Forget about Duke's comeback win over North Carolina. The evidence from this season suggests that the Blue Devils' biggest test of the week will come today when Maryland comes to Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Modified: 02/10/12 11:22:03 PMEast Chapel Hill sophomore Ben Griffin was about 13 years old when he challenged a group of then-current and former University of North Carolina golfers.
Modified: 02/10/12 11:22:17 PMRobert Orr, a Raleigh attorney who represented UNC football players Quinton Coples and Devon Ramsay during the school's recent NCAA-related problems, said Friday that the firing of Butch Davis and hiring of Larry Fedora as head football coach would not fundamentally change the chances of similar issues cropping up at the school.
Modified: 02/11/12 05:25:11 AMOnly minutes after North Carolina's jolting loss to Duke in Wednesday's latest meeting in the mesmerizing rivalry, Tar Heels coach Roy Williams was trying to shake his players out of the emotional bummer that had just blindsided them.
Modified: 02/11/12 03:58:32 AMRameses, North Carolina's 18th ram mascot, died Thursday night of natural causes. He was 8 years old.
Modified: 02/11/12 03:41:20 AMHours after the Smith Center emptied and the cameras left, long after he and his North Carolina teammates went their separate ways, Tar Heels point guard Kendall Marshall lay awake in the early hours of Thursday morning with certain parts of Duke's 85-84 victory against UNC playing on a loop in his mind.
Modified: 02/11/12 05:47:03 AMRemember when ACC teams began conference play about a month ago, and how it seemed like the road to the regular-season championship would be limited to a two-team race between North Carolina and Duke?
Modified: 02/10/12 11:16:58 PMWhile there will be bonus time to draw up a game plan for Thursday's trip to Duke, the break also comes at a good time for C.J. Williams.
Modified: 02/11/12 03:48:32 AMNorth Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall said that Tar Heels coach Roy Williams has implemented a new rule for his team.
Modified: 02/11/12 03:51:58 AMBasketball
North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall said that Tar Heels coach Roy Williams has implemented a new rule for his team.
Modified: 02/11/12 03:51:58 AMFor 39 minutes Wednesday night, almost everything broke Tyler Zeller's way. But at game's end, Zeller had the most miserable single minute of his athletic career.
Modified: 02/10/12 07:22:51 AMDurham Hillside junior football standouts, running back Khris Francis and defensive back Korrin Wiggins, committed to North Carolina on Wednesday night while making unofficial visits during the Duke-UNC basketball game.
Modified: 02/09/12 11:25:17 PMWhile he watched the final moments between Duke and North Carolina unfold in front of him Wednesday night, North Carolina coach Roy Williams crouched in front of the bench.
Modified: 02/10/12 07:22:51 AMAs Austin Rivers comes down from his adrenaline rush of Wednesday night, the person who may have the best idea of how Rivers' one shot will affect his Duke legacy is Jeff Capel.
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