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The Kansas Jayhawks pulled off the biggest comeback victory in NCAA Championship Game history on Monday night. They trailed the North Carolina Tar Heels by 16 points late in the first half, and 15 points at the break. The Jayhawks managed to erase the entire deficit in less than 10 minutes, in route to winning […]

North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Hubert Davis couldn’t help but be emotional after his team lost the NCAA title game to the Kansas Jayhawks in a real heartbreaker. The Tar Heels went ahead by 15 at halftime, 40-25, and it looked like they were on their way to a rather dominant victory. Davis’ in-game […]

When Bill Self and his Kansas City Jayhawks found themselves trailing by 16 at one point in the first of their NCAA title game with the North Carolina Tar Heels, it looked but over for the team. They ended up behind by 15 points at halftime, 40-25, with their chances of coming back looking slim. […]

Charles Barkley does not exactly have an excellent track record when it comes to his infamous guarantees. However, as it turns out, Sir Charles gets it right when it matters the most. This is exactly how things turned out on Monday night as his latest guarantee came to fruition following Kansas’ epic comeback win over […]

North Carolina put up an all-out stand against Kansas in the NCAA title game on Monday night. Perhaps no other moment clearly personified that than Puff Johnson’s vomit incident in the second half. With just a little over four minutes left, and Kansas leading by two points, Johnson got hit in the stomach and fell […]

The Kansas Jayhawks just pulled off one of the biggest comebacks of the years after they mounted a furious come-from-behind victory over North Carolina in the NCAA title game on Monday night. It was an epic victory for Kansas which have now secured their fourth national title in the history of the program. It wasn’t […]

The Kansas Jayhawks are the national champions. It wasn’t an easy road, though, and they had to pull off an incredible second half comeback to take down a feisty North Carolina Tar Heels squad led by first year head coach Hubert Davis. Naturally, the NBA world was tuned in throughout the showdown, with the likes […]

Kansas finally ended its NCAA title drought and captured its first trophy since 2008 after completing a come-from-behind win over North Carolina on Monday night, 72-69. Kansas made a fiery rally in the second half to erase a 15-point deficit, making it the biggest comeback victory in NCAA championship game history, surpassing Kentucky’s 10-point rally […]

Have you seen the movie Any Given Sunday? The one wherein a star football player, played by Jamie Foxx, vomited before every game. Well, life imitated art on Monday night in the NCAA title game after North Carolina guard Puff Johnson puked on the floor. With just a little over four minutes left in a […]

North Carolina Tar Heels coach Hubert Davis is hyped. How hyped is he? Well, you just need to watch his in-game interview during the national title game against the Kansas Jayhawks to know that. With just seven minutes remaining in the first half and North Carolina getting off to a 22-18 lead, Davis expressed his […]

The Kansas Jayhawks are looking to cap off a sensational 33-6 season with a national championship on Monday night in their showdown vs UNC. Led by head coach Bill Self, senior guard Ochai Agbaji and junior guard Christian Braun, the Jayhawks are looking to bring home their first title since 2008. However, a national championship […]

LeBron James has been a trend-setter ever since he came into the league. The Los Angeles Lakers star was one of the most hyped high school prospects in 2003, and he parlayed that hype into being the first overall pick in that draft. Since then, he’s gone on to be the greatest player of his […]

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan is undoubtedly the best player the North Carolina Tar Heels ever produced. Naturally, a lot of fans expect to see him on Monday night when UNC take on the Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA Tournament title game. If he does make an appearance, though, Hubert Davis doesn’t want him to […]

North Carolina forward Armando Bacot was among the heroes for the Tar Heels in the dramatic Final Four win against rival Duke on Saturday. Bacot rose to the occasion with 11 points and 21 rebounds, as he set the record for the most double-doubles by an ACC player in a season with an astounding 30. […]

North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Hubert Davis couldn’t be any prouder of his team after they took down Mike Krzyzewski and his Duke Blue Devils in their Final Four rivalry game on Saturday. The Tar Heels got big performances from star guard Caleb Love and forward Armando Bacot to stave off Duke, 81-77. Love […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels handed Mike Krzyzewski a disappointing end to his time with Duke, as UNC took down the Blue Devils in their Final Four showdown on Saturday. Of course it sparked plenty of reactions from the NBA world, with former Tar Heels like Vince Carter and Danny Green among the first ones […]

The UNC Tar Heels may have won a huge game against the rivals Duke to advance to the championship game, but it came with a few heart attacks. Most notably, star center Armando Bacot was helped off of the floor in the second half after spraining his ankle. Bacot eventually came back to the game, […]

Top NBA prospect Paolo Banchero and his Duke Blue Devils saw their season come crashing down on Saturday night following their heartbreaking defeat to North Carolina, 81-77. After the game, most of Duke’s players headed straight to the locker room without even congratulating their opponents. Here’s a clip of the sad scenes at the Caesars […]

Nothing like a little referee drama to spice up an instant classic rivalry matchup. The Final Four game between Duke and UNC was going down to the wire, with the Tar Heels leading by three points with less than a minute left. Suddenly, a foul was called on Duke’s Trevor Keels as he was going […]

Legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski could be playing the final game of his career on Saturday when his Blue Devils take on age-old rivals, North Carolina, in what should be an epic Final Four showdown between two teams with national championship aspirations. Krzyzewski will be retiring at the end of this season following over four […]

For the first time in March Madness history, the UNC Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils will face off against each other. Their Final Four matchup is momentous in many ways. A win by the Devils will give Coach K a chance at winning the tournament for the last time in his career, while […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels are set to face the Duke Blue Devils at the Final Four. Check out our March Madness odds series, which includes our North Carolina Duke prediction, odds, and pick.   It is the biggest North Carolina-Duke game ever played. That’s not hyperbole, not when these two storied rivals have never […]

Riding high after their surprise run to the elite 8, the North Carolina Tar Heels are in prime position to upend their long-time rivals. Especially with the Duke Blue Devils looking to capture another national championship and give coach Mike Krzyzewski the ultimate storybook ending to his iconic career. As UNC works tirelessly to spoil […]

The 2022 NCAA Tournament has had so many amazing moments, filled with upsets, great finishes and Cinderella stories. The biggest Cinderella, of course, being Saint Peter’s, who became the first ever #15 seed to reach the Elite Eight. They ultimately fell to the North Carolina Tar Heels, which set up the game of the century […]

The Final Four is quickly approaching, with Duke and North Carolina facing off for the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament, which means longtime UNC fan and country music star Eric Church isn’t going to miss out. Church, a legend in the industry, has decided to cancel his concert on Saturday night […]

The Duke Blue Devils will face the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Final Four on Saturday. Remarkably, this is the first time that the sport’s biggest rivals will square off in the NCAA Tournament. But if you ask Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski about it, he’ll tell you that isn’t what he is […]

The greatest rivalry in all of college basketball will be featured in the Final Four. The Duke Blue Devils will face the North Carolina Tar Heels in the last tournament for Mike Krzyzewski on Saturday night. It couldn’t have played out better than this. North Carolina spoiled Krzyzewski’s last game at Cameron Indoor Stadium with […]

North Carolina put an end to America’s favorite underdog story on Sunday, thrashing Saint Peters to knock the Cinderella side out of the NCAA Tournament. After the Tar Heels’ convincing win, head coach Hubert Davis couldn’t hold back the tears when discussing the amount of pride he has for his team. With the team set […]

The upsets continue in this year’s March Madness! The University of North Carolina pulled off their own underdog victory story, knocking off the UCLA Bruins in the Sweet 16. Key to their victory was Caleb Love, who was near-invincible in the second half of their game. His clutch three-pointers all but sealed the deal for […]

The Duke Blue Devils battled back and forth with the Miami Hurricanes, emerging victorious with a semifinal win in the ACC Tournament. The Blue Devils were powered by star freshmen Paolo Banchero and AJ Griffin, as well as junior Wendell Moore Jr, who all scored in double figures to help lead Duke to the ACC […]

Virginia Tech and North Carolina meet in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament! It’s time to continue our college basketball odds series with a Virginia-Tech-North Carolina prediction and pick. Both of these teams got the job done last night to advance to this position in the tournament. Only four teams remain! Miami vs. Duke is […]

No. 25 North Carolina hosts unranked Virginia in a battle for the ACC Tournament! It’s time to continue our college basketball odds series with a Virginia-North Carolina prediction and pick. Virginia is coming off a close win over Lousiville last night in the 2nd round of the tournament. They defeated them 51-50 in what was […]

Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski is in the midst of his farewell tour through college basketball, having suffered a forgettable defeat against North Carolina in his final home game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. One former Tar Heel was delighted by the upset victory to upstage Coach K’s big night. Speaking on the ACC […]

It was an emotional day at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday as Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski coached his final home game at the hallowed arena. Unfortunately, Hubert Davis’ North Carolina Tar Heels spoiled the party, coming away with an impressive 94-81 road victory over the fourth-ranked Blue Devils. Emotions were high, and […]

An old ACC program has come out of the shadows to revel in the Duke Blue Devils’ home loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels in Mike Krzyzewski’s final regular-season game Saturday night. That’s the Maryland Terrapins, now playing in the Big Ten, whose social media team decided to post this image from many years […]

All eyes will be on the Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina game this Saturday night for reasons bigger than the rivalry matchup itself. Any time Duke and North Carolina meets is an event, but this one takes on a more special meaning, as it will be Mike Krzyzewski’s final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. […]

The end of an era in college basketball is near, as Saturday’s contest against the North Carolina Tar Heels will be the final game of Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching career. Krzyzewski’s final game has prompted many in the sports world to weigh in on the coach’s accomplished career. Iconic college basketball […]

It was business as usual for Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Blue Devils Saturday night, as they crushed their archrival North Carolina Tar Heels in Chapel Hill to the tune of an 87-76 score. It was, of course, an extra special night for the rivalry, with the game being Coach K’s final game coaching in […]

Miami hosts legendary North Carolina on Tuesday night! It’s time to continue our college basketball odds series with a North Carolina-Miami prediction and pick. It’s been a solid start to the season for North Carolina, but nothing close to what we are accustomed to seeing. They are 12-4 on the season and the last two […]