Diamond Heels Turn to Jackson Rose for College World Series Championship Game

With its first national title up for grabs, UNC is handing the baseball to Jackson Rose. Rose, a freshman lefty, will be the Tar Heels starter for Game 3 of the College World Series national title game. Rose's last outing came five days ago in UNC's win over West Virginia to advance into the championship series. He went 4.1 innings, allowing two hits. (TarHeel247)

Viewpoints: What Three Tar Heels Taught Me in Omaha

In the best-of-three championship series against Oklahoma, the Tar Heels lost Game 1. That meant Game 2, on Father’s Day, was win-or-go-home. UNC won that game 6-2, forcing a deciding Game 3 tonight. Whatever happens in that final game, three young men gave me a weekend I won’t forget, and a few lessons worth carrying home to Chapel Hill. (Chapelboro.com)

Scott Forbes weighs starting pitching options for national title game

Scott Forbes hasn’t named a starter for UNC's national championship showdown with Oklahoma, and that uncertainty seemed to concern him less than the opportunity in front of his team. The Tar Heels enter Monday’s winner-take-all Game 3 of the College World Series Finals with what Forbes called an "all hands on deck" approach on the mound. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC and Oklahoma Set for Winner-Take-All Baseball National Championship Game

The Diamond Heels have reached Omaha nine times since 2006 — tied for the most of any Division I program during that span. Monday night, however, presents an opportunity that has come along only twice before in UNC Baseball history — and a chance to accomplish something no other Tar Heel team has ever done: win a national championship. (Inside Carolina)

Harrison Barnes helps unveil newly renovated basketball courts in familiar Mexican city

Harrison Barnes and his wife, Brittany, are back to their familiar charitable ways. The 2015 NBA champion helped unveil two renovated multipurpose courts in Saltillo, Mexico. The couple, which operates the Harrison and Brittany Barnes Community Fund, also paved the way for two improved courts in Saltillo last year while partnering with Spurs Give. (KENS5.com)

UNC Football Opponent Snapshot: Louisville

UNC Football hosts Louisville at Kenan Stadium on Nov. 14. The Tar Heels are 3-5 against the Cardinals and have only played them once in the last 14 years. That matchup was in 2017, when Louisville, then led by current UNC offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, beat UNC 47-35 in Chapel Hill. (TarHeel247)

UNC Baseball's Pitching Plan Unclear Entering Game 3

It's do-or-die for North Carolina on Monday night. The Tar Heels will face off with Oklahoma in Game 3, a true national championship game at Charles Schwab Field at 7 p.m. ET in the College World Series. With one game to win the program's first national title, it's unclear who head coach Scott Forbes might turn to on the mound — starter or in relief. (TarHeel247)

The Omaha Diaries, Day 8: Father’s Day

Erik Paulson Sr., a former NYPD detective, died July 4, 2025. He had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2024, a consequence of the toxic dust exposure he suffered as a first responder after the Sept. 11 attacks 23 years prior. Erik Sr. lived to see his son commit to UNC in the summer of 2025, but never saw him compete in a game as a Diamond Heel. (Chapelboro.com)

Caleb Wilson Among Jay Bilas' 2026 NBA Draft Superlatives

Most dynamic athlete: Caleb Wilson is a ridiculous athlete who drops jaws on the floor with his talents. He has a 7-0 wingspan and a 39.5-inch vertical, and does things with quick bounce. Peterson, Dybantsa, Michigan's Morez Johnson Jr., and Baylor's Cameron Carr are all super-dynamic athletes, but Wilson seems to have another step on his ladder. (ESPN)

Lucas: The Strongest Force

The first team meeting of the 2025-26 North Carolina Baseball season was on August 17. At that meeting, coach Scott Forbes stood in front of his new roster and showed them a PowerPoint presentation. One of the first slides was headlined, "It is an honor to be your coach." As Forbes talked to his players, he highlighted the importance of love. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Inside The Lines - UNC Baseball on the Precipice of First National Championship

UNC Baseball has bounced back all season and Sunday was no different as the Tar Heels used pitching, defense, and timely hitting to defeat Oklahoma 6-2 and force a Winner-Take-All Game 3 Monday in Omaha. Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent discuss the win and what's next. (View Video)

How North Carolina's Third Inning Sunday Forced a Game 3

One day after rallying from an early two-run deficit in Game 1, North Carolina found itself in another hole Sunday. The Tar Heels struck out in order to open the game, then watched Oklahoma score twice in the first inning. The Sooners had all the momentum and appeared to be marching toward a national championship. Then came the third inning. (TarHeel247)

A son’s strength, a dad’s legacy: Emotional Erik Paulsen lifts UNC Baseball on Father’s Day

It was an emotional Father’s Day victory for UNC first baseman Erik Paulsen. When Scott Forbes, the coach who convinced him to leave his home area in New York, away from his family, and play at UNC, talked about it afterward, he had to pause because he got so emotional. "That’s a tough one. Give me a second, and I’ll get it together. Sorry," Forbes said. (Tar Heel Tribune)

MCWS 2026: As UNC rallies past Oklahoma, the Heels' fathers rally around Erik Paulsen Jr.

It is an Omaha tradition that when teams leave for the ballpark each day, they are greeted by their families as they board their bus. On Sunday morning, when the Diamond Heels hit the Hilton lobby, the UNC dads wore buttons to support first baseman Erik Paulsen Jr., who was experiencing his first Father's Day without his father, NYPD officer Erik Sr. (ESPN)

Caden Glauber delivered another masterpiece in a freshman season for the ages

We're starting to run out of words to describe Caden Glauber. How do you accurately put into words how dominant he's been on the mound while reminding everyone for what seems to be the 10000th time that he should just be graduating high school? Glauber took the mound in relief in Game 2 of the CWS Championship Series in the fifth inning. (Keeping It Heel)

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