Top MLB draft prospects to watch in Chapel Hill regional of 2026 NCAA tournament

Ranked No. 87 on MLB.com and listed at No. 107 by ESPN, Ryan Lynch is a 20-year-old right-handed pitcher. Ranked No. 113 on MLB.com and listed at No. 103 by ESPN, Jake Schaffner is a 21-year-old shortstop who bats as a southpaw and throws as a righty. Ranked No. 121 on MLB.com and listed at No. 120 by ESPN, Jason DeCaro is a 20-year-old right-handed pitcher. (MSN.com)

Terrence Brown Officially Joins UNC Basketball Family

Terrence Brown, a senior guard from Minneapolis, is joining the University of North Carolina men's basketball team. Brown has scored 1,542 points in three seasons, two (2023-25) at Fairleigh Dickinson in Teaneck, N.J., and one (2025-26) at Utah, averaging 16.1 points in 96 games. He scored double figures 72 times, including 20 or more 36 times. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Baseball's Erik Paulsen Jr.'s unbreakable bond with his father

Erik Paulsen Jr. wants us to know about his dad. The UNC first baseman's father died less than 11 months ago. Anyone who has ever lost a loved one knows that every day of that first trip through the calendar without them, the grief is raw. But here the 21-year-old sits, dressed in Carolina blue, not sobbing, rather telling stories with a smile on his face. (ESPN)

North Carolina Transfer Quarterback Taron Dickens to Return to Transfer Portal

Former Western Carolina quarterback Taron Dickens, who signed with UNC out of the Transfer Portal in February and had planned to enroll this summer, will no longer be a Tar Heel and is set to reenter the Portal, multiple sources — including his agent — confirmed on Friday. A source close to the situation said the change in plans is due to academic reasons. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Baseball Ready For NCAA Regional Action - Pre-Tournament Notes

The Diamond Heels begin their 38th NCAA Tournament with a Friday face off against a familiar foe in the VCU Rams. The entire regional is chock full of recent rivals that also include 2024 College World Series foe Tennessee and annual opponents East Carolina. Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium will host an NCAA Regional for the 14th time since 2006. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball's ACC Schedule

The ACC revealed the 2026-27 conference opponents on Thursday for men's basketball. The Tar Heels, as usual, will play Duke twice, with Louisville as the other two-play. UNC won't play Clemson during the regular season, and plays every other team once, including NC State only at home. (View Video)

‘Accepting Those Extra Butterflies’: UNC Baseball Previews Challenging NCAA Regional

Members of the Diamond Heels met with the media Thursday at Boshamer Stadium to preview the Chapel Hill Regional of the NCAA Tournament, which begins Friday. UNC will face VCU Friday at 5 p.m., with ECU and Tennessee facing off in the day’s first game. Here’s what pitcher Jason DeCaro, infielder Gavin Gallaher, and coach Scott Forbes had to say. (Chapelboro.com)

Carolina Insider Podcast: Chapel Hill Regional, Bubba Cunningham and Niall Sheils Donegan join

UNC Baseball hosts a difficult regional to begin NCAA Tournament play (12:07). Bubba Cunningham discusses his tenure as AD (39:10). Niall Sheils Donegan from men's golf joins as the Tar Heels begin NCAA Championship play (1:02:00). Plus: WLAX refs (6:21), ACC Basketball opponents (1:56:22), and more. (Listen To Podcast)

Spencer Young, Kosi Umerah Qualify For Track & Field National Championships

Spencer Young and Kosi Umerah earned their first career trips to Hayward Field for the 2026 NCAA Championships. Umerah advanced to the national championship in the women's hammer throw and is the first women's hammer thrower to qualify since Jill Shippee in 2022. Young followed up Umerah's qualification with her own in women's javelin. (GoHeels.com)

Resilient Diamond Heels Ready for Toughest Test of Season

If UNC is going to advance to a Super Regional and get one step closer to a 13th College World Series appearance, it must get past a challenging bracket this weekend in the opening wekeend of the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee, East Carolina, and VCU visit Boshamer Stadium, creating what many are dubbing the toughest field of teams in the tournament. (TarHeel247)

No. 9 UNC Men's Golf Tees Off Friday In NCAA Championship

Ninth-ranked UNC Men's Golf returns to the NCAA Championship for the eighth time in the last nine seasons when the Tar Heels begin play Friday on the North Course at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. UNC tees off in round one Friday at 3:45 p.m. Eastern. Carolina qualified with a fourth-place performance in the Bryan, Texas Regional. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Baseball Back On Familiar Turf

Amazingly, over the past 80 seasons, UNC has had only four baseball managers: Walter Rabb (1947-77), Mike Roberts (1978-98), Mike Fox (1999-2020) and Scott Forbes (2021-present). Rabb (1960, 1966), Roberts (1978, 1989) and Fox (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018) each led the Tar Heels to the College World Series multiple times. (Chapelboro.com)

UNC, Tennessee both saving their ace pitchers for Saturday at Chapel Hill Regional

North Carolina and Tennessee are taking a similar approach to the first day of the Chapel Hill Regional, and it has everything to do with what could be waiting on Saturday. The No. 1 regional seed Tar Heels and No. 2 seed Volunteers are both lining up their rotations so their top pitchers will be available Saturday, when the bracket could bring them together. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Why Spurs' Harrison Barnes garners praise despite limited minutes

Harrison Barnes, who helped Golden State win a championship in 2015, entered the playoffs with career postseason averages of 9.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in 27.7 minutes in 86 games. In 2026, he's averaged 2.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in 9.7 minutes. "Everybody's got to be ready, everybody's got to step up and do what is asked of them," Barnes said. (MSN.com)

UNC Baseball to 'Pitch Off' in Regional Opener, Ryan Lynch to Start Against VCU

Scott Forbes is mixing it up. When No. 5 national seed Tar Heels open NCAA Baseball Tournament play Friday against VCU, it will be sophomore right-hander Ryan Lynch toeing the rubber at Boshamer Stadium — not UNC's usual Friday starter, Jason DeCaro. Friday night will mark the first time since 2023 that Forbes has saved his ace for game two. (Inside Carolina)

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