The No. 4-seeded UNC women’s soccer team (16-4, 7-3 ACC) came from behind to defeat the No. 1-seeded Duke Blue Devils (14-2-1, 9-0-1 ACC), 2-1, in the ACC tournament semifinals on Thursday night at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary to advance to the ACC championship. Please click here for more.
Kochetkov makes 35 saves, Hurricanes pick up 8th straight win
Pyotr Kochetkov made 35 saves, and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins for their eighth straigh win, 5-1 at Lenovo Center on Thursday. Jack Roslovic had two goals and an assist, and Jalen Chatfield had three assists for the Hurricanes (10-2-0), who hold the longest active winning streak in the NHL. Please click here for more.
UNC Football’s Final Month Ahead – Could 8-4 record save Mack Brown?
The prospects for a North Carolina football freefall have been averted following a pair of dominant victories to snap a four-game losing skid, although the state of the football program remains in question as the Tar Heels enjoy their final bye week before closing out the 2024 regular season. Would a five-game winning streak and an 8-4 record be enough to secure another season at the helm for Mack Brown? Please click here for more.
How has former Duke running back Jordan Waters done with NC State so far?
For the first five years of his career, running back Jordan Waters[/autotag] played for the Duke Blue Devils. However, ahead of his final year of eligibility, he entered the transfer portal and headed to in-state conference rival NC State. Duke travels to Raleigh for a game against Waters and his new team in Week 11, so here’s a quick brief on how the former Blue Devil has done ahead of Saturday’s showdown. Please click here for more.
UNC Tar Heels wrestler suspended from team, charged in felony assault of fellow student
University of North Carolina wrestler Jace Palmer turned himself in to Chapel Hill police late Wednesday afternoon to face assault charges after punching another student, records show. Robbi Pickeral Evans, UNC senior associate athletic director, said in an email statement that Palmer has been suspended from the wrestling team. Please click here for more.
Panthers fans react to RB Chuba Hubbard’s contract extension
Chuba Hubbard has done more than work hard and produce results as a member of the Carolina Panthers. He’s also endeared himself to a fan base that, perhaps more than any other in the NFL, needs continuity. On Thursday morning, the Panthers announced a long-term extension for the fourth-year running back. Hubbard, according to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, will jump into a four-year pact worth up to $37.2 million—which would keep him in Charlotte through the 2028 season. Please click here for more.
UNC basketball vs Kansas prediction: Scouting report, pick for Tar Heels vs Jayhawks
North Carolina basketball and Kansas meet again Friday (7 p.m., ESPN2) in a top-10 matchup between the bluest of bluebloods. The ninth-ranked Tar Heels (1-0) will play the top-ranked Jayhawks (1-0) at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence for the first time since 1960. Limiting the Jayhawks’ Hunter Dickinson will be a key. Please click here for more.
Dean Smith is a North Carolina icon. In his native Emporia, Kansas, he remains an ideal
It has been a long time since Dean Smith’s boyhood years in Emporia, Kansas, but in some ways his hometown looks like it must’ve looked when he grew up there. Commercial Street still looks straight out of the 1940s or 50s, just with a few more empty storefronts. Around a corner the old Emporia High School is the same as it ever was from the outside — a stately and beautiful three-story brick building; a classic old school — though the inside has long been abandoned. Please click here for more.
North Carolina State vs. Duke Football Prediction & Game Preview – Nov. 9
The North Carolina State Wolfpack (5-4) host an ACC showdown against the Duke Blue Devils (6-3) on Saturday at Wayne Day Family Field at Carter-Finley Stadium. To read about North Carolina State vs. Duke leaders, insights and a predicted winner, please click here.
Duke women’s soccer looks to defeat UNC for third time this season in ACC tournament
The Blue Devils open the ACC tournament against North Carolina Thursday at 8 p.m. in Cary’s WakeMed Soccer Park. The Tobacco Round showdown comes just seven days after the Halloween thriller where Duke routed the Tar Heels 3-2, defeating them for the second time this season. Please click here for the Duke perspective and please click here for the UNC perspective.