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Video: Coast To Coast Podcast - UNC Basketball Resets for the Postseason

UNC Basketball achieved a perfect home record this season by beating Clemson on Tuesday then got steamrolled at Duke. To pour salt in the wound, broke his thumb and has likely played his last game in Carolina Blue. Inside Carolina's Sherrell McMillan, Sean Moran, and Joey Powell discuss all the "madness." (View Video)

Bryce Hepner Wins UNC’s First 165-Title Since 2009, Wrestling Finishes Fourth At ACCs

Bryce Hepner was victorious for the North Carolina wrestling team at 165-pounds, Sunday at the 2026 ACC Wrestling Championships, hosted at Virginia Tech. The graduate student earned three-straight decisions for the Tar Heels, collecting the first individual championship for Carolina at the ACC Championships since Austin O'Connor in 2023. (GoHeels.com)

Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC vs. Duke recap, ACC Tournament preview, Tyler Hansbrough joins

Duke used a massive run to pull away from North Carolina on Saturday night (4:23). Now the Tar Heels head to the ACC Tournament (12:52). joins and Adam Lucas to look back at the regular season and ahead to the postseason (36:59). Plus: All-ACC (27:18), and more. (Listen To Podcast)

Caleb Wilson Named To Wooden Award National Ballot

North Carolina freshman forward is one of 15 players named to the national ballot for the 2026 John Wooden Award. The national ballot consists of 15 student-athletes who are candidates for the Wooden Award All-America Team and Wooden Award Trophy, recognizing the most outstanding college basketball player in the nation. (GoHeels.com)

Trends From Diamond Heels First Weekend of ACC Play

UNC Baseball completed its first ACC series of 2026 against Virginia, losing a three-game series 2-1 at Boshamer Stadium over the weekend. While staring at a potential sweep, the Tar Heels rallied in game three, which was also the tail end of a Saturday doubleheader. In walk-off fashion, Carolina (13-3-1, 1-2) avoided an 0-3 start to ACC play. (TarHeel247)

Has UNC’s women's basketball done enough to be NCAA tournament host?

No. 16 UNC will have to wait until next Sunday to find out if Coach ’s team has done enough to host early-round NCAA women’s tournament games. But the Tar Heels’ late-season surge has put them in the hosting conversation. “I’ll be shocked if they’re not hosting the first two rounds,” Louisville coach Jeff Walz said of North Carolina. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Caleb Wilson’s Injury Stings for UNC Men’s Basketball. Its Lack of Effort vs. Duke Stings Even More.

Saturday night at least, UNC sans resembled a car without a motor. The Tar Heels had no way through Duke’s defense without him. And yet, more than any statistics or box scores, echoed a sentiment from when asked about what went wrong. “They definitely out-efforted us in the second half,” the seven-footer said. (Chapelboro.com)

Chapel Hill gives parking to land high-paying jobs, keep UNC startup in town

A contribution of 10 parking spaces is going to keep a homegrown concessions delivery company growing on Franklin Street. The Chapel Hill Town Council approved the incentive, valued at $87,000 over five years, on Wednesday. The deal is contingent on the company, Eats2Seats, adding 41 local jobs paying an average wage of $122,683 a year. (MSN.com)

Vance Honeycutt's home run streak ends, but he's still batting 1.000!

's home run streak, which reached four straight spring at-bats Wednesday, was guaranteed to end eventually. The day came Friday, when Honeycutt made his fifth appearance for the Orioles this Spring Training. However, Honeycutt also did not get out. He knocked a single into center field, improving to 5-for-5 in Grapefruit action. (MLB.com)

UNC’s NET ranking rises after loss, tracking as 5 seed with chance to boost resume in Charlotte

Overall, No. 17 UNC Men's Basketball improved its resume with its 76–61 loss at No. 1 Duke on Saturday night, as the Tar Heels continue to track toward a No. 5 seed one week away from Selection Sunday. UNC (24–7, 12–6 ACC) moved up one spot in the NET to 23 but fell two spots in the WAB to 17 as they head to Charlotte for the ACC tournament. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Big Hitters Podcast - UNC vs. Duke Postgame Reactions

UNC fell to Duke in the regular-season finale in Durham. , David Ray Allen, and Ross Martin discuss this UNC team without entering the postseason, look into what this team is, what it can be moving forward, and the future of the Tar Heel program. (View Video)

Emily LeGette Has Historic Day As UNC Softball Splits Doubleheader With No. 16 Virginia

The only UNC Softball player to hit three home runs in a game had been Haleigh Dickey, who did it twice, last happening in 2010. But on Saturday, Emily LeGette put on show. She fought off four consecutive 3-2 pitches before belting her third home run of the game, this time ending things to give UNC a massive win over No. 16 Virginia (Highlights). (GoHeels.com)

No. 8 UNC Baseball Splits Doubleheader Against Virginia After 12th Inning Walk Off Victory

UNC Baseball split the spoils with visiting Virginia in a Saturday doubleheader, losing the first game, 9-2 before winning a marathon, 12-inning second contest, 8-7 (Highlights). The No. 8 Tar Heels played (13-3-1) a total of six hours and 32 minutes of baseball, capped by a heroic effort from true freshman that helped UNC avoid being swept. (GoHeels.com)

No. 6 UNC Men's Lacrosse Defeats Brown, 19-7, Joe Breschi Wins 175th Game At UNC

Balanced offensive and defensive efforts lifted No. 6 North Carolina men's lacrosse over Brown, 19-7, Saturday afternoon at Dorrance Field (Highlights). With the win, the Tar Heels advance to 6-1 on the year, winning their fifth game at Dorrance Field this spring. In addition, Saturday's victory was head coach 's 175 win as leader of the Tar Heels. (GoHeels.com)

Lucas: Shot Deficit

In the first UNC vs. Duke meeting, gave the Tar Heels their latest buzzer-beater in the series since won the game at Cameron in 1974. Unfortunately, in Saturday's 76-61 loss, the Tar Heels were the victim of a statistical combination that rarely happens. The Blue Devils attempted 16 more field goals than the Tar Heels. (GoHeels.com)
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7:00 PM Berkeley, Calif.
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2:30 PM Blacksburg, Va.
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You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take.
--Wayne Gretsky
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Today In UNC History
March 9, 1957
UNC wins first ACC Tournament title with wins over Clemson, Wake Forest and South Carolina. Rosenbluth has 45 in first round over Tigers and hits three-point play to beat Deacs in semifinals. The 45 points stand today as the ACC Tournament single-game record.
March 9, 1968
Larry Miller (21 points) earns his second ACC Tournament MVP in a row as Carolina beats NC State, 87-50, still the largest margin of victory in ACC championship game history.
March 9, 1997
ACC Tournament MVP Shammond Williams scores 24 in the semifinals vs. Wake Forest and 23 in championship vs. NC State as Carolina wins the ACC Tournament for 13th and final time under Dean Smith.
March 9, 2012
Kendall Marshall sets the ACC single-season assist record (311) by handing out 12 assists in an 85-69 win over Maryland in the ACC Tournament. Marshall finishes the season with 351 assists, fourth-most in NCAA history, and wins the Bob Cousy Award as the best point guard in the nation.
March 9, 2018
Joel Berry sets UNC's record for most ACC career wins (60) as the Tar Heels beat Duke 74-69 in the ACC Tournament semifinals in Brooklyn, New York.
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