UC Riverside gives UNC one last tuneup before schedule gets tougher

No. 20 North Carolina has one more tuneup against an overmatched opponent before the challenges ramp up significantly starting next week in the Bahamas at the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Styles ties career-high, bloodied by elbow; Adams sets career-high; Nickel misses game

It was another night of career-highs for former Carolina players. On Wednesday, it was Georgetown’s Dontrez Styles and Rutgers’ Destiny Adams with big games — although both were in losses — one night after Justin McKoy scored a career-high 15 points in his Hawaii debut.

Kids get hoops lesson on Field Trip Day as No. 17 UNC women roll

CHAPEL HILL — Today’s lesson for 1,500 kids from 15 schools at Field Trip Day: How to blowout and dominate an opponent with defense and team play. There were ear-splitting screams when UNC 3-pointers rippled the net. The students who packed Carmichael Arena on Wednesday enjoyed the education as the No. 17 Tar Heels schooled Hampton in a 62–32 victory in a game that started at 11 a.m.

Tar Heels in NBA: Cam Johnson hits 20, Sharpe gets double-double in Nets victory

It hasn’t taken long for Cameron Johnson to find his form after missing seven games with a left calf contusion. In his third game back in the Brooklyn lineup, Johnson scored 20 points and three 3-pointers with five rebounds, two assists and three steals as the Nets rolled to a 124–104 home victory Tuesday night over the Orlando Magic in a Group C game of the NBA In-Season Tournament.

McKoy scores career-high in Hawaii debut; Puff Johnson plays first game at Penn State

Justin McKoy’s long wait for his debut in paradise was worth it, scoring a career-high 15 points — nearly as many points as he scored last season at Carolina — Tuesday night, when Puff Johnson finally made his Penn State debut.

No. 17 UNC women big favorites, welcome about 1,500 kids for Field Trip Day game

After North Carolina’s women’s basketball team survived an upset bid against the toughest of the Tar Heels’ first four non-conference games, they play the weakest of those opponents on Wednesday. The energy will be high for the 11 a.m. Wednesday matchup against Hampton (ESPN3), with about 1,500 elementary and middle school kids filling most of the lower-arena seats at Carmichael Arena on Field Trip Day.

Love has good all-around game, scores 1,500th career point as No. 3 Arizona rolls

In the afterglow of hitting the big free throws to help Arizona win at Duke on Friday night, Caleb Love had a good all-around game and passed the 1,500-point plateau Monday for the Wildcats, who jumped nine spots to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 poll.

Workhorse Williams has best game of season, working back into top form for streaking Broncos

Running back Javonte Williams continued to be a workhorse for Denver and had his best game of the season Monday night as the streaking Broncos won at Buffalo 24–22. Williams gained a season-high 110 total yards — his first time over 100 this season — with 79 rushing yards on 21 carries and 31 receiving yards, catching all four passes targeted to him, and his second touchdown this season.

UNC slips in AP men’s Top 25 after two victories; Bacot earns national honor

After opening the season with two home victories, North Carolina fell one spot to No. 20 in the latest AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll on Monday, when Armando Bacot earned Lute Olson National Player of the Week honors.

Tar Heels drop in AP women’s Top 25 after escaping Davidson’s upset bid

Carolina fell one spot to No. 17 in the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a narrow victory over Davidson on Sunday. UNC (2–0), which beat Gardner-Webb 102–49 on Wednesday and escaped with a 74–70 win Sunday over upstart Davidson, is back in Carmichael Arena at 11 a.m. Wednesday to face Hampton (0–1), which lost 76–46 at Providence.

Tar Heels in pros: Big games for White, Johnson, Sharpe; Black scores first NBA points

Coby White, Cameron Johnson and Day’Ron Sharpe had solid Sunday games in victories on a day when Leaky Black scored his first NBA points and Pete Nance put up a double-double in the G League.

Tar Heels in NFL: Howell tosses three TD passes, including one to Brown, in loss; Chandler scores first NFL TD

Sam Howell threw for three touchdowns, including a huge late one to former UNC teammate Dyami Brown, and produced his fourth game with at least 300 yards this season. It was in a losing effort, but the second-year pro showed why he is the Washington Commanders’ franchise quarterback with another impressive effort.

No. 16 Heels fend off Davidson’s upset bid with huge late rebounds

CHAPEL HILL — After taking down Wake Forest the day before, Davidson came to Carolina confidently determined to challenge another ACC team. The Wildcats gave No. 16 UNC their best shot with superior rebounding and 10 3-pointers. But the Tar Heels got the huge rebounds they needed in the final 18 seconds to hold on for a 74–70 victory Sunday night at Carmichael Arena.

Video: Postgame comments from Hubert Davis, RJ Davis, Bacot and Ingram after UNC’s victory

CHAPEL HILL — Watch and hear what Hubert Davis, RJ Davis, Armando Bacot and Harrison Ingram had to say after No. 19 North Carolina’s victory over Lehigh.