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No. 2 Duke jumps all over rival North Carolina, rolls to 87-70 win to stay unbeaten in ACC

No. 2 Duke jumps all over rival North Carolina, rolls to 87-70 win to stay unbeaten in ACC

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Cooper Flagg had 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in his Duke-North Carolina rivalry debut, helping the second-ranked Blue Devils roll past the Tar…

NASCAR champion Joey Logano tunes out critics and insists playoff format is ‘very entertaining’

NASCAR champion Joey Logano tunes out critics and insists playoff format is ‘very entertaining’

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Joey Logano has found a way to tune out months of negativity. Critics? Naysayers? Anyone who thinks his third Cup Series championship was a fluke? “I can’t hear it…

RJ Davis and Seth Trimble rescue North Carolina in 102-96 OT win over Boston College

RJ Davis and Seth Trimble rescue North Carolina in 102-96 OT win over Boston College

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis scored seven points in overtime and Seth Trimble hit the go-ahead jumper, lifting North Carolina to a 102-96 victory over Boston College on Saturday. Davis hit a 3-pointer…

Bill Belichick and North Carolina have a signed contract for his hiring as football coach

Bill Belichick and North Carolina have a signed contract for his hiring as football coach

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick and school officials have signed his official employment contract, formalizing last month’s hiring after speculation that the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach might opt instead…

Hildreth scores 20 to help Wake Forest beat UNC 67-66, win 6th in a row

Hildreth scores 20 to help Wake Forest beat UNC 67-66, win 6th in a row

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Cameron Hildreth scored 20 points, Hunter Sallis added 14 and nine rebounds and Wake Forest beat North Carolina 67-66 on Tuesday night. Tre’Von Spillers and Efton Reid III each scored 10…

Jaylen Blakes hits short jumper with 1.5 seconds left, Stanford tops North Carolina 72-71

Jaylen Blakes hits short jumper with 1.5 seconds left, Stanford tops North Carolina 72-71

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Duke graduate transfer Jaylen Blakes hit a short jumper with 1.5 seconds left to lift Stanford to a 72-71 win over North Carolina on Saturday, the first meeting as Atlantic Coast Conference…