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Solid numbers for UNC/Duke.
ESPN drew strong numbers for Wednesday night's rivalry game between Duke and North Carolina. North Carolina's victory drew 3.3 million viewers on ESPN Wednesday night, up 65% from 2.0 million for Duke/Clemson in the same timeslot last week. Compared to last year's UNC/Duke matchups, the 3.3 ...
College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 12
College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 12
totalprosports.com — Rivalry week is here. Rankings mean a little less, pride means a little more and bragging rights... are up for grabs. Michigan State took care of business on the road in Ann Arbor and Kentucky held off Florida in Rupp Arena. Next Connecticut squares off with Syracuse, and of course Duke and UNC. With (more) College Basketball Power Rankings: Week 12
Cameron Crazies take aim at Hansbrough
Cameron Crazies take aim at Hansbrough
charlotteobserver.com — The Cameron Crazies' best gag of the night was aimed at Tyler Hansbrough . A student wearing... a giant mask that made him resemble the Muppets' Beaker character walked out onto the edge of the floor during the game. Beaker, to whom some fans have ... (more) Cameron Crazies take aim at Hansbrough
A rivalry by the gut and by the numbers
A rivalry by the gut and by the numbers
collegehoopsnet.com — UNC Tar Heels (more) A rivalry by the gut and by the numbers
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Fang's Bites — ... The Sports Media Watch says Wednesday's North Carolina-Duke game drew solid ratings for ESPN. SMW notes that the USA vs. Mexico World Cup Qualifier game on Univision ...

Rivalry by the gut...
The 5th Corner — ... it told that the game between these two archrivals tied with "Top Chef" as the highest rated show in the land for cable on Wednesday night with a 1.4/4 in the demo and 3.3 million viewers. In another online piece I read that this game almost doubled the viewing audience of Duke vs Clemson and was up 27% from 2.6 million from the first battle between UNC and Duke last year, but down 41% from 5.6 million for the second match up. This all leads me to believe that the game at the end of this season should be once again be a well watched one. ...

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Duke-UNC Preview please see link
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Some links for Duke vs UNC
the5thcorner.com 3/7/2009 — Later this afternoon I will have my preview of the game between seventh ranked Duke (25-5, 11-4 in the ACC) and second ranked North Carolina (26-3, 12-3 in the ACC) to be played tomorrow at the Dean Dome (tip off at 4:00 p.m. EST). For now, here is a bit of links I have found for this game, ...
Duke/UNC draws good numbers.
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The UNC/Duke rivalry continues tomorrow
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