacksonville, N.C. In today’s installment, Angell remembers his first time attending a UNC football game in Kenan Stadium, and why the circumstances of that day provided a good omen of things to come in his life. (
Chapelboro.com)
Harrison Barnes Stops By His Newly Purchased Bank In Iowa
The new owner of Community State Bank in Paton stopped by Wednesday to meet with the staff and introduce the new board. Iowa native
Harrison Barnes, of Barnes & Company, and an NBA veteran recently purchased the 70-year-old bank and said banking was an option he wanted to invest in after he was entering his final years of his playing career. (
Raccoon Valley Radio)
What's New In Kenan Stadium In 2026
UNC Football's 100th season in Kenan Stadium gets underway in just under two weeks, and Carolina Athletics wants to make sure Tar Heel fans are prepared for their return to Kenan Stadium ahead of the Sept. 12 home opener against ETSU. Check out the updated gameday experiences and procedures. More details will be posted throughout the season. (
GoHeels.com)
Vance Honeycutt off to fast start in Double-A
Perhaps all
Vance Honeycutt needed was a fresh start. The Orioles’ 2024 first-round pick had struggled mightily, seemingly hitting a wall in High-A. The Orioles decided there was nothing left for Honeycutt in Frederick, so they promoted him to Double-A Chesapeake to see if a change of scenery could help. Ten games in, he looks like a completely different player. (
MSN.com)
UNC Volleyball Elevates Rachel Ferguson To Associate Head Coach
UNC Volleyball head coach Mike Schall has elevated Rachel Ferguson to Associate Head Coach he announced Tuesday. Ferguson arrived at Carolina in 2023 as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. She played a pivotal role in the Tar Heels' return to national prominence, helping guide the team to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances. (
GoHeels.com)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - A Return To Elite Defense For UNC Basketball?
Can coach
Michael Malone's proven defensive philosophy transform UNC Basketball into an elite unit? The conversation focused on Tar Heels’ defensive DNA, questions about the backcourt’s defensive acumen, and whether athletic players like
Jarin Stevenson and
Sayon Keita can anchor the frontcourt.
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Tue Sep 1