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No. 1 UNC Women's Lacrosse Opens Home Slate With Ohio St. Friday

No. 1 UNC Women's Lacrosse plays its home opener against Ohio St. at Dorrance Field on Friday at 1:30 p.m. The 2-0 Tar Heels will face off against the Buckeyes, who are 2-1 on the season. Carolina holds an 11-1 advantage in the all-time series including a 3-0 record in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels' matchup with the Buckeyes will be broadcast on ACCNX. (GoHeels.com)

Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC vs. NC State basketball recap, Syracuse preview, Brady Manek joins

UNC was embarrassed by NC State in Raleigh on Tuesday (4:18) and now looks to regroup against the Syracuse Orange on Saturday (22:24). Next, former UNC sharp-shooting forward joins and Adam Lucas to catch us up on the latest in his life and basketball career (27:53). (Listen To Podcast)

No. 10 UNC Baseball To Take On East Carolina In Three-Site Series

UNC Baseball is set for its annual home-neutral-home series with East Carolina beginning Friday in Greenville at 5:00 p.m. It's the third season of the new format, with UNC leading 4-2. Carolina won both games in Chapel Hill, once in the neutral site, and once in Greenville. 2025's faceoff with the Pirates was pretty one-sided in favor of the Tar Heels. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Big Hitters Podcast - State of UNC Basketball with Brendan Marks

The Athletic’s Brendan Marks joins Big Hitters Only to discuss UNC Basketball without and , what the remainder of the season could look like, the future of , roster construction, the transfer portal, and the ebbs and flows of the Davis era in Chapel Hill. (View Video)

Four Tar Heels Honored With ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recognition

Awarded by the ACC, UNC Gymnastics' Gwen Fink and Men's Cross Country/Track & Field's Trevor Paschall are among 32 selected as the 2026 Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship recipients. In addition, Keaton Vo from Men's Golf and from Women's Tennis were named to the 2026 ACC Excellence Award List. (GoHeels.com)

Derek Dixon's Cold Stretch Comes At Tough Time For UNC Basketball

has hit the freshman wall. There have been memorable high points to the start of Dixon’s tenure as the Tar Heels’ starting point guard, but the last three games have not been kind to him. Over those last three games, Dixon is 4-for-26 from the floor and 2-for-18 from beyond the arc. The cold stretch has yielded 10 points amid a 1-2 record. (Inside Carolina)

Riley Kennedy To Compete With U-18 WNT At Pinatar Cup 2026

The U.S. U-18 Women's National Team and coach Toni Pressley announced the roster for the Pinatar Cup 2026 Thursday. The roster features UNC Women's Soccer's Riley Kennedy. Kennedy and the national team will head to San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Feb. 25-Mar. 6 to play two matches. The U.S. will face Sweden and Hungary in a round-robin competition. (GoHeels.com)

Video: UNC Women's Basketball Downs Virginia Tech On The Road In Overtime - Highlights

Despite a slow start in the first half, No. 22 North Carolina women's basketball stormed back to earn its sixth win of the year when trailing at the half, downing Virginia Tech 66-63 in overtime at Cassell Coliseum on Thursday night. (View Video)

UNC Women's Basketball rallies for huge overtime win at Virginia Tech

On "Stranger Things" night at Cassell Coliseum, it was as if UNC Women's Basketball got yanked into "The Upside Down." With more energy and hot shooting, the No. 22 Tar Heels fought their way back. After a nine-point halftime deficit and UNC’s worst shooting half of the season, the Tar Heels fought back for a 66-63 overtime victory over Virginia Tech. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Lilly Parrish Throws No-Hitter To Give UNC Softball Best Start In Program History

On Thursday at Anderson Stadium, Lilly Parrish threw the 59th no-hitter in UNC Softball history, clinching the best start in program history as the Tar Heels improve to 11-0 with a 10-0 victory over NC Central. Parrish fanned nine batters over five innings. This was the fifth no-hitter under coach Smith-Lyon and Parrish's second straight complete-game shutout. (GoHeels.com)

Box Score: UNC Women's Basketball 66, Virginia Tech 63 (OT)

View the complete box score from the No. 22 North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball team's 66-63 overtime victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Thursday night in Blacksburg. (View Box Score)

Flashbacks To Other Infamous Basketball Late-Season Injuries

UNC forward has put together one of the most sensational freshman seasons in the program’s history. Unfortunately for the Tar Heels, Wilson is now front and center in a less desirable category: Infamous Late-Season Injuries To Star Players. In 1984, UNC freshman point guard suffered a broken wrist late in the season. (Chapelboro.com)

Two UNC Football Players Honored At Uplifting Athletes Leadership Development Conference

UNC Football's and recently attended the 2026 Uplifting Athletes Leadership Development Conference in Philadelphia. The UNC Football Chapter was recognized at the conference with the prestigious "Game Changers" Award, honoring the program for setting a new standard of support for the rare disease community. (GoHeels.com)

Does One-and-Done Fit in NIL Era?

If there are college basketball players just coming to college to bide their time as a bridge to the NBA, and they’re still drawing a check while they’re doing it, maybe it’s time to move on. Of course, the downside of that is this has been one of the most electric freshman classes I can remember seeing. There are so many good players in the top 10. (Inside Carolina)

Ronald Curry hired as Denver Broncos WR coach

The Denver Broncos are hiring former UNC quarterback and basketball standout as their wide receivers coach. Curry was quarterbacks coach for the Buffalo Bills the past two years. He worked with Sean Payton in New Orleans before that, spending six years with the Broncos’ head coach there. Curry was in New Orleans two additional years. (NBC Sports)
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