The ACC rewrote championship tiebreakers to prioritize head‑to‑head results and add a SportSource Analytics ranking; changes take effect in 2026 amid schedule quirks.

Stephen Stroud, the Raleigh developer who helped bring the Carolina Hurricanes and build the Lenovo Center, has died at 83.

NC State and UNC are lining up a Dec. 15, 2026 neutral‑site game at First Horizon Coliseum — a rare nonconference Tobacco Road clash amid coaching turnover and schedule shifts.

The Hurricanes traded a prospect and a sixth‑round pick for John Carlson’s signing rights and will try to sign him before NHL free agency opens on July 1.

Oklahoma crushed North Carolina 13–2 in Omaha to win the 2026 College World Series, the Sooners' first baseball title since 1994. The title run was powered by freshman arms and a big series from Jaxon Willits.

William Karlsson, Shea Theodore and Brayden McNabb paced a wild Game 1 comeback as Vegas edged Carolina 5-4, giving the Golden Knights early momentum in the Stanley Cup Final.

Hundreds queued at Dick's Sporting Goods in Cary on Father's Day to meet Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis as the team's Stanley Cup festivities continued.

North Carolina piled up 16 hits in a 12-7 win over West Virginia at Charles Schwab Field, setting a program MCWS runs record and advancing to the title series.

Three-time Olympian Jenny Simpson collapsed while pacing a mile group at a Pop Up Miles meet in Raleigh; bystanders and EMS performed CPR and she was taken to a hospital.

North Carolina scored three runs in the seventh, capped by Gavin Gallaher’s two‑run triple, to beat West Virginia 5‑2 and reach the College World Series semifinals.

Gov. Josh Stein retweeted the Hurricanes' "THE #CANES WIN THE CUP" post after Carolina clinched the Stanley Cup, and Raleigh watch parties spilled into the streets.

Marlin Fever weighed a record 919.9‑lb blue marlin at the Big Rock Tournament in Morehead City. The catch tops the event’s history and vaults the boat into the lead.

William Karlsson exited Game 5 after a hit and Vegas fell 4-2, leaving the Golden Knights one loss from elimination.