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.
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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.
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.
UNC shakes off Lehigh in final 12 minutes, as Bacot, Davis, Ingram shine
By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot made the case before the season that this group of Tar Heels … More
Carolina moves up in both national football polls
By R.L. Bynum Carolina moved up two spots to No. 22 in the AP Top 25 after the Tar Heels’ … More
Good, Bad and Ugly Report: Duke
I’ve written this column (or a version of it) for over a decade. Sometimes, it writes itself, sometimes there’s a search to put things in the right slots, and sometimes there’s a wait until the clock hits zero to have it come together. And sometimes there is a Saturday night.
Watch: UNC postgame videos with Brown, Maye, Nesbit, Rucker and Gray
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.
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.
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.
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