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When Roy Williams retired as the head coach of the UNC basketball program, the college basketball world focused its attention on Chapel Hill. As the university searched for its next head coach, plenty of names were thrown around as potential candidates. Of course, the University of North Carolina has the tendency of keeping their coaching positions "within the family," as they prefer a candidate with Tar Heel connections.

Who has the toughest college football schedule in the ACC, and how hard is each game for every team 1 to 17?

The 2024-25 UNC basketball roster now includes a dozen scholarship players.

At this point, a UNC basketball victory in the Malachi Moreno battle would be a massive upset.

APEX, N.C. — Some programs are just built to last. Chapel Hill volleyball is one of them. The No. 7 Tigers defeated host Apex Friendship in a 3-0 sweep on Thursday (25-12, 25-20, 25-20). Both teams also entered with wins over some of the top competitors in smaller classifications,...

For the second time in the 2024 season, both divisions of the zMAX CARS Tour will visit Altamahaw, North Carolina for a date at Ace Speedway. A staple on the CARS Tour schedule since its debut race back in 2018, Ace’s .4-mile layout has provided plenty of tests for drivers when it comes to obtaining and then maintaining track position. Many of the best in series history have embraced those challenges and found their way towards Ace’s victory lane.

We are now just a little more than one week out from the start of the college football season and two weeks out from North Carolina’s Thursday night season opener against Minnesota. The Tar Heels and other teams from around the country are — or for their sake, I sure hope they are — into the final preparation stage for the new year.

UNC basketball enjoys the necessary talent and experience to repeat as ACC regular season champions.

It is no secret that the North Carolina Tar Heels are in a heated battle for the starting quarterback role heading into 2024. Conner Harrell is the only QB from the 2023 roster while Mack Brown also brought in Jacolby Criswell and Max Johnson as graduate transfers as well. So far this offseason, we have seen reports on just about each of them looking better than the other at some point in time. However, Mack Brown has still yet to decide who will start under center heading into their Week 1 game against Minnesota in just under three weeks. Something unheard of...

The UNC football program has quite a few returners in the secondary, but the focus needs to be on improvement for this group heading into the 2024 season. This unit has earned a lot of heat for its performance, even though they aren't fully to blame for the Tar Heels defensive struggles. The hope is that experience will help this group grow as the UNC football program looks to be better defensively overall.

Liberty head football coach Jamey Chadwell and App State have serious beef that dates back to his time at Coastal Carolina. The Mountaineers absolutely hate him and he does not shy away from conflict. His most recent jab at the former conference rivals will only add fuel to the fire!

With the 2024 North Carolina football season around the corner, the Inside Carolina Roundtable of Buck Sanders, Jason Staples, Taylor Vippolis and Greg Barnes join host Tommy Ashley and producer John Bauman for the annual over/under prediction show. The panel discusses both sides of the ball for Mack Brown’s team, with quarterback play and Omarion Hampton being the focus on offense while new defensive coordinator Geoff Collins’ effect on the production from the defense discussed and highlighted. Over the course of nearly 90 minutes, you’ll get insight on the key numbers that will define success for this year’s Tar Heels.

ELON, N.C. – As with every August, the Elon University women's soccer team reported to campus, eager to get to work and show competitors what it's made of. "I think that the group is hungry to get back into the season," head coach Neil Payne said. "There's a competitiveness I'm seeing about them. They're getting after each other every day, which obviously will prepare them for any game they face."

Richmond, Va.- The Elon men's soccer program was predicted to finish fourth in the 2024 preseason standings by the Coastal Athletic Association head coaches, the CAA released on Wednesday. This marks the third straight season the Phoenix are slated to finish in the top four, being picked second in 2023 and third in 2022.

Elon, N.C.- The Elon Phoenix will open their regular season with a Thursday night contest against the George Mason Patriots. Elon looks to capitalize and build off a strong preseason, following victories over both USC Upstate and East Carolina. The Phoenix begins the season with two players making the honorable...

Without so much as a scrimmage to prepare for its opening game, the Orange volleyball team shook off the rust to win its first game since playing for the state championship last year. The Panthers defeated Roxboro Community School 3-1 in the season opener at Panther Gymnasium on Tuesday night on scores of 25-15. 21-25, 25-16 and 25-17. Junior Katie Silcott finished with a triple-double of ten kills, 22 assists, and ten digs. She also had four aces late in the first set as the Panthers took control of the opening frame after tight moments early. Junior Ava Wilkerson, who just committed to play at UCF, finished with 12 kills. Sophomore Sawyer White had eight kills and nine assists. It was the first time that Orange played against an outside opponent this year. Two scrimmages scheduled for last week were both canceled due to Tropical Storm Debby. It was a solid win over a Roxboro Community School team that finished undefeated in winning the Triangle North Conference championship in 2023 and made it all the way to the state quarterfinals of the state tournament. Orange’s demanding non conference schedule will continue tonight (Wednesday) when they host perennial 4A power D.H. Conley in Hillsborough. The first serve will be immediately following the junior varsity game, which should be around 6:20-6:30. While school hasn’t started yet, it will be a big-game atmosphere in August. Your presence would be welcome.

The drawback for Orange men’s soccer is its goalkeeping position is young. But their centerbacks and wingbacks are not. On Monday night, the defensive backline of Jay Parker, Dallas Johnson, Eben Petrides and Logan Edwards defended strongly in front of goalkeeper Hector Garrido, who got a clean sheet in his first varsity start.

Just because one of the Sollars sisters graduated in June doesn’t mean their presence with Orange women’s tennis is in the rear view mirror. Erin Sollars teamed with her younger sister Shannon to comprise Orange’s top doubles team the past two years. After Erin turned the tassel in June, she looked for a way to remain with the program while she attended classes at Alamance Community College.

One aspect of the Appalachian League that distinguishes it from other collegiate summer leagues is its technology and data integration. Through the league’s data coordinators, all Appy League players have readily available information to help evaluate, scout and develop their skill set while directly distributing that information to all 30 Major League teams. Taking a deeper look into the numbers that have stood out across the season, we’ve picked out “data darlings” from each team to highlight the players who have displayed eye-opening metrics during the 2024 Appy League season.