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Police prep for possible Wednesday win

By Jenny Drabble | February 6

While UNC students prepare for the mile-and-a-half run to Franklin Street after Wednesday night’s Duke basketball game, the Chapel Hill Police Department ...

Snubbed seniors still angered by Duke ticket lottery

By Kevin Phinney | February 2

More than 50 emails from angry seniors demanding to know why they didn’t get tickets through the UNC-Duke basketball lottery flooded the Athletic Ticket ...

Duke basketball ticket seekers receive glitch email

By Nicole Comparato | February 1

Due to a technical glitch with the online ticket lottery notification system, all students who entered the lottery, including those who won tickets, received ...

UNC's Jose Hernandez loses to Duke's Henrique Cunha in tennis rivalry match

By David Adler | January 16

Last year, there was no clear winner in Jose Hernandez and Henrique Cunha’s rivalry. The North Carolina and Duke juniors, their respective teams’ ...

Men’s tennis competes against Duke in preseason tournament

By Jonathan LaRowe | January 16

The North Carolina men’s tennis team saw its first action of the spring season when it competed in the Duke Invitational tournament this weekend.

UNC takes first dual win

By Robbie Harms | January 9

Win or die. That’s how North Carolina senior Thomas Ferguson characterized the UNC wrestling team’s mindset before its meet against Duke on Monday ...

Duke soccer team ?ghts back to earn tie with UNC

By Ryan Davis | October 2

In a match that lasted 110 minutes — complete with double–overtime drama and enough hard hits to satisfy the football team — both North Carolina ...

Emotions flare in men’s soccer 2-2 tie against Duke

By Brandon Moree | October 2

It took almost the entire 90 minutes of regulation, but emotion finally got the best of someone Friday night in North Carolina’s 2-2 tie with Duke. ...

Blue Devils continue dominance, beat UNC

By Kelly Parsons | March 16

Playing in front of a home crowd is usually advantageous to a team, especially in a big rivalry match. But against Duke, the No. 8 North Carolina men’s ...

Third slow start for Heels is one too many

By Jonathan Jones | March 13

UNC sputtered at the beginning of its first two games but staged big comebacks to advance to the ACC Tournament championship game. Against Duke and ACC ...

Duke bests UNC in ACC Tournament

By Mark Thompson | March 13

After falling to No. 5 Duke 75-58, the Tar Heels head to the NCAA tournament a No. 2 seed. They face Long Island in Charlotte on Friday for a chance to ...

Marshall and Barnes a lethal combination

By Jonathan Jones | March 5

Per tradition, the ACC regular season champions cut down the nets after clinching the title. And as the freshman point guard climbed down the ladder ...

Heels win 81-67 in Tobacco Road matchup

By Louie Horvath | March 5

The North Carolina youngsters showed they learned from the first Duke game in UNC’s 81-67 win against Duke, after all. For that lesson, the players ...

Haltime update: UNC vs. Duke

By Louie Horvath | March 5

The North Carolina men’s basketball team leads rival Duke 51-39 at halftime at the Smith Center. The winner of the game will own the ACC regular season ...

Wanted: A complete game from UNC’s Harrison Barnes

By Jonathan Jones | March 3

For everything that folks wished Harrison Barnes was when the season began, he’s a finisher. It’s not something a lot of players can say.

UNC continues perfect home record as ACC play nears end

By Mark Thompson | February 27

After beating Maryland 87-76 Sunday night, the Tar Heels will once again have a chance to beat the Blue Devils for the outright ACC regular season championship. When ...

Duke’s second-half run too much for UNC

By Louie Horvath | February 10

DURHAM –It had to be coming. Surely the defending national champion Duke Blue Devils wouldn’t allow their heated rivals from down Tobacco Road to ...

Collapse in Cameron: Curry shines as UNC falters late

By Jonathan Jones | February 9

DURHAM — Tyler Zeller sat with a Gatorade towel draped across his body. The junior had won big at Duke. He had lost even bigger at Duke. But this ...

Finding myself in Krzyzewskiville

By Aaron Taube | February 8

Last Saturday night I went behind enemy lines at Krzyzewskiville, the tent village outside of Cameron Indoor Stadium, for the final night of tenting.

UNC, Duke renew greatest sports rivalry

By Aaron Taube | February 8

When the No. 20 North Carolina Tar Heels visit No. 5 Duke tonight, they will do so carrying the bitter memories of a 32-point drubbing at Cameron Indoor ...