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North Carolina vs. Duke Basketball Preview

The Tar Heels were outrebounded 38-26 and outscored in the paint 36-22 during their first meeting this season against Duke, and that was with . UNC will need to crash the boards, and of course, contain both and Patrick Ngongba. scored just 13 points in the last game, but all of them came in the second half. (USA Today)

Duke Center Patrick Ngongba Questionable For Game vs. North Carolina

Duke basketball center is questionable for the top-ranked Blue Devils’ regular-season finale against rival North Carolina. Ngongba was listed on the initial ACC availability report, which was released Friday, March 6. The final injury list will be revealed at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, two hours before tipoff against the No. 17 Tar Heels. (Yahoo! Sports)

No. 16 UNC Women's Basketball Meets No. 12 Louisville In ACC Tournament Semifinals - Pregame Notes

In the ACC Tournament semifinals for the second straight year, No. 16 UNC Women's Basketball looks to book its first trip to the finals since 2013 as it meets No. 12 Louisville on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2. Scoring 85 points in the quarterfinals against Virginia Tech, it set the most points scored by UNC in an ACC Tournament game since 2008. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Rivalry Rewind - UNC Basketball vs. Duke, Feb. 11, 2009

Taking a look back to when UNC Basketball dominated Duke, 101-87, in Durham on Feb. 11, 2009 (Box Score). The victory, led by 's 25 points, gave and a perfect 4-0 career record at Cameron Indoor Stadium. (View Video)

Uncompetitive Pitches Doom UNC Baseball in UVa Opener

The theme in the loss to Virginia for UNC was uncompetitive pitches and it began with the starting pitching. To coach an uncompetitive pitch is a pitch that looks like a ball coming out of the hand, and the Tar Heels had way too many of them. The advanced analytics on vs. Stanford and DeCaro vs. Virginia look eerily similar. (Inside Carolina)

UNC journalism students report on Winter Olympics in Milan, 'rush' a fountain when UNC beats Duke

Since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Hussman School has sent students to cover the Games multiple times under professor C.A. Tuggle — but this was the first time they had covered the Winter Olympics. The group arrived in Italy the day before the opening ceremony on Feb. 6. The students began planning for their stories at least a month before they left. (Daily Tar Heel)

Lanie Grant shoots UNC Women's Basketball into ACC Tournament semifinals with career-high

is playing the best basketball of her career, and that has No. 16 North Carolina a win away from the ACC championship game. Grant scored a career-high 21 points and sank four big 3-pointers as the Tar Heels pulled away for an 85–68 victory Friday over Virginia Tech in the ACC tournament quarterfinals (Highlights) in Duluth, Georgia. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Softball Drops Series Opener To No. 16 Virginia, 7-3

UNC Softball fell Friday night to No. 16 Virginia by a score of 7-3. Emily LeGette stayed hot in the first inning ripping an RBI single to score Sanaa Thompson. She now has a 14 game hit streak which is the longest of any Tar Heel this season surpassing Sanaa Thompson's 13 game streak. Timely hitting hurt the Tar Heels as they left six runners on base. (GoHeels.com)

Box Score: UNC Women's Basketball 85, Virginia Tech 68

View the complete box score from the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels Women's Basketball team's 85-68 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Friday night at the ACC Tournament quarterfinals in Duluth, Ga. (View Box Score)

How Caleb Wilson's injury impacts UNC vs. Duke, NCAA tournament and NBA draft

What does 's absence mean for UNC's chances against Duke on Saturday and in the NCAA tournament? What about Wilson's outlook in the 2026 NBA draft? ESPN's College basketball reporters Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf break down the impact for the Tar Heels, and NBA draft analyst Jeremy Woo details how it could influence the draft. (ESPN)

UNC Baseball suffers run-rule loss to Virginia in ACC opener

After earning seven run-rule wins in its first 14 games, No. 8 North Carolina Baseball was on the other end Friday in its ACC opener. Virginia rolled to a 13-3 seven-inning victory Friday over the Tar Heels at Boshamer Stadium. UNC (12-2-1, 0-1 ACC) has given up double-digit runs in both of its losses, falling 10-3 to East Carolina in Durham on Feb. 21. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: IC Reaction Podcast - Caleb Wilson Out For The Season

Greg Barnes, Spencer Haskell, and Tommy Ashley from Inside Carolina discuss the breaking news Friday that UNC's is out for the season with a new injury, breaking his right thumb in practice. (View Video)

Caleb Wilson Breaks Right Thumb In Practice, Will Miss Rest Of The Season

UNC freshman forward broke his right thumb in a non-contact drill in practice Thursday, March 5. He will need surgery and is out the rest of the season. Previously, he broke a bone in his left hand at Miami on Feb. 10 and missed UNC's last six games. He was working his way back to the lineup but broke his right thumb Thursday while dunking. (GoHeels.com)

Tar Heels in the Pros: Leaky Black has career game for Wizards; Davis, Powell, Love star in G League

In his fourth NBA start, had the best game of his career. Playing alongside in the Washington Wizards’ backcourt, Black played 39 minutes, scoring 16 points and four 3-pointers, all career-highs, in their 122–112 home loss Thursday to the Utah Jazz. It was the Wizards debut for Young, who they acquired in a January trade. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Basketball’s 'No. 1 stat' this season, entering Tar Heels' game at Duke

For the 17th-ranked Tar Heels, who are preparing for a game against No. 1 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, March 7 (6:30 p.m., ESPN), resiliency has become the top trait for a team that has played half of its games without at least one of its top three players. "It’d be our No. 1 stat. That’s the most important thing on this team." (MSN.com)
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March 8, 1969
Charles Scott scores 40 points, 29 in the second half, as Carolina beats Duke, 85-74 in the ACC title game. Scott sets the ACC championship game scoring record and wins MVP honors.
March 8, 1975
Phil Ford becomes the first freshman to win ACC Tournament MVP honors after leading Carolina to the title with a 70-66 victory over defending NCAA champion NC State and David Thompson. The Tar Heels beat Wake Forest, 101-100, in overtime in the quarterfinal after trailing by eight points with 50 seconds to play.
March 8, 1998
Antawn Jamison shakes off a leg injury and earns ACC Tournament MVP honors with 22 points and 18 rebounds. The Tar Heels score the last 15 points in an 83-68 win over top-ranked Duke in the ACC Tournament championship.
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