Sophia Gray

Sports Nov 21, 2025, 6:52 PM Virginia Tech sophomore outside hitter Reese Hazelton served the ball over the net. UNC senior libero Maddy May received the serve. Junior setter Zoe Behrendt played the ball behind her. Junior right-side hitter Hailey Pearce rose above the net and sent a rocket toward the Hokies. May. Behrendt. Pearce. Kill. First point of the game for the Tar Heels. For Virginia Tech, it wasn't an unfamiliar sight.

Sports Senior Writer Oct 17, 2025, 5:16 PM The last time the Tar Heels played in the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, they were running away with the 2025 ACC title. But after the conference championship season, two-thirds of UNC’s roster departed. “You look at the lineup, it is what it is,” head coach Scott Forbes said. “We lost a ton.” Over the offseason, UNC baseball’s coaching staff got to work and brought in the eighth ranked transfer class in college baseball, according to On3.

UNC football announced the suspension of cornerbacks coach Armond Hawkins in a press release on Thursday afternoon. According to the release, Hawkins was suspended "for violating NCAA rules related to extra benefits." Early this week, TarHeel247 reported that Hawkins' suspension stemmed from supplying players' family members with sideline passes to games. Hawkins is in his first year with the Tar Heels, joining from Washington where he served as a recruiting analyst and secondary coach.