Dyami Brown Returns To Washington Commanders On 1-Year, $3 Million Deal
Dyami Brown was Washington’s third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. His best season came in the final year of his rookie contract, where Brown had 44 receptions for 537 yards and two TDs. That performance helped him get a 1-year, $10 million deal in free agency from the Jaguars. He’s now back in Washington on a 1-year deal worth up to $3 million. (
Hogs Haven)
No. 4 UNC Women’s Tennis Opens Weekend With Sweep Over Notre Dame
No. 4 UNC Women's Tennis opened the weekend with a 4-0 win over Notre Dame Friday in Chapel Hill. Maddy Zampardo picked up a dominant, straight-set win. No. 111 Theadora Rabman finished shortly after with another straight-set victory for the Tar Heels. No. 93 Anna Frey clinched the match after topping her opponent from the Fighting Irish. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Basketball prepares for March Madness after 'unacceptable' ACC Tournament
A senior co-captain,
Elijah Davis knows the runway is running out for UNC, which lost its first game in the ACC Tournament for the first time in 12 years. Rocking a long-sleeved 'Lock It In' shirt for 2026 March Madness, the son of UNC Basketball coach
Hubert Davis is hopeful the Tar Heels can "lock it in" better than they did against Clemson in Charlotte. (
MSN.com)
Jake Schaffner, Owen Hull each record 3 hits as UNC Baseball gets one-sided win at Cal
Shortstop
Jake Schaffner and center fielder
Owen Hull each had three hits as No. 15 UNC Baseball used two big defensive plays and a late offensive surge to beat California 8-1 Friday in Berkeley, Calif. (
Highlights). The Tar Heels scored all eight of their runs from the fifth inning on to hand the Bears, 37th nationally in the RPI, their second straight loss. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Tar Heels Dig Too Deep a Hole Yet Again
Rarely, if ever, is it wise to wait to get punched before swinging back — especially when tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. It’s an issue North Carolina has dealt with all season, and again Thursday night the Tar Heels stepped too close to the fire and paid for it, unable to overcome an 18-point second-half deficit in an 80-79 loss to Clemson in the ACC quarterfinals. (
Inside Carolina)
Oregon football coach Dan Lanning breaks down hiring of former UNC star Ryan Switzer
Earlier this month, as spring football prep continued, the Oregon Ducks announced their coaching staff for the 2026 season. There was one name that stood out to a majority of fans, many of whom were college football buffs about a decade ago. That name was
Ryan Switzer, a former two-time All-American wide receiver and punt returner for the Tar Heels. (
USA Today)
Now seen as one of Cubs' biggest offensive threats, Michael Busch looking to take next step
During the Chicago Cubs’ eight postseason games, the 28-year-old
Michael Busch hit .296/.387/.741. The first baseman launched four homers and ended the playoffs with a 1.128 OPS. He became the first player in MLB history to have multiple leadoff homers in a single postseason series, going deep in Game 1 and Game 3 of the NLDS against Milwaukee. (
MLB.com)
Carolina professor named FCC’s chief economist
Jonathan Williams is taking his economics expertise from the University of North Carolina to the federal government. Williams, a professor in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences’ economics department, has been named chief economist for the Federal Communications Commission, in addition to serving as chief of the Office of Economics and Analytics. (
UNC.edu)
Hubert Davis On UNC's ACC Tournament Exit: 'Not A Recipe For Success'
Hubert Davis: "Clemson has always been physical defensively, and one of the things I always say is you never let a defense dictate and decide how efficient you are on the offensive end. And I felt like their physicality took us out of our offense, off of our cuts, our screens, our moves, and didn’t respond to that until the latter part of the second half." (
Inside Carolina)
Another Quad 1 loss has UNC Men's Basketball likely ticketed for 6 seed
After blowing one last chance for a Quad 1 victory to impress the NCAA tournament committee, No. 19 North Carolina is likely destined to no better than a 5 seed and likely a 6 seed when the brackets are announced Sunday. Given that it was a narrow loss in a Quad 1 game, UNC fell only one spot in the NET (from 23 to 24) and the WAB (from 19 to 20). (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Caleb Wilson speaks to reporters for first time since season-ending injury
Caleb Wilson, who has missed UNC's last eight basketball games, was asked how he was feeling following the Tar Heels' ACC Tournament loss to Clemson. "Pretty bad. I'm just trying to look on the bright side, trying to cheer my teammates on. It's a journey. I broke my hand, then I broke my other one...kinda ironic," Wilson said with a frustrated smirk. (
TarHeel247)
UNC players proud of fight in ACC Tournament, wish desperation had come earlier
For most of Thursday night, North Carolina looked out of sync. "I’m proud of our guys for fighting, but we shouldn’t have been in that situation in the first place," forward
Jarin Stevenson said, who almost always has a smile on his face in postgame interviews but not on this night. "It comes again with energy and getting stops earlier in the game." (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Chansky’s Notebook: One-and-Done in Charlotte
In UNC's four previous trips to the ACC Tournament under coach
Hubert Davis, the Tar Heels hadn’t claimed a conference championship, but they had never gone home without one or two victories, either. As Clemson moved on to face Duke in Friday night’s ACC Tournament semifinals, UNC was left to contemplate its quick and painful exit from the event. (
Chapelboro.com)
Brooklyn Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe to have season-ending surgery
Brooklyn Nets center
Day'Ron Sharpe will miss the rest of the season because of a torn ligament in his left thumb after playing in 62 games and starting seven. He has averaged 8.7 points and 6.7 rebounds and leads the Nets in field goal percentage at 60.1%. The 2021 first-round pick out of UNC tops all Nets reserves in points, assists, and steals. (
Associated Press)
Video: UNC Basketball Players Post-Clemson Locker Room Interviews
North Carolina's
Jarin Stevenson, Luka Bogavac, Seth Trimble,
Derek Dixon, and
Henri Veesaar speak with reporters following the No. 4 seed Tar Heels' 80-79 loss to the No. 5 seed Clemson Tigers on Thursday night at the ACC Tournament quarterfinals in Charlotte.
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