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No. 16 UNC set to clash with St. Bonaventure in matchup of 5-0 teams
No. 16 North Carolina is unbeaten but will take on the additional challenge that comes with a change of scenery.,The Tar Heels will head away from home for the first time to play a pair of neutral-site games starting with a matchup against St. Bonaventure on Tuesday night in the Fort Myers Tip-Off a...
Late trick play boosts Duke in comeback win over UNC
Anderson Castle's third 1-yard touchdown run of the day - one play after Duke's successful trick play late in the game - helped the Blue Devils pull out a 32-25 victory against host North Carolina on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Duke's Darian Mensah threw for 175 yards and a touchdown on 20-for-33 ...
Bill Belichick debuts in Duke rivalry as UNC clings to bowl hopes
Losses left Duke and North Carolina looking for something to square their attention on the task at hand this week.,So they have each other.,The neighboring rivals meet Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C., playing for the Victory Bell, which goes to the winner of this annual matchup.,"The great thing about...
Caleb Wilson (23 points) leads No. 18 UNC over Navy
Caleb Wilson scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and sparked a key second-half run in No. 18 North Carolina's 73-61 victory against Navy on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Luka Bogavac notched 16 points, Jarin Stevenson had 11 and Henri Veesaar added 10 for the Tar Heels (5-0), who ended a f...
No. 18 UNC eager to keep defensive focus in meeting vs. Navy
No. 18 North Carolina will seek another stress-free outcome when it plays Navy on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,There's plenty to gain from these types of games, something the Tar Heels appreciate as they face teams with various styles.,"It's good to see different kinds of defense," North Carol...
Carlos Hernandez delivers two quirky TDs as Wake Forest rolls past UNC
Carlos Hernandez scored on a couple of unconventional touchdown plays as Wake Forest beat visiting North Carolina 28-12 on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C.,Robby Ashford threw for one touchdown and ran for another and Demond Claiborne had 98 rushing yards with a touchdown as Wake Forest (7-3, 4-3 Atl...
Caleb Wilson, No. 18 North Carolina overpower N.C. Central
Freshman Caleb Wilson turned in another sterling performance for No. 18 North Carolina with 21 points and 13 rebounds in a 97-53 trouncing of North Carolina Central on Friday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Luka Bogavac posted 12 points and Henri Veesaar added 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Tar Heels (4-0) h...
State rivals North Carolina, Wake Forest wrestle for critical win
Fresh off defeating what was then the first-place team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, there are bigger topics on the table for Wake Forest this week. ,Bill Belichick and in-state rival North Carolina arrive Saturday for an anticipated meeting in Winston-Salem, N.C.,"This is a unique opportunity w...
No. 18 North Carolina rides free-throw line parade past Radford
Luka Bogavac scored 19 points in place of Seth Trimble to help No. 18 North Carolina grind out a win over Radford 89-74 on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill.,Trimble was injured in a team practice Sunday and underwent surgery to repair a broken bone in his left arm. Bogavac was coach Hubert Davis' pick t...
Bill Belichick says focus on North Carolina's next game, not Giants opening
North Carolina coach Bill Belichick is looking west to the next game against Wake Forest and not well north at the vacant job with the New York Giants, he said on Tuesday.,The former longtime NFL coach, with six Super Bowl championships with the New England Patriots, has a coaching history with the ...
No. 18 North Carolina, sans Seth Trimble, faces Radford
No. 18 North Carolina is coming off one of the biggest wins of the young season but now will have to move forward without senior captain Seth Trimble for the foreseeable future. ,Despite the loss of Trimble, the Tar Heels will try to keep their momentum churning when they face Radford on Tuesday nig...
North Carolina records nine sacks, defeats Stanford
Gio Lopez threw two second-half touchdown passes and North Carolina's defense was in control for most of the game in a 20-15 victory against Stanford on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Jordan Shipp made five catches for 83 yards and a touchdown, as the Tar Heels (4-5, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) wo...
'Good for our game': No. 19 Kansas, No. 25 UNC set for early-season clash
Two of college basketball's three winningest programs will square off Friday night as No. 19 Kansas travels to Chapel Hill, N.C., to face No. 25 North Carolina. ,Both teams are in familiar territory, as both have been ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 poll every year since 2006.,But Kansas (1-0) rec...
North Carolina set for Stanford in matchup of former NFL coaches
North Carolina might be in position to gain a little momentum in what has been a challenging season.,The Tar Heels will look for back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference victories when they face Stanford on Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.,North Carolina (3-5, 1-3) will aim to pick up steam aft...
UNC shuts down Syracuse's offense, earns first ACC win
Gio Lopez threw for two touchdowns and North Carolina scored TDs on its first three possessions of the second half to collect the first Atlantic Coast Conference victory under first-year coach Bill Belichick, defeating host Syracuse 27-10 on Friday night.,North Carolina (3-5, 1-3 ACC) was dominant o...
UNC, Syracuse eager to end losing streaks in Halloween matchup
North Carolina and Syracuse haven't had the type of seasons they've wanted, but one of the teams can gain momentum going into the final stretch.,They will meet Friday night in Syracuse, N.Y., both trying to shed four-game losing streaks.,North Carolina (2-5, 0-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) has suffer...
No. 16 Virginia edges struggling North Carolina in OT
J'Mari Taylor scored in overtime and No. 16 Virginia stopped North Carolina's two-point conversion attempt, defeating the Tar Heels 17-16 on Saturday afternoon in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Chapel Hill, N.C.,Both teams scored on their only overtime possessions. North Carolina went for the win...
No. 16 Virginia rolls into ACC clash at North Carolina
No. 16 Virginia has figured out how to navigate late-game situations during the past month.,North Carolina finally had a sampling of a tight finish in a game with a power conference opponent, but it didn't end well.,Now the teams are set to meet Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C., where Virgini...
Cal hangs on to keep Bill Belichick, UNC winless in ACC
Brent Austin forced and recovered a late game-saving fumble in the end zone, and Cal kept North Carolina and beleaguered coach Bill Belichick winless in Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 21-18 victory Friday night in Berkeley, Calif. ,In a three-point game, the Tar Heels' Nathan Leacock caught a...
Heat is on Bill Belichick, North Carolina in visit to Cal
Bill Belichick, seemingly catching heat from all directions, hopes to cool the temperature of his seat when he leads North Carolina into a game against Cal on Friday in Berkeley, Calif.,The legendary NFL coach's five-game college football tenure has been disappointing and reportedly dysfunctional.,T...