Video: UNC Football Player Breakout Interviews At ACC Kickoff
North Carolina defensive end Melkart Abou Jaoude, offensive lineman
Christo Kelly, and wide receiver
Jordan Shipp speak with reporters on Friday morning during a breakout interview session at the ACC Kickoff event in Charlotte.
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Fri Jul 17
Melkart Abou Jaoude Looking To Leap Forward Following Breakout Season
Following a breakout 2025 season, it’s safe to say Melkart Abou Jaoude won’t be sneaking up on anyone this season. After a debut year in Chapel Hill that saw the Delaware transfer lead the ACC in sacks, the UNC redshirt senior enters his final college football season knowing he’ll sit atop every opposing offensive coordinator’s scouting report. (
Inside Carolina)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Basketball Lands Beckham Black Visit, Watches Recruits at Peach Jam
Top-ranked 2027 basketball recruit
Beckham Black has scheduled a visit to UNC. Can coach
Michael Malone land a program-changing commitment right out of the gate? Isaac Schade spotlights UNC Basketball’s pursuit of elite talents like Black and
AJ Williams, both dominant at Peach Jam.
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Fri Jul 17
Chansky’s Notebook: The Cost of Business
UNC has released its salary structure for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season, and now it has to be a game of wait and see.
Michael Malone is making $7.5 million his first college head coaching season and his top assistant Chuck Martin is making $500,000. Here is where it gets interesting. The second new assistant Bryan Tibaldi is making $365,000. (
Chapelboro.com)
America’s pastime has rich history at UNC
UNC's first sporting event took place in spring 1884 on a baseball diamond against Bingham Military School. We don’t know the date or the result, but it was a Great Day to be a Tar Heel. Baseball has a rich history in Chapel Hill. In celebration of America250, let’s look at some surprising ties between the nation’s pastime and its first public university. (
UNC.edu)
Bill Belichick: UNC Football 'culture is a lot different' entering second season
UNC Football coach
Bill Belichick is confident that time may finally be on the Tar Heels’ side. Time to build a team without massive roster turnover after spring practice. Time for players to train themselves and develop a culture in the summer. Time for the Tar Heels’ offseason training program to take effect. All things that he said were missing last season. (
WRAL.com)
Three storylines to watch as Bill Belichick, UNC Football hit ACC Kickoff
Bill Belichick,
Jordan Shipp, Melkart Abou Jaoude, and
Christo Kelly will make the media rounds at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown on Wednesday as the ACC holds its annual football preseason showcase. The ACC Network will carry live coverage beginning at 9 a.m. Beyond the usual preseason talking points, UNC arrives with no shortage of storylines. (
USA Today)
Fleet Feet CEO and UNC alum knows how to ring the 'money bell'
Fleet Feet CEO and president Joey Pointer ’00, ’01 (MAC) keeps a handheld bell on his desk as a reminder of just how far both he and the company have come. When he first went to work at Fleet Feet’s corporate headquarters in Carrboro in 2004, someone rang that "money bell" when the company had taken in enough cash that week to make payroll. (
UNC.edu)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - What 5-in-5 Means for UNC Basketball
The NCAA’s new "5-in-5" eligibility model could fundamentally change how college basketball programs recruit, develop players, and construct their rosters. What does the opportunity to play five full seasons mean specifically for
Michael Malone and UNC Basketball?
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Fri Jul 17
Caleb Wilson dazzling again, but won’t play in Chicago Bulls’ final Summer League game
High draft picks are typically done after two NBA Summer League games, but
Caleb Wilson isn’t like most high draft picks. He wanted to keep grinding because he says he loves playing and showing the NBA world why he should have been drafted higher than No. 4. Some have compared Wilson to Kevin Garnett, who has dubbed Wilson "The Little Ticket." (
Tar Heel Tribune)
MLS team apologizes to Kealia Ohai Watt, J.J. Watt for omitting soccer star in post
Kealia Ohai Watt grew up in Draper, Utah, less than 10 miles away from America First Field. She led Alta High School to four straight state soccer championships from 2006 to 2009 and also won a national championship with the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2012. She scored 48 seconds into her debut to set a record for the fastest goal in a USWNT debut. (
USA Today)
UNC Gymnastics Head Coach Danna Durante Looks Forward to 2027
Every sport is built on fundamentals — perhaps none more so than gymnastics, where the building blocks for the most intricate skills are put together early and solidified through practice after practice. Danna Durante, who will begin her sixth season as the North Carolina Gymnastics head coach this winter, knows that better than anybody. (
Chapelboro.com)
Video: TarHeel247 Podcast - What to Make of Summer Basketball Narratives
Summer basketball information is popular and entertaining among North Carolina fans. But what is there to make of everything that the media reports and fans discuss? Andrew Jones and Jacob Turner from TarHeel247 discuss.
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Thu Jul 16
Bryn Renner sees growth ahead for UNC Football after tough 2025
Bryn Renner has seen UNC Football from every angle: as a star quarterback, an assistant coach and now as a sideline reporter for the Tar Heel Sports Network. Renner offered a blunt but empathetic breakdown of what derailed the Tar Heels in 2025, the first season under Coach
Bill Belichick, and why he believes better days are ahead in 2026. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: IC Podcast - UNC Football Wide Receiver Superlatives
Football analyst Jason Staples joins Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley to discuss UNC's wide receivers and superlatives of the position group, including the Alpha, the Breakout, Mr. Consistency and the Time-to-Prove-It players that will man the receiver positions under new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino.
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Thu Jul 16