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Bill Belichick, North Carolina will not appear on 'Hard Knocks'
Bill Belichick's North Carolina program will not be the featured team on HBO's upcoming offseason version of "Hard Knocks," an NFL Media spokesperson told CBS Sports on Tuesday.,That comes on the heels of reports circling last week that NFL Films would feature Belichick and the Tar Heels. Reports, h...
Freshman Ben Hammond guides Virginia Tech against North Carolina
In short bursts this season, Virginia Tech's Ben Hammond has shown potential to be a rare point guard who can control games at both ends of the floor with his quickness and the force of his will.,Saturday in an overtime victory against Syracuse, it all came together for the freshman as he posted car...
UNC has eye on ACC tourney seed against reeling Miami
Three games remain for North Carolina to not only sneak into the top four of ACC standings and earn a double bye in the conference tournament but also earn its way into the NCAA Tournament.,Considering how the Tar Heels (18-11, 11-6 ACC) have played the past four games, it certainly seems possible, ...
Report: 'Hard Knocks' to feature UNC, Bill Belichick after NFL teams decline
Bill Belichick's North Carolina program will be the featured team on HBO's upcoming offseason version of "Hard Knocks," per a report Friday from Front Office Sports.,The decision to turn to Belichick, an NFL head coach for 29 seasons with the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots, came after no ...
High-scoring North Carolina rolls over Florida State
After scoring 80 points just twice in its first 13 Atlantic Coast Conference games, North Carolina rolled over Florida State 96-85 on Monday in Tallahassee, Fla., for its fourth straight 80-plus-point effort.,Senior RJ Davis led the Tar Heels with 20 points and added five assists on a night when Nor...
North Carolina, aiming for NCAA bubble, visits Florida State
Amid a difficult season, North Carolina hopes to stretch a three-game winning streak when it faces Florida State on Monday in Tallahassee, Fla. ,The Tar Heels and Seminoles are both outside the NCAA Tournament bubble according to most projections, but North Carolina's recent run gives the Tar Heels ...
Surging North Carolina glides past Virginia
Jae'Lyn Withers had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Ian Jackson added 16 points, and North Carolina rolled to an 81-66 Atlantic Coast Conference win over Virginia on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,It marked the third straight wire-to-wire win for the Tar Heels (17-11, 10-6), who won for the fourth time in...
North Carolina warms up quickly, blows out NC State
RJ Davis had 21 points, Seth Trimble added 15, and North Carolina used a series of first-half runs en route to a 97-73 Atlantic Coast Conference rout of North Carolina State in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Wednesday.,Tied with the Wolfpack 6-6 less than four minutes into the game, North Carolina (16-11, 9-...
Eyeing top-4 slot in ACC, UNC out to sweep NC State
The in-state Atlantic Coast Conference rivalry returns Wednesday, and it comes at a crucial time for both NC State and North Carolina.,As the Wolfpack (10-15, 3-11 ACC) make the short trip to Chapel Hill, they do so with some urgency. Six games remain in the regular season, and NC State sits as the ...
North Carolina ends road woes by topping Syracuse
Ian Jackson scored 23 points as North Carolina snapped a four-game road losing streak with an 88-82 victory over host Syracuse on Saturday.,Jae'Lyn Withers chipped in 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting while RJ Davis notched 16 points for the Tar Heels (15-11, 8-6 Atlantic Coast Conference). Jackson fini...
Road woes haunting North Carolina as it visits Syracuse
North Carolina aims to halt a four-game road losing streak Saturday when it visits Syracuse in Atlantic Coast Conference action., ,The Tar Heels (14-11, 7-6 ACC) have lost five of their last seven games. Included in that stretch are road defeats against Wake Forest, Pitt, Duke and Clemson. Their rec...
No. 23 Clemson notches 20-point win over North Carolina
Viktor Lakhin scored 20 of his 22 points in the first half and No. 23 Clemson kept riding waves of momentum in drubbing visiting North Carolina 85-65 on Monday night.,Chase Hunter added 19 points and Jaeden Zackery poured in 16 points to go with seven rebounds and seven assists for Clemson (20-5, 12...
North Carolina taps into 'sense of emergency' vs. rising Clemson
North Carolina is aware that the trajectory of its season is causing some alarm, and another matchup looms large for the Tar Heels when they visit Clemson on Monday night.,North Carolina (14-10, 7-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) has endured a bumpy stretch, but the Tar Heels are coming off Saturday's 6...
North Carolina faces Pitt again in search of 'full potential'
Hubert Davis remains optimistic about the immediate future of North Carolina, but the Tar Heels' coach admits that frustration is building as the team readies to host Pitt on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,The Tar Heels have lost four of their last five in Atlantic Coast Conference play, and as Davis...
Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel combine for 43 points as No. 2 Duke topples North Carolina
Freshmen Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel made memorable debuts in the Tobacco Road rivalry as No. 2 Duke used a dominant first half to secure an 87-70 win over visiting North Carolina on Saturday night in Durham, N.C.,Flagg racked up 21 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals for Duke (...
Pitt takes control late to take down North Carolina
Zack Austin scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:35 remaining as Pittsburgh executed down the stretch and earned a 73-65 victory over visiting North Carolina on Tuesday night.,Austin made 5 of 7 shots and none were bigger than his triple with 2:35 left ...
North Carolina, Pitt eye resume-boosting win
Both coming off wins and needing more to boost their respective NCAA Tournament resumes, visiting North Carolina and Pitt will tangle on Tuesday night.,The Tar Heels (13-8, 6-3 ACC) and Panthers (13-6, 4-4) both ended losing streaks on Saturday. On its home floor, North Carolina squeaked out a six-p...
North Carolina holds off Boston College in OT
RJ Davis had 22 points, Ian Jackson scored 15 of his 19 in the second half, and North Carolina avoided an upset bid by Boston College with a 102-96 Atlantic Coast Conference win in Chapel Hill on Saturday.,Seth Trimble finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for North Carolina (13-8, 6-3 ACC), and J...
UNC lands commitment of 2025 top 10 F Caleb Wilson
Five-star forward Caleb Wilson, the highest-ranked uncommitted 2025 recruit, announced late Thursday that he will play at North Carolina.,The 6-foot-9 player from Holy Innocents' Episcopal School in Atlanta made the announcement on TNT's "Inside the NBA" studio show. His other finalists were Kentuck...
UNC releases Bill Belichick contract: $10M a year, plenty of extras
Bill Belichick will earn $10 million a year as football coach at North Carolina, with the opportunity to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars more in bonuses.,The university released the 29-page signed contract Thursday, following recent questions as to why the 72-year-old Belichick hadn't yet sign...