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

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 ...

"While most of them were away boogieing wit da Hoodie, I was renting their tenting, breaking into tents to see what I could ...

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

Things weren’t much better at UNC. The Tar Heels’ beloved mascot, 5-year-old Ramses VIII, needed emergency surgery to repair an abdominal hernia suffered when he was kicked by a cow at Hogan ...

Students from North Carolina’s Daily Tar Heel and Duke’s Chronicle newspapers play an annual basketball game of their own, ...

Caleb Wilson, ranked No. 6 in the Class of 2025, announced his commitment to the University of North Carolina. Despite offers ...

Smith, hoping Wilson would choose his alma mater, had even pre-planned Carolina blue confetti falling from the ceiling and the Tar Heels mascot, Rameses, joining in the excitement. As the ...

A highly anticipated commitment shakes up college basketball recruiting, as a five-star power forward chooses UNC over ...