Basketball Coach Roy Williams ’72 underwent a robotic surgical procedure at UNC Hospitals Wednesday morning to remove a tumor from his right kidney. Dr. Eric Wallen, professor of urology at UNC, and co-surgeon Dr. Mathew Raynor led the surgical… read more
Led by the men’s soccer national championship and field hockey’s second consecutive national runner-up finish, Carolina placed eighth in the final Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings for 2011-12. The competition measures success in… read more
The National Collegiate Athletic Association said Monday that UNC was responsible for multiple rules violations in its football program — including academic fraud, impermissible agent benefits, ineligible participation and a failure to monitor… read more
Women’s lacrosse attacker Corey Donohoe ’11, track and field decathlete Mateo Sossah ’11 and football quarterback T.J. Yates ’10 are the recipients of the 2011 Patterson Medals, the most prestigious awards presented to athletes at… read more
Rameses XVIII, the blue-horned dorset ram who roamed the Kenan Stadium sidelines for four seasons, has died. Caretaker Ann Leonard ’82 (MSPH) said the ram, who had gone by the name Pablo before he attained stardom as the Carolina… read more
The Carolina Leadership Academy, a nationally renowned training program for UNC athletes, coaches and staff, has been renamed the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy in honor of the recently retired director of athletics, who created the… read more
In what his coach called “a moment of inspiration,” junior transfer Ben Speas turned in the goal of the tournament Sunday to provide Carolina with a 1-0 win over UNC-Charlotte in the 65th minute of the national title game in men’s… read more
The athletics department’s original request of a $90 annual increase — an addition to the existing $274.50 fee — was halved in negotiations over two weeks in October. The department had asked for $45 to cover scholarships for out-of-state… read more
Lawrence R. “Bubba” Cunningham, who has been athletics director at the University of Tulsa since 2005, is the next AD at Carolina. Cunningham, 49, has signed a six-year contract that will pay him an annual salary of $525,000 and provide… read more
Roy Williams ’72, in his ninth season as head basketball coach, has received a contract extension through 2018. Williams’ base salary will be $333,938, he will receive an expense allowance of $30,000 in 2011-12 and $40,000 in each of the next… read more