North Carolina football player Tylee Craft has died from a rare form of lung cancer.

Planned Parenthood's political and advocacy arms will spend $40 million ahead of November’s elections to bolster the campaigns of President Joe Biden and leading congressional Democrats.

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Diversity, equity and inclusion staff members' jobs in North Carolina's public university system could be at risk.

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A 911 recording indicates police in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, quickly received the name and description of the accused shooter just after a professor was fatally shot this week.

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Ben Finley threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start, and North Carolina State held on to beat Drake Maye and No. 17 North Carolina 30-27 when Noah Burnette duck-hooked a 35-yard field goal try in the second overtime.

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Wake Forest has signed football coach Dave Clawson to what it calls a long-term contract extension after Clawson guided the No. 21 Demon Deacons a historically successful season.

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Washington County deputies recovered 16 emaciated dogs from a property in Washington County near Chapel Hill.

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The freshman had season-highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds to help the Tar Heels beat the Wolfpack 76-69 on Sunday, marking the third straight season UNC has upended a top-10 N.C. State team. And N.C. State shot the ball poorly until well into the third quarter after UNC had gained confidence early. N.C. State got no closer than four the rest of the way. And it gave N.C. State at least a claim to the top spot in Monday's next poll. UNC: The Tar Heels' game at Boston College for Thursday has been postponed, meaning UNC's next scheduled game comes next Sunday at Pittsburgh.

Notre Dame forward Juwan Durham (11) drives to the basket against North Carolina forward Armando Bacot (5) and guard Leaky Black (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Memphis women’s basketball game against USF scheduled for Sunday has been canceled. It's the sixth game this season the team has been affected by health and safety concerns. ___The men's basketball game between Notre Dame and Howard scheduled for Monday has been canceled because of COVID-19 concerns in the Howard program. “This was a tremendous opportunity to bring national exposure to our basketball team and the university.

The Chapel Hill Bulldogs took down Livingston in the first round of the postseason 49-37. The Lions were back in the postseason for the first time in seven years as coach Finis Vanover is moving the program in the right direction. Jeff Riordan is also building his Chapel Hill program after coming over from Crosby. Check out the gallery by Andy Tolbert.

23 North Carolina State 48-21 on Saturday in the first meeting with both rivals ranked in the AP Top 25 since 1993. And it came two weeks after Carter and Williams powered the Tar Heels to 399 yards rushing in a win against Virginia Tech. But N.C. State managed 34 yards rushing and had four turnovers. UNC: The Tar Heels had won six straight games before last weekend’s loss at FSU. UNC: The Tar Heels visit Virginia next Saturday.

North Carolina running back Javonte Williams (25) scores a touchdown against Virginia Tech during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

19 Virginia Tech. 19 Virginia Tech 56-45 on Saturday. Khalil Herbert ran for 138 yards and two touchdowns for Virginia Tech (2-1, 2-1), which again played shorthanded due to coronavirus and injury issues. “North Carolina’s explosive on offense,” Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente said. Things got closer, but the Tar Heels rolled with an offense that looked equally as prolific whether throwing or running.

North Carolina's Michael Carter breaks away from Syracuse's Geoff Cantin-Arku in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)

Players for Kansas State and Arkansas State locked arms on the sidelines with their teammates before the game in Manhattan, Kansas. The patch featured the raised clenched fist of the Black Lives Matter movement encircled by the words “Peace,” “Justice,” “Freedom,” “Equality” and “Say Their Names.”“We’re more than just athletes,” Fox said. Trice died of injuries sustained in a football game in 1923, and the Cyclones' stadium is named in his honor. Clemson players had decals on their helmets with a choice of four stickers and the Tigers' opponent, Wake Forest, had “Black Lives Matter” on the back of players' helmets. Texas players wore “We Are One” jersey patches for their game against UTEP in Austin.

(AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)RALEIGH, N.C. As waves of schools and businesses around the country are cleared to reopen, college towns are moving toward renewed shutdowns because of too many parties and too many COVID-19 infections among students. But the council was nevertheless worried that college students sharing dorms, bathrooms and showers could become super-spreaders and bring the virus off campus, council chair George Handley said. The outbreaks since students began returning to campus in the past few weeks have heightened tensions between colleges and their towns and led to recriminations between local politicians and university officials. Fueled in part by clusters where college students are returning to classes, Kansas has had its highest seven-day increase in coronavirus cases. Laura Kelly said outbreaks on college campuses and fraternities and sororities are at least a factor in the surge.

A sign is posted outside Hinton James dormitory at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. John Jenkins announced the university's decision to cancel in-person undergraduate classes for two weeks in an address to students and staff. Other universities are reconsidering plans to hold in-person classes or implementing new testing regimes. Holland said she wants other colleges to learn from the Chapel Hill students who participated in large, maskless gatherings. School officials have confirmed 75 active COVID-19 cases there, involving 66 students and nine employees.