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.
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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.
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.
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.
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