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Analysis: How Duke's bench players could play a key role in matchup with UNC

By Parth Upadhyaya | February 5

With Duke's bench players finding their rhythm, the North Carolina men's basketball team's lack of depth could create problems for the Tar Heels in the ...

Take a look at three of the greatest pranks played between UNC and Duke fans

By Matt Chilson | February 5

Although the UNC vs. Duke rivalry is one of the most heated in sports, it isn’t known for hostilities between the two fanbases. However, with the animosity ...

A look at the UNC-Duke basketball rivalry through the eyes of other Tar Heel athletes

By Madeline Coleman | February 5

The UNC-Duke basketball rivalry has become one of the biggest in all of sports. But what do athletes from other UNC think of it? We talked to Tar Heels ...

'A really different vibe': How UNC reserves experienced iconic moments against Duke

By Chapel Fowler | February 4

The UNC and Duke men's basketball rivalry has seen countless iconic moments, but what were those experiences like for reserves like walk-on Charlie Everett ...

A look at the UNC tradition of setting couches on fire on Franklin Street

By Brian Keyes | February 4

Rushing Franklin Street is a tradition like no other, but some students take it even further by setting couches and other objects on fire in the middle ...

‘Kick their ass': The Daily Tar Heel trounces Duke Chronicle in sports desk scrimmage

By Madeline Coleman | February 4

The DTH sports desk dominated the Chronicle sports desk in a (mostly) friendly pickup basketball game on Jan. 26.

Column: The modern myth of the UNC-Duke basketball rivalry

By Ryan Wilcox | February 3

A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory ...

Column: Long live the midweek North Carolina-Duke basketball matchup

By Chapel Fowler | February 3

As noted by Pat James of GoHeels.com, you’d have to go back nearly three decades — when Duke hosted UNC on Saturday, January 19, 1991 — to ...

Word on the street: How do Duke students feel about the upcoming rivalry game?

By Brian Keyes | February 3

To get the opinion of some of college sports' most dedicated — and possibly deranged — fans, The Daily Tar Heel went out to Krzyzewskiville to talk ...

Former Tar Heel Eric Montross talks Laettner, Dean Smith, Duke rivalry and more

By Ryan Wilcox | February 3

"It doesn’t get much better. It just doesn’t. I hate to tell you — you’re young, but it ain’t gonna get any better when you get older. The rivalry ...

Leslie McDonald drives to the basket. UNC defeated Duke 74-66 at the Smith Center on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014.

Take a look back at the last time an unranked UNC beat a ranked Duke team

By Parth Upadhyaya | February 3

An unranked UNC team has only beaten a ranked Duke team eight times, with the last coming in 2014 after the initial game was postponed because of snow. It's ...

Taking a look at UNC's biggest rivalry wins over Duke from the last decade

By Fleet Wilson | December 4

North Carolina and Duke have one of the biggest rivalries in college sports, so check out UNC's most noteworthy wins over the Blue Devils from the past ...

Block party: UNC volleyball's defense leads to sweep over rival Duke

By Samantha Hopper | November 24

The North Carolina volleyball team defeated its in-state rivals Duke on Thursday behind a strong blocking defense and some veteran leadership.

UNC's Chazz Surratt redeems himself with game-sealing interception versus Duke

By Parth Upadhyaya | October 27

The pick allowed the Tar Heels to beat the Blue Devils, 20-17, for the program’s first win over its archrival since 2015.

After dramatic win versus Duke, Mack Brown is the winningest coach in UNC history

By Ryan Wilcox | October 27

Some coaches say they'll do whatever it takes to win. And some coaches roll up their sleeves and dance in the locker room. “It looks like when we win, ...

Take a look back at UNC football's most noteworthy wins over Duke in storied rivalry

By Jared McMasters | October 23

As the Tar Heels prepare to take on the Blue Devils on Saturday, brush up on your college football history with a look back at some of UNC's most notable ...

In defensive stalemate, UNC women's soccer ties Duke

By Brian Keyes | October 10

It had been 369 minutes and 22 seconds since the last time the North Carolina women's soccer team let a ball cross its own goal line. Four games had been ...

Hometown kid Creatore leads No. 1 UNC field hockey in shutout win over No. 2 Duke

By Matthew Audilet | October 6

Marissa Creatore never even considered playing field hockey for UNC until her sophomore year of high school. On Friday, the senior forward scored the ...

In a chippy rivalry game, UNC men's soccer blows 2-0 lead in loss to Duke

By Madeline Coleman | September 30

North Carolina men's soccer lost one of its longest streaks after losing to Duke on Friday. It was a heartbreaking loss for the Tar Heels filled with ...

'I'm overwhelmed': UNC women's soccer wins two in new stadium

By Grant Hughes | August 26

The North Carolina women's soccer team celebrated the opening of the new UNC Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium with a pair of wins in the Carolina Nike Classic. ...