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Vance Honeycutt promoted within Baltimore Orioles' organization

Now in his second full professional season, just received some exciting career news. On Monday morning, the O's announced they're promoting Honeycutt to the Double-A Chesapeake Baysox. Despite hitting just .182 for the High-A Frederick Keys in 63 games, Honeycutt still sports that same power Tar Heel Nation fell in love with. (USA Today)

That’s Drake Maye ‘Playing the Best Position in the World’

For over an hour or so on the field at Oceanside Collegiate Academy, the older brothers played receiver for and (who spent last season on the Eagles’ roster), the same way they’d give defensive looks during a spot-shooting drill later in the gym (Drake was tasked with closing out on Luke near the three-point arc). (Sports Illustrated)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Sayon Keita Arrives, UNC Quarterback Battle

UNC Basketball finally unites as arrives in Chapel Hill. But will NCAA eligibility setbacks sideline freshman 7-footer? UNC Football is experiencing a murky quarterback race as game week approaches. The discussion explores the cases for , , and Travis Burgess. (View Video)

UNC Running Back Demon June Enters Year 2 With Newfound Confidence

"My confidence is through the roof," UNC running back said with a grin on Friday. "Being a freshman last year, it was new...coming from high school where the game isn't as fast, guys aren't as big. Knowing the areas I needed to improve helped me add fuel to the fire to come back this year with a tough guy mentality. I want to be that guy." (TarHeel247)

UNC students take first-day sips at the Old Well

It’s the first day of classes at Carolina, and as Tar Heels know, that means it’s also time to drink from the Old Well for good luck this semester. Thousands of students took part in the tradition, caught up with friends and ran into Carolina football coach , who handed out bagels and coffee with Alex Brandwein ’20 (MBA) of Brandwein’s Bagels. (UNC.edu)

Video: IC Podcast - Why Not UNC?

UNC Football kicks off the 2026 season in less than two weeks as the Tar Heels face TCU in Ireland. The national narrative is that year two of the era will not be much better than year one. What is driving that narrative? Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss. (View Video)

UNC Football to face three teams ranked in preseason AP poll, including two in top 10

The preseason AP Top 25 football poll offers more proof that UNC's 2026 football schedule is far tougher than the one it faced a year ago. Virginia was the Tar Heels’ only ranked opponent last season (No. 16 when UNC lost 17-16 in overtime), but this year they’ll face three ranked teams, including two in the top 10 and four others that received votes. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: IC Podcast - Tales from the UNC Basketball Recruiting Trail

Sherrell McMillan and Rob Harrington have been following high school basketball recruiting for decades, and in this special episode, the duo from Inside Carolina pulls back the curtain on some of the most fascinating stories surrounding popular recruitments at UNC. (View Video)

What’s Playing for Bobby Petrino Like? Tar Heels Discuss New Offensive Coordinator

Here’s what the Tar Heels have said about new UNC offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino in the leadup to the 2026 football season. Wide receiver : "He’s very precise with little things. If you line up a yard outside where he wants you to be, he gets mad at you. If you line up a yard inside, he gets mad at you. He wants everything to be perfect." (Chapelboro.com)

UNC Basketball Week in Review: Keita Arrives, Trimble Transfers, Jordan Page Offered

It was a full week for the North Carolina Basketball program — a departure, a long-awaited arrival, a five-star offer, and a handful of alumni stories. Here's this week's UNC Basketball and Recruiting Week in Review. (Read More...)

A look at Ryan Switzer's role with Oregon football

Oregon has a new punt return coach - When the FBS record-holder for punt return touchdowns is on your football staff, it'd probably be best to let them work with the team's returners. That's what Oregon is doing with . Switzer, who returned five punts for touchdowns in 2013 to set the record, is the de facto punt return coach. (Duck Territory)

One Year Later, UNC Linebacker Peyton Seelmann Is Calling Kenan Stadium Home

When walked off the field with his Richmond teammates after a 41-6 loss to North Carolina at Kenan Stadium 11 months ago, he didn't speak to . Nor did he expect he'd ever be back. But four months later, within hours of entering the transfer portal, Seelmann got a phone call from Belichick, who wanted him to visit Chapel Hill. (TarHeel247)

Nonprofit at UNC pairs those with chronic illnesses with a service dog

UNC’s chapter of Lux’s Purpose was founded this year. Service dogs cost as much as $50,000-$70,000, and there is not a single insurance plan that covers it, which makes having a service dog almost impossible for someone already burdened by the financial strain of a medical crisis. The service dogs are trained how to associate commands with tasks. (Daily Tar Heel)

Bella Devey Records Hat Trick, UNC Women's Soccer Shuts Out Quinnipiac, 8-0

The focal point for No. 8 UNC Women's Soccer is clear, at least through two matches. As the striker in the 3-2-4-1 formation, sophomore Bella Devey has already equaled her goal total from last season. She followed up a brace in the opener with a hat trick in the first 14 1/2 minutes of the Tar Heels’ dominant 8-0 victory on Sunday afternoon over Quinnipiac. (Tar Heel Tribune)

With Sayon Keita arriving in Chapel Hill, UNC Basketball has plenty of center options

With clearing a key hurdle standing between him and a UNC Basketball jersey, his arrival completes a frontcourt reconstruction that has been at the forefront of Coach ’s first UNC offseason. Keita finished the visa process and arrived in Chapel Hill on Saturday. The timing is important since classes at Carolina start on Monday. (Tar Heel Tribune)
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