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TAR (32A: The ___ Heel State (North Carolina)) The TAR Heel State is a nickname for North Carolina, as well as the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams, students ...

The kickin’ hot sauce is stocked inside just about every NC refrigerator but is oddly unknown outside the Southeast.

No foodstuff inspires greater loyalty inside Tar Heel borders than Texas Pete ... a jingle and a fleshed-out identity for its cowboy mascot. Still faceless, still wearing a hat shaped like ...

Davis, who was an NBA player and TV commentator before joining the Tar Heels bench as an assistant, was simply the next in line. And when he took North Carolina to the national title game in ...

In consultation with new head coach Bill Belichick, Chapel Hill's Kenan Stadium will return to a natural grass field in 2025, the UNC athletic department announced in a press release on Monday. They ...

The North Carolina Tar Heels have a tough road ahead in their quest for an NCAA Tournament bid. They’ll make the 14-mile trip to Durham on February 1 for a matchup with archrival Duke.

After initially signaling a touchdown, game officials took the points off the scoreboard, leaving the Tar Heels with a ... be one of the wildest weeks in North Carolina history.

North Carolina Tar Heels HC Hubert Davis / Grant Halverson/GettyImages If there was a shortage of North Carolina Tar Heels fans who weren't ready to send Hubert Davis packing, there's not after ...

Five-star recruit Caleb Wilson announced his commitment to UNC basketball early Friday morning. Here's what it means for ...