From mounting pressure to coaching changes and roster shakeup, these college football teams cannot be ignored next season.

ESPN's predictor model doesn't give North Carolina much of a chance to upset bitter rival Duke on Saturday night in Durham.

A Powerball player just missed a jackpot prize — but is still in for a windfall in North Carolina. The player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the Jan. 25 drawing, making it worth $50,000, results show. The winning numbers: white balls 8-15-17-53-66, with red Powerball 14.

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BOTTOM LINE: Florida State visits No. 13 North Carolina after Ta’Niya Latson scored 30 points in Florida State’s 88-66 victory over the Miami Hurricanes. The Tar Heels have gone 10-2 in home games. North Carolina is 16-2 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Here's a look at how the ACC's 18 men's basketball programs stack up heading into Saturday's Duke-North Carolina game:

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A “fearless” kitten lost both of his eyes — then came a heartwarming adoption. Cri-Kee the kitten is now settling into a new home with Soba, another North Carolina cat once found in rough shape. “It’s cool to see that these two cats who both really beat the odds and have overcome so much are now going to be siblings and best friends and get to live their lives together,

Virginia has been selected as the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball preseason favorites by the league’s 16 head coaches. The Cavaliers garnered 13 of the 16 possible first-place votes from the league's head coaches.

But the projected 2027 four-star is already the reigning All-Region Defensive Player of the Year for an Irmo High School (S.C.) squad that finished 13-2 overall. And the 6-foot-4, 255-pound explosive defensive end's offer sheet,

Notable notes, stats that stand out, and emerging trends as college basketball closes out the month of January.

ESPN is still backing the ACC. The network has agreed to pick up the option on the 20-year agreement signed by ESPN and the ACC back in 2016 to continue broadcasting league sporting events through the 2036 regular season.