Duke vs. UNC: Tobacco Road showdown still has edge on all sports rivalries

Posted Feb 12, 2017
Is Duke vs. UNC still the best rivalry in all of sports? No. 8 North Carolina (21-5, 9-3 ACC) and No. 18 Duke (19-5, 7-4 ACC) renewed their classic rivalry Thursday with the Blue Devils taking another thrilling win, 86-78, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The superlatives are still there. It's Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski vs. North Carolina's Roy Williams. (Sporting News)

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