Women's Lacrosse Ranked No. 1 In USA Lacrosse Preseason Poll
UNC Women's Lacrosse will open the 2026 season where it left off, ranked No. 1 in the USA Lacrosse Preseason Top 20. The reigning national and ACC champions are coming off a 22-0 season and return Tewaaraton Award winner Chloe Humphrey, six other Tar Heels who earned All-America honors last season and a roster full of the nation's elite talent. (
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Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC's Defensive Flaws Exposed vs. SMU
UNC Men's Basketball's defense collapses as SMU hangs 97 points on the Tar Heels. Is this an anomaly or a sign of deeper issues? Isaac Schade spotlights the current limitations of North Carolina’s backcourt and troubling defensive switches that left the Tar Heels vulnerable on the road.
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UNC Men's Basketball falls in AP Top 25 poll after first setback against unranked team
North Carolina slipped five spots to No. 17 in the latest AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll after Saturday’s 97-83 loss at SMU, the Tar Heels’ first setback against an unranked team. The Mustangs debuted in the poll, though, at No. 24. UNC (13-2, 1-1), one of eight teams in the previous poll on Dec. 22 to lose, hosts Wake Forest next Saturday. (
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UNC QB Gio Lopez to Enter Transfer Portal
North Carolina's 2025 starting quarterback
Gio Lopez plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Lopez's decision comes just one day after the Tar Heels landed Wisconsin transfer quarterback Billy Edwards. Lopez finished the 2025 season at UNC with 1,747 pass yards, 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. UNC's passing offense ranked 110th nationally. (
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Tyler Hansbrough, Eddie Pope Elected To NC Sports Hall Of Fame
Tyler Hansbrough and
Eddie Pope are two of 11 newly elected members of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. They will be inducted on May 1, 2026, in Greensboro. Hansbrough, already a member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame, is the ACC's all-time leading scorer. Pope is one of the most honored men's soccer players in the United States. (
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Hubert Davis says UNC’s defensive lapses at SMU need to be 'one-game thing'
When UNC Basketball coach
Hubert Davis watched video of the Tar Heels’ 97-83 loss Saturday at SMU, the defensive breakdowns jumped out for him. Davis said that several things went wrong that allowed the Mustangs to shoot 60% from the floor and 51.9% from 3-point range. SMU shot 71.4% after halftime, and Davis called that "just unacceptable." (
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THT Newsletter: Basketball Falls at SMU, Football Transfer Portal, Hubert Davis on Recruiting Trail
UNC Men’s Basketball handled Florida State before falling at SMU, Football landed a transfer portal quarterback and re-signed several key starters,
Hubert Davis was back on the recruiting trail,
Drake Maye made his second NFL Pro Bowl, Women’s Basketball split a pair of games, and much more. (
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Video: Hubert Davis Monday Post-SMU ACC Coaches Conference Call
North Carolina head men's basketball coach
Hubert Davis speaks with reporters on Monday as part of the weekly ACC coaches conference call to discuss the Tar Heels' defensive lapses against SMU,
Caleb Wilson's adjustments to double teams, and more.
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Video: Coast To Coast Podcast - UNC Basketball's Defense Lacking in ACC Play
The New Year was unkind to UNC Basketball as they opened ACC play with a 1-1 split last week. While UNC has been statistically good defensively thus far this season, the Tar Heels' veteran guards were exploited this week in a major way. Inside Carolina's Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell examine the issues.
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UNC Football Welcomes Record Number of Early Enrollees
The North Carolina football program is set to welcome a record number of early enrollees beginning this past weekend in Chapel Hill. Thirty-six members of
UNC’s 2026 football recruiting class, ranked No. 18 nationally and No. 3 in the ACC, are expected to enroll this week. The expected early enrollees also include all 10 of UNC’s four-star prospects. (
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Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC vs. SMU recap, Kenny Williams joins for a basketball season check-in
UNC Men's Basketball fell in its first ACC road game of the season to a hot-shooting SMU team How concerned should the Tar Heels be? (2:35). Former Tar Heel guard
Kenny Williams joins
Jones Angell and Adam Lucas for a basketball season check-in (16:43).
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Three UNC Wrestlers Victorious, Tar Heels Finish Runner-Up At Soldier Salute
Three UNC wrestlers finished atop the podium on day two of Soldier Salute, helping the Tar Heels to a runner-up team finish. Carolina finished the two-day tournament with 161.5 team points, trailing Missouri with 166.5 points. Individually, Ethan Oakley (133), Luke Simcox (141), and Bryce Hepner (165) secured championships in their weight classes. (
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By the Numbers: Billy Edwards, Gio Lopez and UNC’s Quarterback Picture
UNC landed a commitment from Wisconsin quarterback transfer Billy Edwards on Sunday. The expectation is that Edwards will compete with
Gio Lopez for the starting job. Although Edwards, who has one season of eligibility remaining, is older than Lopez, they share one major characteristic: both QBs have one full season as a starter under their belt. (
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North Carolina defensive back Kaleb Cost re-signs with Tar Heels
In a defense that has been thinned out due to graduation and the transfer portal, continuity will come in the form of defensive back
Kaleb Cost, who will remain at UNC next season. Cost, who started at nickelback last season, is a two-year starter with 1,388 career snaps, 114 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, and 14 pass breakups. (
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Tar Heels in NFL: Trubisky throws 4 TD passes, Huzzie snags INT, Walker scores TD, Maye finishes big
The final week of the NFL regular season meant MVP candidate
Drake Maye didn’t play the entire game, and reserves got plenty of playing time. Taking advantage of the latter were Mitch Trubisky,
British Brooks, and
Alijah Huzzie. The biggest day of that group, though, was Trubisky, who took over for the Bills and passed for 259 yards and four touchdowns. (
Tar Heel Tribune)