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UNC Shortstop Jake Schaffner Named Brooks Wallace Award Finalist

UNC Baseball star has been named one of the five finalists for the 2026 Brooks Wallace Award, the College Baseball Foundation announced on Tuesday. Named for former Texas Tech player Brooks Wallace, who passed away from leukemia at the age of 27, the award honors the nation's top shortstop. The winner will be announced June 13. (GoHeels.com)

Drake Maye's Celebrity Softball Classic delivers joy and major impact for children's hospital

If you thought the players were having fun at 's inaugural Celebrity Softball Classic on Sunday night, there were kids in the sold-out crowd having an even better time – despite a little rain. The New England Patriots quarterback and his wife, Ann Michael Maye, hosted the event as the first activation of their MayeDay Family Foundation. (New England Patriots)

Lucas: UNC Incoming AD Steve Newmark Looking Forward To The Future

Like many young Tar Heel fans of the 1980s, Steve Newmark grew up with two posters on the wall of his room. One was a photo of . And the other was a shot of elevating for a jumper. Unlike many young Tar Heel fans of the 1980s, Steve Newmark grew up to become the athletic director at the University of North Carolina. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - What History Portends For Michael Malone; Baseball Super Regional

Looking at the modern history of UNC Men's Basketball coaches in their first season coaching the Tar Heels, there's a possibility this could be a very successful season for . Plus, UNC Baseball is set for Super Regional round this weekend, when they will host the USC Trojans. (View Video)

UNC Football Opponent Snapshot: Pittsburgh

Pitt lost only two players to the NFL last season: linebacker Kyle Louis, a fourth-round selection by the Miami Dolphins, and running back Desmond Reid, who signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent. However, Pat Narduzzi and the Panthers lost 21 players to the transfer portal this offseason, including stars Rasheem Biles and Francis Brewu. (TarHeel247)

UNC Baseball Super Regional Schedule Released

UNC Baseball's pursuit of a national championship continues this weekend at Boshamer Stadium for the NCAA Tournament Super Regional round. The Tar Heels host the USC Trojans, who won the College Station Regional last weekend. In the best-of-three series, the Diamond Heels face USC in Game 1 on Friday, with first pitch set for 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2. (TarHeel247)

Chloe Humphrey Named A Finalist For Honda Award For Lacrosse

UNC Women's Lacrosse phenom Chloe Humphrey is a finalist for the Honda Award for Lacrosse, Chris Voelz, Executive Director of The Collegiate Women Sports Awards, announced. Humphrey, who won the award last season, is looking to add to her trophy case after earning the IWLCA Player of the Year Award her freshman and sophomore seasons. (GoHeels.com)

Video: IC Podcast - Sorting Out UNC Basketball's Inventory

UNC Basketball coach has been out of the public eye but quietly building his staff and roster. With some key dates now passed, Inside Carolina's Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell sort out where the Tar Heel basketball roster sits: the new, the unexpected, the gaps, and more. (View Video)

UNC Men's Golf Ties For 9th In NCAA Championship

UNC Men's Golf's championship run ended in a four-way playoff Monday in the 2026 NCAA Men's Golf Championship on the North Course at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. Freshman Carson Bertagnole made clutch putts on each of the last four holes of regulation, including an 8-footer for birdie on the 72nd hole of the championship. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Baseball To Host USC In Chapel Hill Super Regional

For the second consecutive season, a team from the west will head to the Chapel Hill Super Regional. No. 2 regional seed Southern Cal won the College Station Regional on Monday, 7-1, over No. 1 regional seed Texas A&M to earn a trip to Chapel Hill to face No. 5 overall seed North Carolina. It will be the first Super Regional since 2002 for the Trojans. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Social Media Reacts: Diamond Heels Advance to Super Regionals

North Carolina baseball scored eight runs in the first three innings and got four innings of no-hit relief from in a 9-3 win against East Carolina Sunday at Boshamer Stadium. The Diamond Heels finished the Chapel Hill Regional with a 3-0 record on its way to the Super Regionals, completing its first unbeaten regional weekend since 2019. (Chapelboro.com)

Video: IC Podcast - UNC Basketball's Backcourt Upgrade

UNC Basketball retained and in the backcourt and added , Terrence Brown, and Neo Avdalas. Inside Carolina basketball analyst Rob Harrington joins Tommy Ashley to discuss the Tar Heels' backcourt. Is this an upgrade? (View Video)

Alyssa Ustby earns Player of Year, other awards, after averaging double-double in Italy

Italian basketball fans found out what UNC fans already knew — is a talented and versatile player, and proved it by piling up postseason awards. In her first professional season, the 6-1 Ustby earned Eurobasket.com Player of the Year honors in Serie A playing for Panthers Roseto after averaging a double-double over 24 games last season. (Tar Heel Tribune)

ESPN's College Basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25 Rankings - Post-NBA Withdrawal Deadline

25. North Carolina: has done a pretty impressive job building UNC's roster. is back, probably will be a first-round pick after next season, Neoklis Avdalas also probably will play at the next level, and Terrence Brown is an ultra-productive guard. Alex Samodurov and Sayon Keita offer a very high ceiling at center. (ESPN)

UNC Women’s Basketball Announces 2026-27 Roster

Coming off its second straight Sweet 16, UNC Women's Basketball is primed for its next great team with the announcement of the 2026-27 roster. Carolina brings back nine Tar Heels from last season, while also adding one of the nation's top recruits and highly ranked portal additions. "Our roster was intentionally constructed to ensure immediate impact." (GoHeels.com)
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Today In UNC History
June 2, 1897
"Hark the Sound," UNC's alma mater, was performed for the first time at the Commencement ceremony on June 2, 1897. Based on the Italian tune "Amici," the lyrics were written by UNC student W.S. Myers.
June 2, 1913
"Silent Sam," a statue of a Civil War Confederate soldier, was unveiled on UNC's campus in 1913 as a memorial to the 321 alumni who lost their lives in the American Civil War and all students who joined the Confederate States Army. More than one thousand members of the University fought in the Civil War for either the Northern or Southern armies.
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