Sports

No players, no games – two local high schools cancel football season

October 6, 2018

Two Orange County High Schools canceled their 2018 season due to a lack of players.

UNC and UNCW basketball share one roof after Hurricane Florence

September 29, 2018

Some UNC-Wilmington sports teams have relocated to Chapel Hill after their campus was damaged by Hurricane Florence.

Fantasy football brings friends and foes together

September 29, 2018

For some students, fantasy football is more interesting than the real thing.

Young wrestlers fight in Greensboro, some dream of careers in the WWF

September 29, 2018

At a small ring in Greensboro, a young coach helps budding wrestlers learn the ropes.

New film by UNC grad looks at basketball’s growth in Africa

September 22, 2018

Taylor Sharp’s “Hoops Africa” will premiere at Chapel Hill’s Varsity Theater.

Women’s fencing brings home their first ACC Championship

March 3, 2018

By Nathan Bernstein Sophomore fencers Jackie Litynski and Justine de Grasse discuss the program’s first ACC title. Both fencers were instrumental to the upset.

Ex-UNC players named in FBI sports investigation documents

February 24, 2018

The FBI is investigating basketball players who are suspected of receiving impermissible benefits from agents.

Sweep sweep victory: giving curling a try

February 24, 2018

The Triangle Curling Club is one of two facilities in the state dedicated to the sport. The club regularly offers learn-to-curl events for newcomers.

Former UNC announcer Woody Durham enters Hall of Fame

February 17, 2018

Elected to the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame in January, play-by-play announcer Woody Durham covered UNC’s football and men’s basketball teams for more than 40 years.

UNC professor heads to the Olympics to present research

February 10, 2018

Jonathan Jensen specializes in Olympic sponsorship and marketing. He will present at a business symposium.