Video: Carolina Insider - Interview With George Karl
Former Tar Heel standout and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer,
George Karl, joins
Jones Angell from the
Tar Heel Sports Network and Adam Lucas of GoHeels.com for an interview on the Carolina Insider Podcast.
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Sat Feb 7
North Carolina vs. Duke Basketball Preview: Freshman Stars Square Off in Round-1 Matchup
The Blue Devils are undefeated in conference play and sit one game ahead of the rest of the league in the
ACC standings. Duke has the second-most Quad 1 wins in the country this season, with a 9-1 record. The Blue Devils earned five of their Q1 victories during their non-conference slate. Their only loss came at the hands of No. 19 Texas Tech, 82-81. (
Inside Carolina)
No. 14 UNC vs. No 4 Duke: TV info, stats, scouting Blue Devils, keys to game, and notes
This matchup is usually decided by effort plays. UNC has to control the glass, especially offensive rebounds. Extra possessions in a rivalry game are back-breakers. Duke will pressure and run. The Tar Heels can’t get sloppy with turnovers because live-ball giveaways will turn into dunks the other way. UNC has to avoid giving up wide-open shots. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC’s bench production must continue against Duke
North Carolina won’t beat Duke on star power alone. As good as the Tar Heels’ starting five has been, UNC's surge from the bench has turned a good team into a dangerous one over their 4-game win streak. And if Carolina is going to knock off Duke, that second unit has to show up again. In the last four games, UNC has averaged 30.2 bench points. (
USA Today)
Diamond Heels Hold Long Baseball Scrimmage Friday
The UNC Baseball team held a 10 1/2 inning scrimmage Friday on a chilly day at Boshamer Stadium. Lee Sowers was 3-5 with one RBI and three runs scored. Jake Schaffner was 2-5, including a double.
Carter French was 2-5 with one RBI, while
Cooper Nicholson was 2-6 with one RBI.
Erik Paulsen blasted a 386-foot homer to right center. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Basketball Looks to Regain Edge as Duke Returns to Chapel Hill
Seven hundred. That's how many days it's been since UNC last beat Duke. The No. 14 Tar Heels get their chance to erase that number Saturday, when No. 4 Duke visits the Smith Center for the first of two regular-season meetings at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN. The only Tar Heel who has played significant minutes in the rivalry is veteran guard
Seth Trimble. (
TarHeel247)
No. 1 UNC Women’s Lacrosse Handles No. 19 JMU In Season Opener, 19-11
No. 1 UNC Women's Lacrosse opened the season with a 19-11 win at No. 19 James Madison on Friday. The Tar Heels improved their nation-leading winning streak to 23 games, third longest in program history and 10th longest in NCAA history. Darcy Felter was one of four Tar Heels with a hat trick on the day, matching her career-high five goals. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC freshman Caleb Wilson takes a page from Michael Jordan: 'It became personal'
UNC freshman forward
Caleb Wilson has a list of about 30 names, including college freshmen he believes got the nod over him in high school and coaches who slighted him in recruiting or with USA Basketball. It’s likely that Duke head basketball coach Jon Scheyer and heralded freshman twins, Cameron and
Cayden Boozer, respectfully, are on that list. (
Andscape)
No. 1 Seed UNC Women’s Tennis Tops Illinois, 4-0, At ITA Team National Indoor Championship
No. 1 seed UNC Women's Tennis topped No. 8 seed Illinois, 4-0, in the round of 16 at the ITA Team National Indoor Championship Friday in Champaign, Ill. The Tar Heels improved to 8-0 on the season while advancing to the tournament quarterfinals. Defending national champion
Reese Brantmeier's 6-2, 6-3 win clinched the match for UNC, 4-0. (
GoHeels.com)
Same Shirt, Same Chair, same Food, Hocus Pocus, Carolina-Duke Traditions
Food. Clothing. Where one sits. How one sits. At home alone. At home with friends or family. At a watch party or at a bar. Teeth chatter. Lumps in the throat. And anxious sweat. With the game right around the corner, lets look at how some passionate UNC Basketball fans go about gameday for Carolina vs. Duke, the greatest rivalry in American sports. (
TarHeel247)
No. 13 UNC Wrestling Beats Duke, 25-13
No. 13 UNC Wrestling utilized four major decisions and a fall, en route to a 25-13 victory over Duke Friday at Carmichael Arena (
Highlights). With the win, the Tar Heels improve to 9-3 and 2-2 in ACC duals. In the 101st meeting between the two programs, Carolina has now won 10-straight over the Blue Devils and 48 of the last 50 matches against Duke. (
GoHeels.com)
North Carolina Basketball’s Ten Best Wins vs. Duke
No. 1. 2022 Final Four (81-77) – This Final Four contest trumps all other games in the rivalry and is easily No. 1. For decades, most fans on both sides of the UNC vs. Duke basketball rivalry had agreed that the programs should never face off in the NCAA tournament.
Caleb Love hit a three from the top of the key that pierced the hearts of the Blue Devils. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Softball Slugs Its Way To 15-3 Victory Over Elon
UNC Softball erupted for 15 runs against Elon in a 15-3 victory Friday. Just like opening day, Sanaa Thompson started the offense for the Tar Heels. Kinaah Pierce followed suit with a single load the bases for Rayna Blackwell. For the second season in a row, Blackwell hit the first home run of the season with a grand slam to left field to make it 6-0. (
GoHeels.com)
Seth Trimble Leaning On Experience In His Final Home Game Against Duke
Seth Trimble is among the last of a dying breed in college basketball. Saturday night will be the Tar Heel senior captain’s fourth and final meeting with Duke in the Smith Center, and his eighth overall. "I’m really just cherishing this, this matchup, this opportunity, and, you know, a blessing like this. A lot of people in this world would die to be in my position." (
Inside Carolina)
Sam Howell will be at Super Bowl to support best friend, Drake Maye
In 2019, when
Sam Howell was a freshman quarterback at UNC, he attended one of his future protégé’s high school playoff games. Howell was impressed. But it wasn’t until 2021,
Drake Maye’s first season with the Tar Heels, that Howell realized how much they had in common. Howell, the starter, and Maye, the backup, became "attached at the hip." (
MSN.com)