The Latest Breaking News from UNC

Luke DeCock: Duke often plays games where it has everything to gain. Against UNC, it just can’t lose.

DURHAM, N.C. — Perhaps not since 1992, when Duke went to Minneapolis with a chance to be the first repeat champion since UCLA, have the Blue Devils played a game like Saturday where the consequences of losing so vastly outweighed the rewards of winning.

Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2022

UNC QB Sam Howell says the Eagles asked him to do a quirky thing at their NFL combine interview

Weird NFL combine interview SZN is here.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 2, 2022

Varsity Letters: Inside a Basketball Bromance

On the surface, they couldn’t have been more different. Yet Dean Smith and Bob Knight forged one of the most enduring—and most unlikely—friendships in college sports.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 2, 2022

UNC basketball holds on to beat Louisville. Brady Manek leads the way for Tar Heels.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It didn’t take overtime this time, but North Carolina still had to grind out a win against Louisville on Monday night, 70-63, in a game that had seemingly everyone at the Dean E. Smith Center standing in the final minutes.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022

No. 24 UNC Women’s Basketball Upsets No. 3 Louisville in Wild Ending

No. 24 UNC snapped Louisville’s seven-game win streak

Sports Illustrated · Feb 18, 2022

Happy with recent production, Hubert Davis seeks quality over quantity from UNC bench

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis can no longer look to his bench and know he's putting in a proven scorer now that Dawson Garcia announced he would not return this season for the Tar Heels.

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2022

UNC holds on to beat Clemson, 79-77

CLEMSON, S.C. — North Carolina’s much-maligned guard Caleb Love shook off his struggles when it mattered most. Love made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds left. Then had a drive and assist to Brady Manek for the game-winning layup with 3.1 seconds as the Tar Heels escaped Clemson with a…

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022

My Boston Globe op ed on What the Supreme Court Should do in the Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action Cases

I argue the justices should crack down on the dubious "diversity" rationale for racial preferences, and curb discrimination against Asian-American applicants.

Reason · Feb 7, 2022

Duke rolls to 20-point win over UNC, maintains hold on top spot in the ACC

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — In a rivalry renowned for high-intensity, thrilling matchups, No. 9 Duke turned Mike Krzyzewski’s final game at the Smith Center into his most relaxing.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2022

ACC Player of the Year: Armando Bacot or Paolo Banchero? Making a case for each.

A year after Duke and North Carolina met as unranked foes for the first time in six decades, their fierce rivalry once again has championship implications with both at the top of the ACC standings.

Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2022