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North Carolina point guard Marcus Paige was a skinny freshman thrown into an unexpected starting role last season.

The 61st-annual ACC Tournament will begin on Wednesday, March 12 and run through Sunday, March 16 at the Greensboro Coliseum, with the tournament champion earning the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

An electric atmosphere filled the Class of 1952 Stadium, where 1,717 fans attended a heavyweight bout between No.

Obviously, the location lends an advantage to the teams from North Carolina, but don't look for Syracuse to offer that up as an excuse.

College students insisting on amenities they have at home, such as individual bathrooms, are driving a $58.6 million bond deal this week from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte .

A month ago the season looked to be coming off the rails. FSU lost at home to Miami to cap a stretch where they lost five of six games.

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This is Amelia Rayno's third season on the Gophers men's basketball beat. She learned college basketball in North Carolina , where fanhood is not an option.

2/3 innings for his fourth win of the year, and Chris McCue got the final four outs for his fifth save in as many chances.

The Tar Heels' 12-game winning streak came to a decisive end Saturday night and their fiercest rivals were the ones to end it, No.

Freshman Jabari Parker had a season-high 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 Duke past No.

There have been moments. Ones where Jabari Parker starts looking like an overwhelmed freshman.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - In junior high at Wapsie Valley, Chris Jans and a friend roamed the hallways to build financial steam behind a dare.

There's more on the line than just bragging rights and ACC tournament seedings when Duke and North Carolina play their traditional regular season finale at Cameron Indoor Stadium tonight.

No. 8 Virginia women's lacrosse fell to No. 1 North Carolina, 14-10, Saturday in a Top-10 matchup at KlA ckner Stadium.

No. 12 North Carolina defeated No. 5 Virginia 5-2 Saturday at Snyder Tennis Center.

North Carolina's Danielle Butts drives past Maryland's Katie Rutan during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, March 7, 2014.

What do Blue Devils, Tar Heels, and Big Tobacco have in common? They're fiercely fighting rivals for victory, whether that means winning on the basketball court or the stock market.

This is Amelia Rayno's third season on the Gophers men's basketball beat. She learned college basketball in North Carolina , where fanhood is not an option.

It's been a season of inconsistency across the board in the ACC. CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein highlights the unpredictability of it all: Syracuse and Duke, however, appeared to be two of the three schools above the others in this regard.