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UNC and Duke Ready for Game 241 in Rivalry

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 17, 2016 | UNC Sports

Wednesday marks the rekindling of one of the best rivalries in all of sports. For the 241st time in history, UNC and Duke will face off in the most-heated rivalry in college basketball. Carolina holds a 133-107 all-time lead in...

Let’s Remember That Danny Green Dunk On Greg Paulus

Posted by Staff | Feb 16, 2016 | UNC Sports

There are numerous moments from the Carolina-Duke rivalry. But, the Danny Green dunk over Greg Paulus ranks high in the minds of many Tar Heels. In the 2008 Carolina-Duke matchup in Cameron Indoor Stadium, Green grabbed a...

UNC Great Larese Dies at 77

Posted by Staff | Feb 16, 2016 | UNC Sports

Former UNC basketball star York Larese, a first-team All-ACC selection for three straight seasons and second-team All-American as a senior, passed away on February 6, 2016, at age 77. Larese starred on Frank McGuire’s last three...

UNC Basketball Prepares For Tough Stretch

Posted by Staff | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

Roy Williams and the Tar Heels are finally ready to put the past few weeks of poor play behind them after a 85-64 win against Pittsburgh. The Tar Heels broke out of their shooting slump, hitting nearly 60 percent of their shots...

Stephanie Watts Named ACC Rookie Of The Week

Posted by Staff | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

For the third time this season, UNC guard Stephanie Watts has been named ACC Rookie of the Week. No other player has been named to the award more times this season. Watts averaged 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds for North Carolina...

UNC Men’s Tennis Wins National Indoor Title

Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 15, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

The seventh-ranked UNC men’s tennis team shocked top-seeded Virginia to win the ITA National Indoor Championship Monday afternoon, 4-2. UNC had never reached the final before, but claimed its spot on Sunday with a 4-2 win...

UNC Men’s Basketball Up to No. 5 in AP Poll

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC men’s basketball checks in at number five in the latest Associated Press poll. The Tar Heels jumped up from number nine in last week’s rankings after victories over Boston College and Pittsburgh. Carolina is now 21-4 on the...

UNC Women’s Lacrosse Dominates to Maintain Undefeated Start

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

The North Carolina Tar Heels women’s lacrosse team had a record-setting performance on its way to a victory over the weekend moving to 3-0 on the season. The second-ranked Tar Heels got a career-high five goals out of sophomore...

UNC Men’s Lacrosse Knocks off Furman

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

UNC men’s lacrosse is off to a 2-0 start to its season after a 14-6 win over Furman on Saturday afternoon. Carolina is ranked seventh in the country in the poll released on Monday. Five Tar Heels scored multiple goals en route...

ACC Remembers Vicious Rasheed Wallace Dunk Against Duke

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC Sports

In case you needed a reminder, the biggest rivalry in college basketball – which many in this area would argue is the biggest rivalry in sports, period – will be rekindled on Wednesday when the Duke Blue Devils...

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