Evan Smith, UNC Basketball’s last JV player, returns to play for coach Michael Malone

New UNC Basketball coach Michael Malone didn’t know much about Evan Smith, so Smith told him about himself and his journey to get on the team. Malone liked what he saw and heard and was willing to keep Smith on the team. Smith looks forward to being coached by Malone and enjoys the title of being the last remaining member of UNC's JV program. (UNC Media Hub)

UNC Baseball Hosts Winthrop Wednesday In Final Home Midweek Game Of 2026

UNC Baseball sets the table for their final midweek home game this season Wednesday when they welcome Winthrop to Boshamer Stadium. It will be the first time facing the Eagles since 2022. The Tar Heels enter on a four-game winning streak against their visitors from Rock Hill, S.C. and have a 20-4 record in the series, winning nine of the last 10. (GoHeels.com)

Chloe Humphrey Named Tewaaraton Award Finalist For Second Straight Year

Chloe Humphrey has been named one of five Tewaaraton Award finalists for the second consecutive year. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Humphrey was last year's Tewaaraton and Honda Sport Award for Lacrosse winner. (GoHeels.com)

Chicago State Football Coach Bobby Rome II Inspires Future Leaders at Men Inspiring Men’s Conference

Chicago State University Head Football Coach and former Tar Heel fullback Bobby Rome II spent time recently empowering young scholars at Robert A. Black Magnet Elementary School, serving as a featured guest at the school's Men Inspiring Men's Conference. The event was designed to motivate and guide young boys toward leadership and academic excellence. (Chicago State University Athletics)

Tar Heels Excel Again In Academic Progress Rates

The University of North Carolina's women's tennis team recorded its 13th-consecutive perfect multi-year Academic Progress Rate and the men's golf team earned its ninth in a row in the latest APR results released today by the NCAA. Carolina's overall single-year rate for 2024-25 was 989, while the four-year multi-rate was 990. A perfect score is 1000. (GoHeels.com)

Heart of a Heel encourages organ donor registration

Three Carolina seniors used experiences from their undergraduate studies and inspirational stories from other Tar Heels to help save lives. Rotimi Kukoyi, Emma Montero and Olu Kopano became friends in their first year as Morehead-Cain scholars. Now, they’re launching Heart of a Heel: a campaign to increase organ donations in North Carolina. (UNC.edu)

Mariners May Have Found Their Most Useful Bullpen Fix In Overlooked Cooper Criswell

Cooper Criswell didn’t arrive in Seattle as the kind of pitcher fans were dreaming up late-inning scenarios around. He came in as depth. A swingman who could lengthen out in spring training, compete for a back-end rotation spot, and then settle into whatever role was left. But the Mariners may have stumbled into something a little more interesting. (Sports Illustrated)

Nyla Brooks Headed To USA Basketball 3x3 Women’s Development Camp

UNC's Nyla Brooks is set to participate in USA Basketball's 3x3 women's development camp in Phoenix this week. The rising sophomore guard for the Tar Heels heads into camp looking to earn a spot in next weekend's USA Basketball 3X Women's Showcase. During her freshman season, Brooks appeared in every game for Carolina, averaging 8.6 points. (GoHeels.com)

This Week in UNC Baseball: A View from First Base

UNC Baseball coach Scott Forbes spends a lot of time crediting his coaching staff for the Diamond Heels’ success. This week, assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator Scott Jackson discusses the inner workings of the Tar Heels program from roster building, player development and recruiting, to game day preparation and coaching first base. (Inside Carolina)

Can UNC Women's Lacrosse star Chloe Humphrey be the best ever?

When the North Carolina Women's Lacrosse coaches saw the metrics, they assumed that the energy tracking monitor was broken. Nobody can run that hard for that long. No one can maintain that kind of output. But the device wasn't defective. It was working perfectly. So what was the explanation? Exactly what they thought it might be. Chloe Humphrey. (ESPN)

Video: UNC Baseball And The Muenzer MPS Center

UNC Baseball's MPS Awareness Day took place during Tuesday's 9-2 win over High Point. The Tar Heels wanted to use their platform to draw attention to a rare medical condition that has directly impacted the program. But the Tar Heels didn't need any introduction to the realities of MPS. (View Video)

Ranking the offseason for every Power 4 college football team

15. North Carolina: Bobby Petrino is the offensive coordinator for a college team coached by Bill Belichick. What a time to be alive. Petrino takes over a unit that finished 118th in scoring and 120th in yards per play in 2025. The Tar Heels held onto leading rusher Demon June, breakout receiver Jordan Shipp, and star edge rusher Melkart Abou Jaoude. (ESPN)

Podcast: Scott Forbes Radio Show - Weekend Win Over Duke, Winthrop Preview, And More

North Carolina head baseball coach Scott Forbes joins host Dave Nathan to recap the Tar Heels' weekend run-rule victory over Duke, look ahead to Wednesday's game against Winthrop, discuss the art of scheduling, how coaching catchers has evolved, and more. (Listen To Podcast)

U.S. Soccer Podcast: What Eddie Pope Learned in Three World Cups

Eddie Pope was part of 2002 World Cup team that made a run to the quarterfinals – the best men’s team showing of the modern era. But he was also part of the 1998 team that was dumped from the group stages without gaining a point. In this episode of the U.S. Soccer Podcast, fellow Tar Heel Meghan Klingenberg talks to Eddie about his three World Cups. (US Soccer)

UNC baseball stays behind UCLA in college rankings before Pitt series

North Carolina baseball remains at No. 2 nationally behind UCLA in the latest USA TODAY Coaches poll, which was released on May 4. No. 3 Georgia Tech (39-8, 19-5), No. 12 Florida State (33-12, 15-9), No. 22 Boston College (35-16, 17-10) and No. 25 Virginia (32-16, 12-12) are the other ACC teams among the top-25 rankings in the coaches poll. (MSN.com)

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