Daniel Bard’s remarkable MLB comeback just added a new chapter with the Mariners

Daniel Bard has one of the most impressive stories of perseverance in MLB history, and it’s continuing, as the free-agent right-hander is in agreement on a minor-league contract with the Seattle Mariners. Now nearly 40, Bard is getting what might be his final shot to finish his career on his own terms. What it is for Bard, simply, is an opportunity. (FanSided)

Makayla Paige Earns Silver In Fastest NCAA Championships 800m Race Ever

Makayla Paige (1:58.97), the women's 800m silver medalist, was part of the greatest NCAA Championships 800m race, as every finalist ran the fastest time a runner in final position has ever achieved during any NCAA Championships. Paige ran the fifth-fastest time in NCAA history, lowering her UNC record for the fourth time this season to finish second. (GoHeels.com)

Cole Anthony traded to Memphis Grizzlies in blockbuster deal

After playing his first five NBA seasons with the Orlando Magic, guard Cole Anthony is headed to the Memphis Grizzlies in a blockbuster trade. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, four first-round picks, and the No. 16 pick in this year’s NBA draft are going from Orlando to Memphis in exchange for Desmond Bane. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Coast To Coast Podcast - UNC Basketball June Whiparound

The crew from Inside Carolina runs down a wide array of happenings around Carolina basketball. While none of these developments are necessarily headline-worthy, they are likely of interest and consequence for the coming season and good for a June discussion. (View Video)

Aaron Sabato Promoted to Triple-A After Career-Best Stretch: Could MLB Be Next?

Five years after being selected with the 27th overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft out of North Carolina, Aaron Sabato is heading to Triple-A. The Saints announced that Sabato has been promoted to the Triple-A club after a strong showing in Double-A Wichita. It's a long-awaited step for a player who was one of the premier power bats in college baseball. (Twins Daily)

The 6 Best UNC Basketball Teams to not Win a National Championship: Part 5

UNC Basketball has won the NCAA Tournament six times, but it was close to winning several more. In fact, some of the best teams in program history didn’t reach the title game or the Final Four. So, in a fun exercise, we present a six-part series noting the six best UNC basketball teams to NOT win a national championship. Today, the 2007-08 Tar Heels. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Would Michael Jordan have set the NIL market in 1984?

Michael Jordan is the greatest of all time to many and followed what would become a ‘normal’ path through college basketball. Growing up a young kid in Wilmington, NC, Jordan was able to fulfill a childhood dream of playing for UNC. Like many young talents of the day, Jordan was a young guy who would wait for his “shot” behind established upperclassmen. (Athlon Sports)

Look back at the Class of 2025’s 4 years at Carolina

As the University of North Carolina Clef Hangers serenaded Tar Heel graduates near the end of Spring Commencement with a rendition of James Taylor’s “Carolina in My Mind,” the Class of 2025 had a chance to watch a video that took them down memory lane — all the way back to August 2021. Look back at their time in Chapel Hill. (UNC.edu)

Luke Stevenson, Kane Kepley, Aidan Haugh invited to MLB Draft Combine

North Carolina catcher Luke Stevenson, center fielder Kane Kepley and right-handed pitcher Aidan Haugh have been invited to the MLB Draft Combine at Chase Field in Phoenix, a five-day event that starts Tuesday. Stevenson is No. 20 and Kepley is No. 82 on the MLB top 200 prospects rankings. The UNC trio is among 180 college invitees. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Golf: The many accolades of David Ford

A couple weeks ago, we wrote about North Carolina golfer David Ford, and how he won the right to go straight from the college ranks to the PGA Tour. He did that by topping the PGA Tour University rankings that the organization runs for up and coming college players. As it turned out, that would be far from the only accolade Ford came away with. (Tar Heel Blog)

UNC Football Offense Preview 2025: The Tar Heels Rebuilt Fast

UNC offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens has plenty of parts to work with. Last year’s offense struggled with consistency. The passing game didn’t do much, the pass protection was lousy, and the offense scored 24 points or fewer five times. But the ground attack was solid, the transfer portal improved the depth, and this should be a steadier season. (College Football News)

UNC DB Thad Dixon on the title-game stage, Bill Belichick's defense, trees, fishing & more

Thad Dixon hails from Los Angeles and spent the last two years playing college football at the University of Washington. So, North Carolina is a long way away from those two major cities and quite different. The football, however, isn’t all that unique to what Dixon experienced with the Huskies mainly because his defensive coordinator there is now at UNC. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

Video: THI Podcast - Who's standing out in UNC Basketball summer workouts?

It's mid-June and that means UNC basketball players are on campus and working out. Andrew Jones and Jacob Turner of Tar Heel Illustrated discuss what we are hearing about the Tar Heels, especially some of the transfers as well as freshman Caleb Wilson. (View Video)

Ethan Strand Finishes As 1,500m National Runner-up

UNC men's track and field team posted its highest team finish at the outdoor national championships since 2007 as the Tar Heels tied for 17th. The men's team finished in sixth in 2007. Ethan Strand (3:47.33) earned his third All-America honors in the 1,500m as he was the national runner-up, finishing behind champion Nathan Green by 0.07 seconds.. (GoHeels.com)

Breaking Down UNC Football's Edge Rushers

The Alpha: "Presuming full health -- let's just say that all the guys at defensive end for UNC stay healthy enough to play all the games and be themselves -- then I'm going to go with Pryce Yates. I think he's the best of the bunch as a pass rusher. He's the guy that's most likely to produce splash plays of the group. He's the most explosive of them." (Inside Carolina)

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