As North Carolina baseball plays in the NCAA super regionals, here's some history on the origin and meaning of the school's nickname, the Tar Heels: ...

University of Iowa: Herky Syracuse: Otto the Orange University of Minnesota: Goldy the Gopher North Carolina Tar Heels: Rameses Arizona State: Sparky St. Joseph's: The Hawk Kansas University: The ...

The Tar Heels average over three sacks per game, a stat spearheaded by Jahvaree Ritzie, who has six. This article originally appeared on FSU Wire: Five things to know about the North Carolina Tar ...

Don't count out North Carolina after a comeback victory vs. UCLA that could be the spark the Tar Heels need After trailing the Bruins by 16 points in the second half, UNC rallied for an improbable ...

North Carolina had many wins and losses in the month of June. National Recruiting Reporter Caleb Sisk details who is the biggest wins and losses of the month. W ...

Rameses, a Dorset ram, serves as the live mascot at UNC football games. WUNC reporter and Tar Heel super fan Will Michaels tagged along for the recent game against Duke.

NORTH CAROLINA NICKNAME: Tar Heels MASCOT: Rameses LOCATION: Chapel Hill, NC (pop. 62,098) MILES FROM BERKELEY: 2,390 miles MAJOR AIRPORT: Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Morrisville, NC ...

North Carolina was not able to recover from that blunder, leading to the Blue Devils escaping with a victory – and a 3-0 overall sweep of the Tar Heels in the 2024-25 college basketball season.

NC soldiers used Tar Heel to show state pride, eventually flipping the meaning to be positive. Then, North Carolina became known as the "Tar Heel State." When did Chapel Hill adopt the moniker?

Why is North Carolina called the Tar Heels? When UNC started participating in intercollegiate sports in the 1880s, naturally the term 'Tar Heel' was a candidate to be the team nickname.

North Carolina is one of the bluebloods in college basketball. The Tar Heels have been one of the most successful programs and again this season have returned to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The ...