Lucas Thomae is the 2023-24 sports managing editor at The Daily Tar Heel. He has previously served as an assistant sports editor and summer editor. Lucas is a senior pursuing a major in journalism and media with a minor in data science.
"I never liked farewell columns when I was at The Daily Tar Heel. They always seemed too self indulgent — no offense to my wonderful peers that have written plenty of these over the years — considering that most of our readers don’t know or care about who is producing the news they read."
"We teamed up to survey part of the ever-developing local hot dog scene to see who reigns supreme and who is left on the grill at the cookout. For our basis, we used the Carolina dog — a hot dog typically topped with chili, coleslaw, onions and mustard."
Welcome to a new season of Hark The Pod from The Daily Tar Heel! Sports editor Shelby Swanson, assistant sports editors Daniel Wei and Gwen Peace, sports managing editor Lucas Thomae and sports staff writer Ben McCormick discuss Drake Maye's performance during the UNC football season opener and talk predictions for the upcoming game against App State. Listen now to get your weekly dose of UNC sports updates and banter.
North Carolina's defensive line gave Gamecocks quarterback Spencer Rattler fits all night, sacking him nine times.
The North Carolina defense ended with nine sacks, and quarterback Drake Maye finished with 294 total yards of offense and 2 passing touchdowns.
Koll was a 1988 national champion wrestler at UNC and previously coached at Stanford and Cornell. In his 30 years of coaching experience, Koll has helped produce 74 All-Americans.
Tailei Qi, 34, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and possession of a gun on educational property on Monday. Qi is currently being held without bond in the Orange County Detention Center.
On Thursday, UNC Athletics and the Florida Cup Series announced that Chelsea FC and Wrexham AFC will face each other in Chapel Hill on July 19. Tickets will go on sale on April 27, and a portion of sales will be donated to the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Clinic at the UNC Children's Hospital.
Northwestern's Izzy Scane was the best player on the field and notched a first-half hat trick to prove it. The Wildcats outplayed North Carolina top to bottom on Sunday, dominating on draw controls, forcing turnovers and winning 50-50 balls to get out to an early lead.
NET rankings? Quad One wins? Last Four In? Here is your definitive guide to how the Tar Heels can make it back to the NCAA Tournament.
Welcome to a new season of Hark The Pod from The Daily Tar Heel! Sports editor Shelby Swanson, assistant sports editors Daniel Wei and Gwen Peace, sports managing editor Lucas Thomae and sports staff writer Ben McCormick discuss Drake Maye's performance during the UNC football season opener and talk predictions for the upcoming game against App State. Listen now to get your weekly dose of UNC sports updates and banter.
