The stakes are always high for Duke vs. North Carolina, but this season's first meeting between the Tobacco Road rivals carries significant meaning for both squads. The No. 2 Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0 ACC) enter Saturday's tilt with the nation's longest winning streak at 14 games but fresh off a pair of close calls vs.
One of 14 early enrollees in the 27-deep Duke football recruiting class, former Loganville Christian Academy (Ga.) defensive lineman Bariate Kara now checks in as the third-highest ranked member of the all-around impressive haul.
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Photo: Bill Belichick Offering to Buy Pizza for UNC Frats Ahead of Duke Rivalry Game
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Bill Belichick is winning over UNC students with free pizza ahead of Duke game
Before Duke-UNC basketball game, another Tobacco Road rivalry rages to help students
Students from North Carolina’s Daily Tar Heel and Duke’s Chronicle newspapers play an annual basketball game of their own, while also raising money to support their outlets.
Among the 27 Duke football recruiting additions on the 2025 trail, two finished as consensus four-star talents across updated rankings and ratings this week. Central Catholic High School (Pa.) versatile linebacker Bradley Gompers is one of them,
The freshman has taken college basketball by storm. Now he must cement his legacy in its most storied rivalry.
Even so, Brown, currently leading the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0) with his 1.5 steals per game while also averaging 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists as a workmanlike spark plug off the bench across his 15 outings to date, made another positive stride on Wednesday.
Cooper Flagg faces North Carolina for the first time, aiming to follow in the footsteps of fellow Duke stars.
The Blue Devils edge Auburn for No. 1 in the power rankings and put their 14-game winning streak on the line vs. the Tar Heels
Duke showed its vulnerabilities against Wake Forest and N.C. State. Can the Tar Heels finish the job when the other in-state rivals could not?
Junior forward Maliq Brown has been sidelined for nearly three weeks with a sprained knee. The Duke defensive specialist is making progress toward a return.
With Duke and UNC trending in opposite directions, you had questions before the first meeting of the rivals this season on Saturday.
Cooper Flagg, Duke’s star freshman and the projected first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, has been dominant all season long with his play on both ends of the ball. Ahead of the historic North Carolina-Duke game, ESPN analyst and former Blue Devils star Jay Williams made a bold statement regarding Flagg.
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