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The family of former North Carolina and NBA big man Eric Montross says he has died after a cancer fight. He was 52. The school released a statement from the family Monday morning saying Montross died Sunday surrounded by loved ones at his Chapel Hill home.

Before working at Penn State where he has coached one of college football's top defenses, Diaz was the head coach at Miami for three seasons. He succeeds Mike Elko, who left Duke for Texas A&M.

For almost 100 years, the Hogan family of Chapel Hill has been raising a local celebrity. Rameses, a Dorset ram, serves as the live mascot at UNC football games. ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ reporter and Tar Heel super fan Will Michaels tagged along for the recent game against Duke.

Behind 44 points from Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, the Hawkeyes topped the Hokies 80-76 in front of a nationally televised audience on ESPN2, and an announced crowd of 15,196 fans. It could be just the beginning of Charlotte's investment in women's basketball.

It became apparent on the opening weekend when Duke, under reigning ACC Coach of the Year Mike Elko, pummeled ACC bully Clemson 28-7 on national TV.

Carson talked about her new role as the ACC's senior associate commissioner for women's basketball, the transfer portal, conference realignment, and Greensboro's future as the conference tournament's home.

The association granted a waiver for immediate eligibility to the transfer receiver. That reversed its position after the university fought for months to get Walker on the field.

Riley Leonard scored on a 44-yard go-ahead touchdown. It was Duke's first win against Clemson since 2004 and ended a 28-game losing streak against top-10 opponents.

Stanford and Cal are the ninth and 10th schools to inform the Pac-12 that this school year will be their last in the conference, eight of those departures have come in the last two weeks.

The 21st-ranked Tar Heels are picked to finish third in the league. Getting near the top of new division-less league will require a step forward defensively.