Sports

UNC declares football investigation over after two high-profile resignations

September 18, 2026 Brooks Stevenson, Lauren Mallett and Kayleigh Bender

Football Defensive Coordinator Steve Belichick resigned two weeks after football General Manager Michael Lombardi left the university amid a wide-ranging investigation.

After the resignations, are UNC football fans and students ready to move on?

September 18, 2026 Katherine White

UNC’s football program faces uncertainty after the resignations of General Manager Michael Lombardi and Defensive Coordinator Steve Belichick.. Students and alumni shared mixed reactions.

As investigation continues, Belichick tries to turn the conversation back to football

September 11, 2026 Kayleigh Bender

After GM Michael Lombardi’s resignation amid a university investigation, questions remain about Bill Belichick’s responsibility, the program’s culture of compliance, and the future of its NFL-style model.

UNC students learn the ropes of competing in a little-known club sport

September 11, 2026 Meredith Peele

Carolina Jump Rope is a niche campus club sport that competes nationally with other universities.

High School male boys' volleyball players in uniforms on both sides of a volleyball net in a high school gym.

Athletes want NC to add a new official high school sport: boys’ volleyball

April 17, 2026 Rachel Moody

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is scheduled to consider whether to recognize the sport.

‘Home was kind of coming to me’: New men’s basketball coach Michael Malone joins his Tar Heel daughter

April 10, 2026 Zoe Behrendt

New UNC men’s basketball head coach Michael Malone brings championship experience to Chapel Hill. But for his daughter, UNC volleyball player Bridget Malone, the hire means something more.

Bilas: Malone’s NBA experience may be an asset in the new world of college sports

April 10, 2026 Lauren Mallett and Andrew Sellers

Thought Michael Malone hasn’t coached in college in decades, ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas says Malone’s NBA experience may be more crucial to success.

Davis’s departure likely means UNC is leaving the Dean Smith era behind

March 27, 2026 Andrew Sellers, Reyna Drake and Anthony Guerra-Flores

As university leaders seek a replacement for Hubert Davis, they may look less to the past and more to the transactional future of modern college basketball.

UNC alum and soccer great Carla Overbeck continues to advocate for women athletes

March 27, 2026 Zoe Behrendt

Carla Overbeck’s legacy goes beyond the 1999 Women’s World Cup. From fighting for basic resources to paving the way for mothers in sports, her impact helped transform women’s athletics.

UNC students were among those documenting the Milan Olympic games

March 6, 2026 Zoe Behrendt

A UNC pre-med student turned his passion for photography into an Olympic opportunity. Nick York traveled to Milan to photograph snowboarding events. He was among several UNC students who documented the games.