Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Thumbs to twiddle, time to kill It’s been a long summer (he writes, fully knowing that we are still smack-dab in the middle of it). The hard-baked heat of June and early July has given way to the afternoon storms that you can set your watch to here in the middle of North Carolina. Life has continued, somehow, shuffling ever onward under the humidity and crushing heat, days melting off of the calendar one after another. There is a week remaining in July, then it’s a truly downhill (albeit still hotter than fish grease) run to the end of August and the beginning of f ..read more

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Carolina has a host of players with professional potential, and the Shrine Bowl is already keeping tabs on them The East-West Shrine Bowl announced their annual Shrine Bowl 1,000, a list of the top draft-eligible college football players for the 2024 season. The players selected have been scouted and deemed likely to either be drafted, signed as a free-agent after the NFL Draft, or invited to a rookie mini-camp. The 2024 NFL Draft class will play in the East-West Shrine Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX on January 30, 2025. During the game, draft-eligible pl ..read more

Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images Tar Heels across several sports will take part this year in Paris, so here’s a look at when you’ll be able to follow them. The next couple days will see the beginning of this year’s Summer Olympic Games, with Paris, France playing host this time around. As you would expect considering the historical excellence of the North Carolina overall athletic department, many Tar Heels have taken part in the Olympics over the years, and that will again be the case in 2024. With events kicking off as soon as today, here’s a look at exactly when the UNC athletes past and pr ..read more

Photo by Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Most of the games had leaked already, but now we know the non-ACC portion of the schedule You know the collegiate sports year is getting closer when the schedules start to come out. On Wednesday, UNC officially released what they could of the basketball schedule for the 2024-25 season: the non-conference portion. While some of the big games were either known or had been announced already since they were part of neutral court events, we now have actual dates to go along with these games. In a handy chart form, it looks like this: 2024-25 N ..read more

Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports A big-time name has entered Davis’ recruiting board for the 2026 class. The live period for recruiting started this week, and Hubert Davis immediately got to work to offer a scholarship to 2026 small forward, Caleb Holt. It is the fourth scholarship offer in the 2026 class, and it is the third top ten player that Davis has offered in that group so far. Blessed to Receive an Offer From The University Of North Carolina #gotarheals #UNC pic.twitter.com/74wW3foaXW — Caleb Holt (@iamcalebholt) July 21, 2024 Holt is a 6’5, 200-lb small forward from New Market, AL. He i ..read more

Photo by Naomi Baker - The FA/The FA via Getty Images The England international is returning home after two years abroad in Barcelona Former Tar Heel Lucy Bronze has signed with Women’s Super League (WSL) side Chelsea. You better believe it: Lucy Bronze is a Blue. pic.twitter.com/LKguK6gV30 — Chelsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) July 17, 2024 The England international right back returns to the WSL, where she most recently played for Manchester City before moving to Barcelona in 2022 and promptly winning two Champions League titles with the Spanish side. At 32 years old, she is in her prime and jo ..read more

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images We take a look at the Heels getting ready for new teams, the ones fighting for jobs, and everybody in between As NFL training camps begin, there are currently 26 Tar Heels on team rosters across the league, ranging from veteran stalwarts to recent UDFA signings hoping against hope to still be with a team when the fall rolls around, and consisting of everything in between. As we gear up for August, here’s a look at all of them and where they fit right now on the rosters they occupy, and what we can look for this preseason as far as UNC is concerned. Rookies Th ..read more

Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports Where does the sophomore big man fit in? At the halfway mark of our player previews, we’ve already looked at what to expect from both Jalen Washington and Ven-Allen Lubin. In terms of Carolina’s frontcourt, those two are at the top of the depth chart and figure to dominate the big man minutes. That said, they will surely need help. Someone who might be going under the radar a bit is rising sophomore Zayden High. Playing behind Washington and Armando Bacot, there just weren’t many opportunities for High as a freshman. In 4.5 minutes of action, he averaged 0.8 point ..read more

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s been a while since UNC have done what they will try and do this year in Week One. We are now just a couple weeks away from kickoff on the 2024 college football season. On August 29th, the North Carolina Tar Heels will open their year with a trip to Minnesota for a non-conference matchup against the Golden Gophers. In hitting the road for Week One, UNC will be trying to do something they haven’t done in a long time. While Carolina have won their fair share of season openers in recent years, it’s been a while since they’ve done so in a ..read more

Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports The former wide receiver has accepted a new role with the football program. UNC grad student Tylee Craft has been battling stage four large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma for the last two years, which has resulted in him missing time on the football field. Still continuing his battle, Craft announced yesterday via X that he will be retiring from football and will become a student coach. Hey Tar Heels, First, I want to thank everyone for all the love and support as I continue to battle with cancer. I’ve decided to medically retire for now and will serve as a stud ..read more