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UNC’s Mack Brown under scrutiny after two straight losses

Jeers are out for UNC coach Mack Brown following his team’s two-game tailspin in ACC play, culminating in Saturday’s 46-42 loss at Georgia Tech, the…

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Photo by Derek Peng / The Daily Tar Heel Pittsburgh sophomore goalkeeper Ellie Breech (0) blocks a ball during the match against UNC in the first round of the ACC Women's Soccer Championship at Dorrance Field on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.
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UNC women’s soccer drops first game of the season 2-1 in ACC Tourney opener

After completing the regular season unbeaten for the first time since 2004, the fourth-seeded No. 3 North Carolina women’s soccer team (10-1-8, 5-1-5 ACC) suffered…

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Sam Howell.
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Former Tar Heel Sam Howell has career game in loss

After getting sacked 40 times in the first seven weeks, the Philadelphia Eagles only sacked former Tar Heel Sam Howell once during their tougher-than-expected 38–31…

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Atlanta horrors continue as ghastly defense dooms Heels

The combination of Omarion Hampton’s relentless running and the worst rushing defense in the ACC haunted Georgia Tech. But ghastly UNC defense in the second…

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UNC Routs St. Augustine’s in Exhibition

North Carolina men’s basketball gave fans a taste of what’s to come this season in its home exhibition game Friday night. The No. 19 Tar…

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Michael Jordan.
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Jordan has become the first professional athlete to land on the Forbes 400

endorsements along with the ownership of the Hornets have made Michael Jordan one of the few athletes to ever be worth $1 billion, and the…

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Eric Montross.
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Former UNC stars will fill in for Montross on men’s basketball radio broadcasts

A group of color announcers will fill in on the Tar Heel Sports Network this season while longtime analyst Eric Montross battles cancer. Pete Chilcutt…

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Duke center Kyle Filipowski (30). (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
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Duke picked to win ACC, Blue Devils’ Filipowski selected as league’s player of the year

The ACC released its poll Thursday, a day after its men’s basketball teams previewed the season at media day. Duke received 44 of 51 first-place…

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No. 3 UNC women’s soccer finish first unbeaten regular season in 19 years

Despite outshooting Boston College 21–3, the Tar Heels had to settle for the seventh draw of the season in a 1–1 game in Newton, Mass.,…

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Former UNC pitcher Zac Gallen.
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UNC’s Gallen Named Diamondbacks’ Starting Pitcher For Game One

Former UNC pitcher and MLB All-Star Zac Gallen will start Game 1 of the World Series for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night, while Nathan…

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