Sports

For the first time in 20 months, the Dean Dome is open to full capacity

November 12, 2021 Daniel Myrick

After more than a year of pandemic restrictions, UNC is allowing capacity crowds at the Smith Center, but fans must wear masks.

UNC junior overcomes obstacles, captures Paralympic gold

October 1, 2021

Emma Schieck won a gold medal at the Tokyo Summer Paralympics as a member of the U.S. sitting volleyball team.

UNC student-athletes begin profiting off name, image, likeness deals – big and small

September 17, 2021

Student-athletes at UNC and other colleges and universities are now allowed to profit off their name, image, and likeness. But while some got big branding deals, others are content with smaller compensation.

The college athlete compensation debate continues as more states allow players to profit

April 30, 2021

States across the country are passing legislation in an effort to let college athletes profit from their name, image and likeness. In North Carolina, that legislation has yet to gain political traction.

UNC Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham launches a new video series discussing athlete compensation

April 23, 2021

The Carolina Values Project features Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham talking about commercial aspects of college athletics with different people in the sports industry.

LAX to the max: The UNC Women’s Lacrosse team continues to dominate opponents as they remain undefeated

April 23, 2021

The UNC Women’s Lacrosse team is ranked number one in the NCAA.

UNC to start allowing former Tar Heels to profit from their time in Carolina Blue

April 16, 2021

UNC is planning to allow former players to profit from their time at the university in the first such merchandise licensing agreement for former college athletes.

Hubert Davis faces an uncertain Tar Heel bench because of transfers and players entering the NBA draft

April 9, 2021

From the transfer portal to the NBA draft, Hubert Davis has to navigate an uncertain player roster as the new men’s basketball head coach

Jay Bilas says Hubert Davis is the perfect man to lead the UNC men’s basketball team, both on and off the court

April 9, 2021

Jay Bilas cited Hubert Davis’s UNC ties and genuineness on and off the court as the main reasons he is the perfect man to serve as the Tar Heel men’s basketball coach.

Sports author Art Chansky says Davis ‘killed it’ in UNC job interview

April 9, 2021 Daniel Myrick

Chansky, who covered ACC basketball when Hubert Davis was a UNC player from 1988-92, talks about the historic nature of Davis’ hiring as head coach.