CHAPEL HILL — No. 25 North Carolina must embrace physicality to win the rebounding battles and neutralize the Jayhawks’ massive sophomore center.
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No. 19 Kansas at No. 25 UNC: How, when to watch, Jayhawks highlights, players to watch, notes
Here’s a look at Friday’s matchup between No. 19 Kansas and No. 25 UNC, including how and when to watch, Jayhawks highlights, players to watch and notes.
How to watch UNC’s next two football games on The CW
If you plan to watch North Carolina’s next two football games, now’s the time to figure out your CW affiliate.
Self relishes taking Jayhawks to Chapel Hill, but didn’t want to when Williams was UNC coach
The No. 19 Jayhawks’ first trip in program history to Chapel Hill to face No. 25 North Carolina will come with all the weight of storied programs’ histories. For Self, the 7 p.m. Friday game (ESPN) is not only a marquee matchup but a bucket-list moment.
Elon at UNC women: When, where to watch, notes, rosters, statistics
Here’s a look at the Thursday night matchup between Elon and the No. 11 UNC women.
Belichick focuses on incremental gains, big picture after victory
Finally beating a power conference team hasn’t changed Bill Belichick’s mantra. He still emphasized at his Tuesday press conference that North Carolina (3–5, 2–4 ACC) is on a steady climb and needs to keep showing incremental progress.
Wilson flies high, stays grounded, focused on getting better
CHAPEL HILL — With one slam dunk after another in his college debut, Caleb Wilson announced his presence with dazzling authority and impressed fans. In the group that wasn’t all that impressed was Wilson.
Tyson scores 30, Nickel 20 in openers; Cadeau dishes out 12 assists
Cade Tyson seems to have found early success in Minnesota that eluded him during his one season at Carolina. Tyson poured in 30 points, one off his career-high (31 for Belmont against Samford on Dec. 16, 2023), and four 3-pointers in the Gophers’ 87–69 opening-game victory Monday over Gardner-Webb.
Sharing wealth: UNC’s unselfish play impressive in big opening win
CHAPEL HILL — The No. 25 Tar Heels showcased a brand of basketball built on trust and ball movement in their season opener.
From Luka watch to Luka wow as Wilson puts on slam show in blowout
CHAPEL HILL — It went from the Luka watch to watching Luka after Bogavac finally became eligible to play, and he was integrated seamlessly into the already-talented No. 25 Tar Heels.
UNC women turn Field Trip Day into clinic, blowing out NCCU with newcomers shining
CHAPEL HILL — If there was any doubt about the preseason hype that this No. 11 North Carolina team would be good, the Tar Heels quickly shot that down on opening day. Yes, it was against an overmatched N.C. Central team. But Carolina showed off a deep roster of young talent, including six newcomers, in throttling the Eagles 90–42 in the annual mid-day Field Day game Monday at Carmichael Arena.
Central Arkansas at UNC men: How, when to watch, notes
Notes on No. 25 North Carolina’s men’s basketball opener on Monday against Central Arkansas.
Lopez finds his rhythm, delivers season-best performance
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For much of the first half, North Carolina’s offense put up numbers but looked stuck in neutral. Pressure collapsed the pocket, drives stalled in the red zone, and a costly fumble turned into a Syracuse touchdown.
June flipped game with one simple screen pass
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The game’s turning point came on a simple screen pass. True freshman Demon June caught the ball near the line of scrimmage, slipped one defender, stiff-armed safety Braheem Long and accelerated down the left sideline for a 72-yard touchdown that gave North Carolina its first second-half lead against a power conference opponent since last November.
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Syracuse
In a Halloween night game between two struggling teams, with all the horror movie cliches just waiting out there, it was only appropriate that it was a Demon who helped lead an exorcism.
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