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North Carolina vs Duke. The best rivalry in the sport, in all sports. The Tar Heels and Blue Devils tip off round 1 of 2026 in the Smith Center and while the visitors come to Chapel Hill as a favorite, Hubert Davis's team will look to answer doubters and shift the national narrative of the two programs on Saturday night.

Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley take a look at the rivalry over the course of the years and focus on the intensity that few games can match on the floor. Barnes and Ashley discuss key players for both teams and the importance of winning is to both teams, but especially to a Carolina team trying to avoid a four game losing streak in the series.  

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North Carolina women's lacrosse ended their 2025 season with the program's fourth national title and a perfect 22-0 record. Heading into 2026, head coach Jenny Levy continues to push the Tar Heel standard higher as some of the faces on the roster change, but the goals always remain the same. Sophomore attacker Chloe Humphrey returns after earning virtually every award and accolade possible in 2025, with preseason player of the year honors pouring in. Defender Sam Forrest paces the Carolina defense while Levy's team will look to continue the nation's dominance on both ends of the field. Levy spoke to Inside Carolina about the process, the expectations and the plan to do it all again this season.  

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Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to discuss North Carolina's standing halfway through the ACC season with an important rivalry game ahead - Duke. Barnes and Ashley break down the battle for the double-bye in the ACC Tournament and the depth of the league compared to last season with only one true dominant team.

Barnes and Ashley also share their takes on the ACC Tournament and how expansion has shifted, and perhaps taken away, some of the allure and excitement of tournament weekend.  

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North Carolina's baseball season gets going with the Indiana Hoosiers coming to Boshamer for a three game series with Opening Day set for Friday, February 13th. The Diamond Heels return a veteran deep pitching staff with enough talent and experience to replace National Pitcher of the Year Jake Knapp with arms that have produced at the highest levels of the sport. Jason DeCaro, Ryan Lynch and Folger Boaz are in line to be the weekend starters with Matthew Matthijs and Walker McDuffie highlighting the bullpen.

Associate Head Coach / Pitching Coach Bryant Gaines joins Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent for a wide ranging discussion of those strong arms and how the North Carolina coaching staff built the group that looks to carry the Heels deep into the postseason. Following the interview, Ashley and Nugent go Inside the Lines for their takeaways from UNC's Media Day that was held on Tuesday.  

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Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the latest in the ongoing saga about the future of the Dean E. Smith Center. Barnes highlights the years long undertaking and recent debate on what to do with an aging but beloved basketball arena. Once believed to be a done deal decision to relocate the Smith Center to Carolina North, the push to reconsider renovation and on campus options has intensified as Barnes has reported, bringing into focus the weight of the ultimate decision by Chancellor Lee Roberts.

Barnes and Ashley highlight the process and the inclusion in that process that everyone from Roy Williams to invested donors believe they should be afforded. With the gravity that Carolina Basketball carries not only for the university but the college athletic world, the Smith Center future stands as one of the biggest and most important decisions in decades in Chapel Hill.  

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