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Who knew that Bill Belichick could become such a walking distraction for a football team?

When the University of North Carolina hired the six-time Super Bowl champion as their new head football coach, they might have expected him to be someone who aggressively focuses on the team and what happens on the field.

They’ve gotten anything but.

Belichick and his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, have created an ongoing cascade of embarrassing headlines from media appearances and speculation about their relationship. It’s gotten so weird and intense that some have even speculated he might not last long enough to coach a game for the Tar Heels.

The Washington Post profiled Hudson Wednesday after her second-runner-up finish at the Miss Maine USA pageant, attempting to get at the heart of who she is and what drives her. As part of the piece, they spoke with several sources who provided insight into how UNC feels about their situation.

The most damning comment came from an unnamed UNC official who “was not authorized to discuss the coach’s personal relationship.” They paint a picture of a university and athletic department that is at the mercy of whatever Belichick and Hudson decide to do that particular day.

“It’s just so odd,” they told WaPo. “And we just don’t know what’s coming. Those two decide what they’re going to do, and they do it.”

Another person close to the situation around Belichick’s upcoming book with Simon & Schuster called out how the duo view the media antagonistically, which they made public following the fallout from his CBS interview.

“They are insanely suspicious of media,” the person told the Post. “It’s almost Trumpian.”

“She’s not good at what she’s trying to do, they added. “And how could she be? She’s 24.”

UNC has denied reports that Hudson has been banned from school facilities, but the fact that the situation has spun so far out of control makes it evident that they should have been more proactive about handling things. While the school recently made a high-profile PR hire to help, they turned down a similar offer when Belichick was first hired, which could have helped sooner.

Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for President George W. Bush, wrote to Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham, offering his communications expertise ahead of Belichick’s introduction. “You just know Bill Belichick is a very newsworthy guy,” Fleischer said in an interview.

Fleischer now shakes his head over the public relations debacle the story has become in the wake of the “CBS Sunday Morning” interview. He has a PowerPoint presentation that he shows his sports and corporate clients, filled with best practices and dos and don’ts for how to answer questions. “As soon as this hit, I said, ‘We need to add this to tips and techniques for what not to do,’” he said.

UNC hired Bill Belichick because it wanted to be part of the conversation. Be careful what you wish for.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Four North Carolina men's lacrosse players were named to the 2025 Nike Lacrosse Media All-America Teams, Inside Lacrosse announced Wednesday morning.

Brady Wambach (First Team), Owen Duffy (Third Team), Dominic Pietramala (Honorable Mention) and Andrew O'Berry (Honorable Mention) were among the Tar Heel representation honored.

Wambach, who's fifth nationally in faceoff winning percentage (.643), became the first Tar Heel faceoff specialist to earn postseason honors this season from the ACC since Stephen Kelly in 2016. The Pittsford, N.Y. product has recorded double-digit faceoff wins in 14 games this spring, as well as 10-or-more ground balls in five contests in 2025. Wambach's 225 faceoff wins this year was the third-most by a Tar Heel in a single season.

Duffy ranked second on the Tar Heels with 34 goals, leading Carolina with 27 assists and 61 points. Duffy has scored three-or-more goals in eight games this spring, and posted five-or-more points in eight contests. The East Quogue, N.Y. product finished the regular season second in the ACC in assists per game (2.0/game) and third in points per game (4.25/game).

Pietramala, who led Carolina and the ACC this season with 48 goals, earned ACC and national postseason recognition for the first time in his career. The Tar Heel attackman scored a hat trick in 10 games this spring, highlighted by six-goal efforts on the road at No. 4 Johns Hopkins and No. 10 Syracuse.

The Lutherville, Md. native's 48 goals scored this season ranked third all-time in single-season goals in program history.

A graduate transfer from Harvard, O'Berry arrived in Chapel Hill last fall. As a defensive midfielder for the Tar Heels, O'Berry played in 14 games this spring, collecting 27 ground balls and seven caused turnovers. The McLean, Va. product posted multiple ground balls in eight games for Carolina, highlighted by his four-ground ball and three caused turnover effort in his Tar Heel debut versus Michigan.

CHAPEL HILL, NC - The Wolfpack's journey to Waco came to an end in Chapel Hill on Friday evening after a hard-fought battle resulting in a 4-2 loss to No. 5 North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.

For the sixth straight season, NC State reached the Sweet Sixteen, this time facing a familiar foe in in-state rival North Carolina. It was the third meeting of the season between the two programs, and the Wolfpack were hoping to flip the script and punch their ticket to the Elite Eight.

The match began with a burst of momentum in doubles play. No. 7-ranked duo Gabriella Broadfoot and Maddy Zampardo came out swinging on court one, determined to avenge two earlier losses to UNC's No. 2-ranked tandem Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton. Broadfoot and Zampardo delivered, earning a dominant 6-3 win to set the tone.

On court three, Mia Slama and Kristina Paskauskas, coming off a win over the Tar Heels at the ACC Championships, sought to repeat their success. However, UNC evened the doubles tally with a win on that court. With the point up for grabs, Jasmine Conway and Anna Zyryanova mounted a late comeback on court two, rallying from a 3-5 deficit to force a tiebreaker. The duo held their nerve to secure the match and clinch the doubles point for NC State.

With a 1-0 lead heading into singles, the Wolfpack looked poised, but the Tar Heels quickly responded. UNC picked up early wins on courts one and two, overtaking NC State on the scoreboard.

Despite the momentum shift, the Wolfpack stayed in the fight, earning first-set victories on courts three, four, and six.

Court one featured a rematch between No. 55 Anna Zyryanova and No. 3 Reese Brantmeier. After dropping the first set 6-2, Zyryanova pushed Brantmeier to the brink in the second, battling to 5-5 before narrowly falling 7-5. Brantmeier's win extended the Tar Heels' lead to 2-1.

On court five, No. 110 Mia Slama fought hard but came up short in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, giving UNC its third and one away from the clinch

Still, the Wolfpack saw a glimpse of hope. No. 86 Gabia Paskauskas bounced back impressively from a recent loss to UCF, delivering a strong performance. She took her match in commanding fashion, 6-4, 6-1, adding a second point for NC State.

The remaining matches on courts three and four saw Broadfoot and Kristina Paskauskas battling to extend the match. Both won their opening sets, but Kristina's match turned into a back and forth battle. After a narrow 7-6 (3) loss in the second, she continued to fight in the third. Ultimately, Hamilton closed the gap to clinch the match 4-2. With a loss today, the Wolfpacks team season has officially come to a close.

Match Results:

DOUBLES DRAWS 1 #7 Gabriella Broadfoot and Maddy Zampardo (NCSU) def. #2 Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton (UNC) 6-2 2 Jasmine Conway and Anna Zyryanova (NCSU) def. #16 Susanna Maltby and Carson Tanguilig (UNC) 7-6 [6-] 3 Tatum Evans and Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. Kristina Paskauskas and Mia Slama (NCSU) 6-4

SINGLES DRAWS 1 #3 Reese Brantmeier (UNC) def. #55 Anna Zyryanova (NCSU) 6-2 7-5 2 #24 Theadora Rabman (UNC) def. #76 Maddy Zampardo (NCSU) 6-3 6-2 3 #63 Tatum Evans (UNC) vs. #110 Gabriella Broadfoot (NCSU) match was unfinished 3-6 6-4 5-4 4 Alanis Hamilton (UNC) def. Kristina Paskauskas (NCSU) 2-6 7-6 (3-) 6-4 5 #43 Carson Tanguilig (UNC) def. #110 Mia Slama (NCSU) 6-4 6-4 6 #86 Gabia Paskauskas (NCSU) def. Claire Hill (UNC) 6-4 6-1

MATCH NOTES Order of finish: Singles -- 2 1 5 6 4 ; Doubles -- 1 3 2 Start Time:5:00 PM Duration:3:33

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Since 2010, the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center has scanned 615,391 newspaper issues, 16,451 yearbooks and thousands of books, documents and photographs, with more being added every day from across the Tar Heel State. And if you have access to the internet, you can easily find every one of them.

The expansive reach of DigitalNC, the online home for all of these items, has spread to every corner of the state since it was established 15 years ago. A partnership between UNC-Chapel Hill University Libraries and the State Library of North Carolina, the center supports libraries, historic sites, community groups, alumni associations, museums, colleges and universities across all 100 counties by digitizing materials for them and opening the door to researching the state’s unique history and culture.

“This is local history,” said Lisa Gregory, director of the center, which is housed in Wilson Library. “It’s everyone’s history. About 75% of the content available on DigitalNC isn’t available anywhere else on the internet, so this is a valuable tool for people to learn about their communities. I think this is especially important for kids who are learning about where they live and about our past. I love that we’re supporting students here in North Carolina and across the country.”

The center’s staff works with 356 partners in 181 towns and communities statewide, and those numbers continue to grow each year. Its ability to reach the more than 5 million visitors to DigitalNC since 2010 has been powered by funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, a federal program created to support libraries and the services they offer. Gregory estimates that the efforts of the librarians, digital archives specialists and graduate students on her team help save smaller libraries, museums and other community groups more than $2 million per year in costs that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford.

“Many of these small organizations don’t have the funds to purchase scanners. More importantly, they don’t have the funds to hire people,” Gregory said. “DigitalNC allows them to have a broader footprint and impact beyond their brick-and-mortar walls and reach people that aren’t local but still have ties to that area or want to learn more.”

The center’s latest efforts focus on the western part of the state. After Hurricane Helene devastated the area, Gregory and her team wanted to offer their services to help in any way they could.

“We reached out to our partners there, many of which have little funding and are located in old buildings susceptible to damage, to find out which materials were most at risk that we needed to prioritize,” Gregory said. “Newspapers are super fragile, ephemeral — there are so many of them, often stored in basements and not in the best conditions. We started to hear from people, both partners and website users, that digitizing these items was the greatest need.”

The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center team is currently working to digitize multiple newspaper titles from the mountain region, including five volumes of the Avery Herald, in Avery County, that are held nowhere else.

While other states have similar programs, DigitalNC is unique in that the center does not impose requirements for what it will digitize, allowing partners to prioritize the materials that are most relevant for their communities. The State Library of North Carolina’s distribution of funds is one of the most expansive in the country and allows more organizations with limited resources to make their archives available to the public.

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its D1 All-Region teams this afternoon and five Tar Heels were named All-East-Region.

Kat Rodriguez and Carlie Myrtle were each named First Team All-Region. Rodriguez brings home the honor after a historic season in Chapel Hill. The graduate student hit .453 with a nation leading, program record, and ACC record tying 83 RBI. Her 57 runs are tied with Alex Coleman for the single-season program record.

Myrtle earns first team honors after a breakout senior campaign that saw her hit a team high 16 home runs. Entering the season, she had six career homers and 29 RBI. This year she has 16 bombs and 56 RBI.

Sanaa Thompson was named Second Team All-Region after a year that saw her hit .341 with 58 RBI and eight home runs. She was also nearly perfect on the base paths going 10-11 on stolen base attempts. The sophomore made highlight reel play after highlight reel play in center field.

Lexie Roberts and Alex Coleman were each named Third Team All-Region. Coleman had a massive season where she hit .391 with 21 RBI while playing lockdown defense in right field. The senior went 13-14 on stolen base attempts and has a program record tying 57 runs. Her 72 hits are second most on the team.

Roberts picks up the honor after hitting .393 and driving in 20 runs. Her 51 runs are the third best on the team. She held down left field defensively all season. Like Coleman, she also went 13-14 on stolen base attempts.

Five Tar Heels making All-Region ties the program record for most in a single season (2000). Two first-team honorees are the most since 2009 when UNC placed three on the first team.