UNC has every reason to showcase major improvement on the basketball court this coming season. Andy Katz tabs UNC 27th in his Power 37 rankings.

Kaimon Rucker struck fear into opposing quarterbacks over his five years at UNC. The Baltimore Ravens just signed Rucker to a UDFA deal.

The UNC athletic department said Miller died Sunday in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. No cause of death was given. An athletic department spokesman said Miller was in hospice care and dealing with medical issues for some time.

NBA legend Michael Jordan is making a different come back to the NBA this fall. While the NBA Playoffs are in full swing, NBCUniversal announced that MJ is set to join the NBA on NBC as a special contributor for next season’s coverage of the pro basketball league.

Learn more in The N&O’s higher education newsletter about the programs across the UNC System that are being allowed to continue requiring DEI classwork.

Bill Belichick said Tuesday that Jordon Hudson "doesn’t have anything to do with UNC football" as he looked to put out a firestorm from his TV interview.

Former North Carolina guard Drake Powell is looking to endear himself to NBA teams throughout the 2025 NBA Draft process. He declared for the league after spending just one season in Chapel Hill, and he’ll have to showcase his athleticism to rise up the boards in the next month and change.

UNC won twice during the week and split a pair of weekend baseball games against NC State. The Diamond Heels are fourth in the latest Coaches' Poll.