Breaking down the top five reasons Duke basketball will come out victorious over the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday.

Even so, Brown, currently leading the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0) with his 1.5 steals per game while also averaging 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists as a workmanlike spark plug off the bench across his 15 outings to date, made another positive stride on Wednesday.

Notre Dame has one of the most storied histories in college football, but no recent championships. Here's when the Fighting Irish last won a title:

Tyler Merrill is a four-star recruit according to 247 Sports. He is the #61 player in the 2026 recruiting class, the #5 IOL and the #2 player in the state of Pennsylvania. Merrill currently attends Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are fresh off the program's third season under head coach Marcus Freeman.  Freeman and the Fighting Irish finished the season as the national championship runner-ups, falling to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the final game of the College Football Playoff.

Merrill is one of the top offensive linemen in the 2026 class. He ranks as the No. 57 overall player in the country according to ESPN, he ranks No. 73 overall by On3 and he ranks No. 84 overall by Rivals. Merrill is now the highest ranked player in the Notre Dame 2026 class with all three of those recruiting services.

Notre Dame made a big-time addition to its 2026 recruiting class on Thursday as it added an elite offensive lineman from Pennsylvania.

ESPN has agreed to pick up its option to broadcast ACC sports through 2036, sources told ESPN. The pickup comes as ACC works toward settling lawsuits by Clemson and Florida State.

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.

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England forward Chloe Kelly says her mental wellbeing is being affected by her lack of control over her future with just five months to run on her Manchester City contract.

Let's dive into our preview of the matchup between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Virginia Cavaliers.