Bill Belichick had a “welcome to college football” moment on Monday night, as his North Carolina Tar Heels were blown out by the TCU Horned Frogs, 48-14, to begin the 2025 college football season. It was a night filled with expectation, celebrity appearances and pure hype at Kenan Stadium, as Belichick’s first taste of being…
The hype is real at Chapel Hill, as celebrities and alumni flocked to see Bill Belichick debut as the North Carolina Tar Heels’ new head football coach. It was expected that many were going to be heading to Kenan Stadium to see what the Tar Heels could do, but the names that made their way…
Coco Gauff’s run at the 2025 U.S. Open has ended, and it was Naomi Osaka, the Japanese star who won the tournament in 2018 and 2020, who made it happen. Osaka, who famously defeated Serena Williams to capture the title in 2018, was playing like she has in the past to reach the top of…
Joe Bugner, a former heavyweight boxer who fought Muhammad Ali twice in his career, has died. Bugner was 75 years old. “It is with great sadness that the Former British, European Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion and World Championship contender Joe Bugner has passed away at his care home in Brisbane, Australia,” the British Boxing Board of…
Los Angeles Rams starting quarterback Matthew Stafford should be set for Sunday’s home opener against the Houston Texans, according to head coach Sean McVay. There had been questions about Stafford’s health throughout the offseason, as a back ailment had him starting off slower than the rest of his Rams teammates. But McVay expects Stafford, as…
Micah Parsons’ back issue might be something after all. While some viewed his “back tightness” designation at Dallas Cowboys camp as a way to mask the fact he didn’t have his desired long-term contract extension, the newest Green Bay Packers edge rusher reportedly might need an epidural to play this Sunday in his team debut…
Carolina Panthers left tackle Ikem Ekwonu may not be ready for the team’s season-opening game against the Jacksonville Jaguars after he underwent emergency appendectomy surgery last week. Ekwonu, 24, went to the team facility last weekend complaining of stomach pain. He was checked by the team’s medical staff, who recommended emergency surgery. Panthers coach Dave…
The stars are expected to show out for Bill Belichick’s first game as North Carolina’s head coach when TCU visits Chapel Hill on Monday. Basketball legend Michael Jordan, former U.S. women’s soccer star Mia Hamm, Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor, former NFL star Julius Peppers, country singers Eric Church and Chase Rice, and…
Florida State linebacker Ethan Pritchard is in critical but stable condition after being shot on Sunday night, the university announced in a statement Monday. Pritchard, a 6-foot-2, 224-pound freshman, was visiting family in Havana, Florida, when he was shot. “The Pritchard family is thankful for the support from so many people, as well as the…
Former Ohio State long snapper Michael Roen McCullough was arrested in Columbus early Friday morning after allegedly punching his girlfriend and strangling her during an argument, according to police records. McCullough, 25, was arrested by Columbus police just after 1:30 a.m. and booked into the Franklin County Corrections Center, where he is being held on one…