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UNC men’s basketball to face UCLA in March Madness Sweet 16

March 24, 2022    

UNC’s men’s basketball team is relying on a short rotation and hopes to remain hot and advance past UCLA.

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UNC women’s sports featured increasingly often on national television

March 11, 2022    

The UNC Women’s Lacrosse team will be participating in six nationally televised games across the ESPN networks this season.

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‘Woody Durham Media Center’ named in honor of famed UNC sportscaster

February 25, 2022    

Woody Durham’s memory lives on right next door to the Dean Dome with the naming of the athletics media center.

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A young UNC baseball team tries to improve on last year’s 28-27 season

February 11, 2022    

The Tar Heels have added 16 newcomers to the team, which is over a third of their roster.

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Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski prepares for final game against UNC

February 4, 2022    

The end of an era brings an opportunity to shape the storied Duke-UNC rivalry as Coach K visits Chapel Hill one last time.

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UNC men’s volleyball team prepares for a season with fewer COVID restrictions

February 4, 2022    

The North Carolina Men’s Volleyball team is looking to be dominant this year, making push towards the National Tournament this spring.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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