UNC basketball freshman Derek Dixon embraced the energy of the environment at Rupp Arena, helping the Tar Heels take down Kentucky.

With the win, North Carolina also received a bump in the NET rankings, which are updated daily to reflect games in college basketball. UNC shot up 11 spots going from No. 26 to No. 15 in the latest ranking, which was updated on Wednesday morning.

The No. 20 Tigers welcome the Wolfpack to Neville Arena with tipoff set for 9:15 p.m. ET on ESPN, with multiple streaming options available.

The college football season is over for the majority of teams at the Football Championship Subdivision level of Division I, which includes the University of Northern Colorado. The 24-team playoff

Bill Belichick has won 333 NFL regular-season and playoff games as a head coach, including six Super Bowls. He could be joined in the Class of 2026 by Patriots' owner Robert Kraft.

The Kentucky Wildcats faced the North Carolina Tar Heels in a college basketball game. Look back at the highlights from UK's nonconference game.

In the 1990s, when Mack Brown was building a couple of the best college football teams in the history of North Carolina (meaning the entire state), he did an amazing job of signing a large percentage of the top in-state high school prospects while also strengthening his foundation with lots of out-of-state talent.

UNC basketball is traveling to Kentucky for a top-25 matchup at Rupp Arena in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Follow live updates here.