CHAPEL HILL — Hear what Coach Mack Brown and players Drake Maye, Bryson Nesbit, Kaimon Rucker and Cedric Gray had to say after No. 24 North Carolina’s homecoming game with Duke on Saturday night.
Carolina wins wild double-overtime thriller over Duke
CHAPEL HILL — After blowing a double-digit fourth-quarter lead for the third consecutive ACC game, Carolina put together the big late drive that it couldn’t pull off against Virginia or Georgia Tech — only to blow the lead again. But Noah Burnette, who kept the No. 24 Tar Heels in the lead much of the way, wouldn’t let their homecoming game slip away.
Gakdeng settling into UNC’s system as No. 16 Heels face better opponent in Davidson
North Carolina’s No. 16-ranked women’s basketball team faces the toughest of four non-conference home opponents to start the season on Sunday. But Davidson will also be playing on consecutive days, and must deal with the inside challenge of going up against junior Boston College transfer center Maria Gakdeng.
Lehigh won’t present No. 19 UNC same challenge as Radford
No. 19 North Carolina got a pretty good challenge in its opener on Monday night, but that probably won’t be the case on Sunday. The Tar Heels (1–0) welcome Lehigh to the Smith Center at 2 p.m. (ACC Network) after pulling away from Radford on Monday for an 86–70 victory.
Tar Heels in pros: Teammates Jackson, Pinson have big games on opening night in G League; Johnson returns from injury
Justin Jackson and Theo Pinson, two of three UNC alums who play for the Texas Legends, had big games on opening night in the G League. Jackson, in his third stint with the Legends, scored 26 points and Pinson added 21 but the Legends lost at home Friday night to the Oklahoma City Blue 108–95
Love shoots down Duke again, this time with Arizona
DURHAM — The familiar No. 2 was back in Cameron Indoor Stadium but in an unfamiliar uniform. After three trips and two wins wearing Carolina blue, senior guard Caleb Love wore a dark-blue Arizona uniform with red trim Friday night. Despite some of the heat he got last season from UNC fans, he reminded the world of his love for UNC by scrawling “Tar Heel 4L” (Tar Heel for life) on one shoe that featured a light-blue Swoosh.
Seeking 23rd women’s soccer national title, UNC slips past Towson in first round
North Carolina’s quest for its 23rd women’s soccer national championship got off to a good start. After a 12-day break, the No. 13-ranked and No. 3-seed Tar Heels rallied from a one-goal first-half deficit to beat Towson 3–1 in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill.
Reigning NCAA field hockey champion UNC rolls to first-round victory
In the first round of the NCAA tournament, top-seeded North Carolina looked like the dominant field hockey program that it has been for years. Paityn Wirth scored two goals and Katie Dixon added a goal and an assist as the Tar Heels rolled to 6–1 victory Friday afternoon over William & Mary at Karen Shelton Stadium.
Another Adams double-double, stat-stuffing effort in Rutgers win; Todd-Williams’ No. 12 Ole Miss team loses
Going home is working out very well so far for Destiny Adams. Adams collected 17 points, 10 rebounds, a career-high five assists, five steals and three blocks (tying her career-high) for a 26.0 game score in 24 minutes as Rutgers rolled to an 86–43 home victory Thursday night over Wagner.
Love has history of huge games, moments vs. Duke, gets another shot Friday
Caleb Love will forever have a lofty spot in the history of the greatest rivalry in sports for his iconic 3-pointer over Mark Williams in UNC’s win over Duke at the 2022 Final Four. He also has a history of big games at Cameron Indoor Stadium. He gets a chance for another one Friday, this time wearing a different uniform, when his No. 12 Arizona team (1–0) visits No. 2 Duke (1–0) at 7 p.m. (ESPN2).
ACC Network shows coming to UNC campus this week
The ACC Network will bring two shows to the Carolina campus this week ahead of televising No. 24 North Carolina’s football game at 8 p.m. Saturday against rival Duke.
Disruptive defense, deep bench fuel No. 16 Heels’ opening-night rout
CHAPEL HILL — On the 30th anniversary season of North Carolina’s only women’s basketball national championship, the latest edition of the Tar Heels showed why they are a contender to earn a second one.
Styles starts, produces double-double, career-highs in Georgetown debut
Of all seven players who transferred out of the North Carolina men’s basketball program in the offseason, none has started their season with their new school better than Dontrez Styles.
Much-anticipated season finally starts for talented UNC women
The most anticipated UNC women’s basketball season in years is finally about to start. With six former five-star recruits and five former four-star recruits on a roster that includes a mix of youth and experience, Coach Courtney Banghart has laid out plenty of challenges in non-conference play.
Tar Heels in NBA: White’s big game helps Bulls end skid, overcome Kessler’s double-double; Anthony continues hot shooting
Coby White tied his season high with 18 points to help the Chicago Bulls snap a three-game losing streak and overcome a double-double from Utah’s Walker Kessler, while Cole Anthony’s hot shooting continued but in a loss.
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