The Tar Heels had a 23-9 advantage in bench points at halftime and led 49-43. Rodd Baxley covers Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network.

The Tar Heels, a 48-win College World Series team last season, scored three in the bottom of the inning, one unearned, off reliever Trendan Parish (0-1). The series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m ...

On Thursday, Feb. 27, North Carolina's 7-game winning streak came to an abrupt end with a 68-53 loss at archrival Duke. Despite holding a 32-31 lead at halftime, the Tar Heels (25-5, 13-4) struggled ...

The No. 16 Duke Blue Devils (21-7 overall, 12-4 Atlantic Coast Conference and No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels (25-4, 13-3 ACC) face off in women’s basketball Thursday night in Duke’s last home game of ...

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In this video, former UNC Tar Heel Tyler Hansbrough shares his thoughts on Duke's freshman phenom Cooper Flagg and his ability to handle the pressure of March Madness. With Duke's recent dominance ...

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis has another two years on his deal and a new general manager to help the blueblood men’s basketball program deal with the changing landscape of college athletics ...

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The 54-year-old Davis played for the Tar Heels under late Hall of Famer Dean Smith and spent a dozen years playing in the NBA. He later left an ESPN broadcasting job to work as an assistant to ...