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New bill in Congress could allow student athletes to profit off their image

By Ares Zerunyan | March 24

A bill introduced in Congress may allow student-athletes to financially benefit from their name, image or likeness.

Chapel Hill Town Council approves bonds for up to $98 million to fund Rams Club projects

By Ben Humphries | February 17

The bonds aim to fund old and new athletic construction projects at UNC and are expected to be issued in the first quarter of 2019.

Even after rising to UNC baseball stardom, Michael Busch is still 'same exact kid'

By Brennan Doherty | February 13

Read about Busch's journey from the Midwest to ACC baseball stardom.

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UNC women's basketball feeds off electric crowd in 78-73 win over No. 1 Notre Dame

By Matt Chilson | January 28

The Tar Heels seemed to feed off the crowd in its win over Notre Dame on Sunday. After an impressive third quarter that gave UNC a 62-53 lead, Notre ...

Will this weekend finally bring UNC a natty in hurling?

By Mary Powell Boney | January 17

UNC Irish Sports Club has created a welcoming and talented community through "the fastest sport on grass."

Clay Browning, a former graduate assistant coach for UNC football, crowd surfs in the bleacher level student section of the Dean Smith Center before the UNC men's basketball game vs. Duke on March 4, 2017.

This is why you never win the UNC basketball ticket lotteries

By Elizabeth Holmes | January 14

Do you ever wonder why you're so unlucky, especially when it comes to the UNC basketball lottery? Despite the "fair" lottery system in place, many students ...

Join us in our jealousy of this UNC first-year who met Ellen DeGeneres

January 14

Hunter Sigmund and his boyfriend's relationship has been thrust into the public eye. But they're using this attention to help other LGBTQ+ youth.

Ezra Baeli-Wang poses with his gear in the fencing room in 2017. The former UNC and ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President wrote an open letter to University officials against Silent Sam that has been signed by almost 300 current and former UNC student-athletes.

UNC student-athletes join the conversation over Silent Sam

By Jack Frederick | December 16

“I'm not just important because I dribble a ball, or throw a football or I toss a softball around. That's not the only thing that defines me, so I like ...

Relive the biggest moments in UNC field hockey and women's soccer's 2018 season

By Holt McKeithan | December 4

From victory to heartbreak, the North Carolina field hockey and women's soccer teams dominated the fall season.

Year in Review: How Mack Brown replaced Larry Fedora as UNC football head coach

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | December 3

Mack Brown is back as head coach and ready to reassemble North Carolina to become the successful team as it was years before.

Thanks to the NFL, UNC is participating in a CTE study with part of a $14.7 million grant

By Taylor Buck | December 3

You may have heard about the tragic death of a former UNC football player who was homeless and nearly unrecognizable in 2015. But his story highlights ...

How Lindsey Lemke and the sister survivors overcame 30 years of abuse

By Madeline Coleman | November 30

“The tears, sadness, pain, guilt, frustrations, depression, anxiety, sleepless nights — it was all so worth it in that moment,” Lemke said. ...

Bored with your workout routine? A new barre.[d] studio comes to Franklin Street

By Jake Richard | November 28

Put down those dumbbells and stretch out your toes; a new barre studio is opening on Franklin Street with deals for college students. No experience required, ...

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ACC disagrees with Fedora, reprimands UNC and N.C. State football players for fight

By Jack Frederick | November 26

After an embarrassing loss to N.C. state to conclude a dismal season, UNC football's season finale game erupted into physical fighting against N.C. state. ...

UNC head football coach Larry Fedora will not be retained, no replacement yet named

By Jack Frederick | November 25

Larry Fedora's seventh year as the UNC head football coach is also his last, the University announced on Sunday. The announcement came just after a loss ...

Analysis: What Coby White’s start on Friday means for UNC basketball

By Alex Zietlow | November 5

Friday night's exhibition win over Mount Olive signaled to Tar Heel fans that even though Coach Williams is running a program — he isn’t afraid to ...

UNC makes a splash, remains undefeated against USC on Friday, Oct. 26

UNC swimming and diving defeats South Carolina in Friday home meet

By Andrew Reynolds | October 29

New first-year members on the Swim and Dive team are helping to drive the momentum to success this season, carrying a standard of excellence — the win ...

Tar Heels in the Pros: Former basketball players make their 2018-2019 NBA debuts

By Jared McMasters | October 22

These former Tar Heel football players are lighting their path to success in the NBA season, bringing the effective sportsmanship they learned at UNC ...

UNC women's golf takes seventh place in Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational

By Jillian Fellows | October 15

The players on the UNC women's golf team are a force to be reckoned with. Duke may have beat UNC at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational, but the team ...

Florence has passed, but UNC continues relief efforts for Eastern N.C.

By Evelyn Gandy | October 9

North Carolinians affected by Hurricane Florence are still in need of relief. UNC responded by collecting supplies in a second 'Fill the Truck' donation ...