University of North Carolina NCAA News

Roy Williams has been here before. He has an NCAA Tournament championship ring on his right hand from the previous season.

Is it Harrison Barnes or bust for the North Carolina Tar Heels? Speaking of busts, are there a couple at the top of the 2005 rankings? Is Indiana on the verge of landing some intriguing talent out of the 2010 class? National Recruiting Analyst Jerry Meyer answers these questions and more in this week's mailbag.

Deon Thompson scored 20 points to help No. 6 North Carolina spoil Isiah Thomas' college coaching debut and beat Florida International 88-72 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic.

Marlon Bright was surprised. He shouldn't have been. Sure, Isiah Thomas is 48 years old, old enough that contemporary hip-hop might seem an unlikely source for his motivational messages.

North Carolina tailback Shaun Draughn fractured his left shoulder blade in the team's game against Duke and will miss the rest of the season.

Thomas was midway through a question-and-answer session with some FIU alumni last month when someone stood up and put the Hall of Fame player on the spot.

North Carolina starting tailback Shaun Draughn hurt his left shoulder on his first carry against Duke and is out of the game.

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For years, everything Duke and North Carolina achieved - the conference championships, Final Four trips and national titles - has been connected in a back-and-forth game of one-upmanship. These days the Tar Heels have the upper hand.

There isn't a single player on Duke's roster that was there the last time the Blue Devils won the Victory Bell.

People say ACC football is bad. Many of the same people complain about heat in summer and cold in winter, about daylight-saving time in the spring and standard time in the fall.

Last Duke win at UNC: 2003 . The Coaches : David Cutcliffe: 9-11 at Duke; & Butch Davis: 17-16 in his 3rd season at UNC; Last week : Duke def.

National championship: Florida vs. Texas Rose: Iowa vs. Oregon Orange: Georgia Tech vs.

North Carolina is still struggling to figure out what kind of team it is heading into the final month of the season.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:48 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:48 p.m. GREENVILLE East Carolina is running out of chances to knock off the big boys on its schedule.

North Carolina's defense is as good as advertised. T.J. Yates, Shaun Draughn and the offense are improving, too.

The ACC conference is once again in the spotlight on a Thursday night ESPN game.

Casey Barth kicked a 21-yard field goal on the final play as North Carolina upset No.

T.J. Yates was walking off the field at Kenan Stadium last Thursday night when something flew out of the stands and hit him in the helmet.

The University of North Carolina, the defending NCAA champions, will begin its national title defense as the sixth-ranked team in the 2009-10 preseason Associated Press poll, the AP announced on Thursday.