UNC Baseball off to fast start, improves to 5-0 in win over Longwood

Hot starts are becoming routine for North Carolina Baseball, so it’s no surprise that Coach Scott Forbes’ No. 10 Tar Heels are at it again. UNC knocked off Longwood 5-3 on Wednesday at Boshamer Stadium behind two hits and three RBI from catcher Colin Hynek (Highlights), marking the fifth time in six seasons they’ve won the first five games. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Softball Shuts Down Radford, Moves To 9-0

UNC Softball notched its fourth straight shutout, beating Radford 6-0 on Wednesday to continue its hot start (Highlights). The Tar Heels are 9-0 for the first time since 2012. Sanaa Thompson extended her hit streak to nine in her eighth multi-hit game. It was also Thompson's sixth multi-run game of the season. Shelby Barbee hit her 20th career homer. (GoHeels.com)

Tar Heels Still Awaiting Henri Veesaar's Return to Practice and Games

A UNC spokesman confirmed Wednesday that Henri Veesaar is being held out of practice. Hubert Davis’ comments were notable, considering his remarks earlier in the week suggested Veesaar was nearing a return rather than still being held out of practice. "He’s getting a lot better, today was a huge jump in his improvement," Davis said Monday. (Inside Carolina)

Why UNC’s Reniya Kelly Feels A Responsibility To Inspire Next Generation Of Women Athletes

Reniya Kelly’s childhood was a tour of Central Alabama. But no matter where in the state she went, she couldn’t escape one fact. "Alabama, that’s a football state," she says. "Basketball is second." That, combined with Kelly’s small stature and her soft-spoken nature, caused her to be regularly overlooked. So her talent had to speak for itself, and it did. (Southern Living)

Perspectives On UNC's Play vs. NC State

This UNC Basketball team is limited with what it can do. And so if you’re viewing this through a lens that North Carolina is a top five program all time, that’s how we should grade them. But this team is what it is. This team is not a top 10 team. When you have elite talents like Henri Veesaar and Caleb Wilson, you can cover up a lot of these problems. (Inside Carolina)

Hubert West: "I Didn't Know It Was Possible"

Hubert West still remembers the bleachers in Salisbury. "I was at a meet, and I saw my guidance counselor sitting in the bleachers beside a doctor that was a Carolina alumni." West walked up the stands. The man looked at him and asked a question. "He said to me, 'I hear you like Carolina.' And I said, 'Yes, sir, I do.'" What happened next changed his life. (GoHeels.com)

Video: No Days Off - Get To Know Dylan Mingo

Most 17-year-olds are still asleep when Dylan Mingo is already in the gym. He’s up before sunrise, taking 800 shots and putting in five hours of work every day. With a mindset that no one can outcompete him, Dylan’s grind speaks for itself. (Note: Filmed prior to Mingo's commitment to UNC). (View Video)

Chansky’s Notebook: Tables Turned

Prior to the Tar Heels’ trip to face the Wolfpack in Raleigh on Tuesday, UNC had a two-decades-long relationship with State that could be described as hammer-versus-nail. Since 2007, in the past 40 games, and bridging UNC's 2021 transition from Roy Williams to Hubert Davis, the Tar Heels had won a whopping 34 games to the Pack’s measly six. (Chapelboro.com)

Hubert Davis Offers Positive Report on Henri Veesaar Following Loss at State

"His outlook is day-to-day," Hubert Davis said of UNC starting center Henri Veesaar. "Every day, he's getting better in regard to the lower extremities. He's getting better also with his flu. He's making huge strides every day, and every day we'll evaluate and see when he's available to practice. And then when he's able to practice, see when he's able to play." (TarHeel247)

UNC Men's Basketball slides in NET rankings, but next two games are Quad 1

North Carolina and N.C. State nearly swapped NET rankings after the Wolfpack’s 82-58 defeat of the Tar Heels on Tuesday. The short-handed No. 16 Tar Heels (20-6, 8-5 ACC standings) fell from 25 to 28 in the NET while the Wolfpack moved from 29 to 25, equaling their season-high and moving to 4-6 in Quad 1 games. UNC is 5-6 in Quad 1 games. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Can UNC Basketball Rally Without Caleb Wilson And Henri Veesaar?

UNC Basketball's loss at NC State on Tuesday night raises questions about the Tar Heels' toughness and postseason hopes. Hubert Davis calls out the squad’s lack of grit, as injuries to Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar expose vulnerability. Can the Tar Heels rally before it’s too late? (View Video)

Colton Sands Named ACC Men’s Track Performer Of The Week

UNC's Colton Sands earned his first ACC Track & Field accolade of the season when the ACC named him Men's Track Performer of the Week on Tuesday. North Carolina now has three of the fastest 3000m times in NCAA history, as Colton Sands (7:34.05) ran the fourth fastest 3000m time in NCAA history at the David Hemery Valentine Invite in Boston. (GoHeels.com)

'Lace Up Next Time': NC State Sends Message to UNC

Caleb Wilson was in street clothes Tuesday, sidelined for the second straight game with a fracture in his left hand. That excuse was not good enough for NC State's Quadir Copeland, who shared words with Wilson in the handshake line after the game. "I just told him to lace up next time," Copeland said. UNC was also without center Henri Veesaar. (TarHeel247)

Two years after ACL injury, UNC Women's Basketball's Taliyah Henderson ties career high

Courtney Banghart was sitting on the baseline when Taliyah Henderson tore her ACL just before her senior year of high school. But two years later, on Thursday, Henderson’s mom watched her daughter for the first time in Carmichael Arena. No. 21 UNC women’s basketball’s 94-42 win over SMU was the first of Henderson’s games her family had been to. (Daily Tar Heel)

Lucas: Swarmed

UNC played without Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar on Tuesday in an 82-58 loss at NC State. The Tar Heels also played without the competitiveness needed to avoid their worst defeat to the Wolfpack since before man walked on the moon. "I was disappointed with our overall fight," Hubert Davis said. That's essentially the entire story of Tuesday's game. (GoHeels.com)

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