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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 […]

Las Vegas hosts the CBS Classic between Kentucky and North Carolina. It’s time to continue our college basketball odds series with a North Carolina-Kentucky prediction and pick based on North Carolina Kentucky odds. North Carolina is surprisingly not in the top-25 at this point in the season. They are 8-2 in the season and lost […]

The Kentucky Wildcats were supposed to face the Ohio State Buckeyes in the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas on Saturday. Ohio State’s COVID-19 outbreak resulted in the cancellation of that game, leaving Kentucky looking for another opponent. Once the North Carolina Tar Heels’ CBS Sports Classic game against the UCLA Bruins was canceled because […]

The UNC Tar Heels shocked college basketball on Wednesday, but none more so than the Michigan Wolverines who were on the receiving end of a massive drubbing. North Carolina proved they are a team to be feared after taking down the Wolverines in dominant fashion, 72-51. It was still a close contest after the first […]

The Big Ten/ACC Challenge continues with a matchup between the Michigan Wolverines and the North Carolina Tar Heels Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Michigan-North Carolina prediction and pick based on Michigan North Carolina odds. Michigan is 4-2 on the season and was ranked 4th earlier in the […]

With how the industry is going these days, you’d expect memorabilia with even a tinge of history or value in them would command a good price on the market. Take Mark Jackson’s 1990 NBA Hoops card, which featured the infamous Menendez Brothers on it. Currently, PSA 10 copies of this card are fetching an average […]

University of North Carolina officials wasted little time in replacing long-time, legendary head coach Roy Williams, with multiple reports on Monday confirming Tar Heels assistant Hubert Davis next in line for the coveted college basketball job. Big news in the college game with the former Knick and Maverick Hubert Davis poised to be named as […]

Harrison Barnes is one of the first NBA personalities to reach out to the legendary Roy Williams following news that the 70-year-old has called time on his career as a head coach. Barnes, who himself spent two years under the tutelage of Williams in North Carolina, took to Twitter to honor his former coach. Barnes […]

Roy Williams decided to retire as the head coach of North Carolina on Thursday, leaving a massive void for the Tar Heels. While everyone wonders who is going to replace the Hall of Fame coach, Williams revealed the main reason why he chose to retire from college basketball. Roy Williams: “I just don’t feel that […]

Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski praised longtime Kansas and North Carolina head coach Roy Williams after the latter announced his retirement on Thursday. Krzyzewski said he was “surprised” to learn Williams was retiring, calling him “one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history.” The Blue Devils head coach also lauded Williams for […]

This is no April Fools’ Day joke: North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams is retiring. North Carolina put out this release on Thursday: After 33 years as a Hall of Fame head coach, our beloved Tar Heel Roy Williams is announcing his retirement. Thank you for all you have done and meant to […]

The Wisconsin Badgers (17-12) take on the North Carolina Tar Heels (18-10) in a Friday night showdown that has the feel of a Sweet Sixteen thriller. 2021 has been a strange season for these two teams, though. It’s officially March Madness, aka the NCAA Tournament. In turn, let’s continue our NCAA Odds series and make […]

The Duke Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tar Heels will face off tonight in what should be another entertaining battle in Chapel Hill. The last time these two teams met, the Tar Heels eked out a win in Durham. Which team will head into the 2021 ACC tournament off a nice victory? Let’s check […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels were blown out by the Marquette Golden Eagles on Wednesday, leading to a memorable postgame spat by Roy Williams. Following his team’s lopsided loss, Williams name-dropped the Los Angeles Lakers while answering a question about the game: Roy Williams with an absolute classic tonight: pic.twitter.com/sxwy1sgH8M — Mark Armstrong (@MarkPArmstrong) February […]