It was not the result the North Carolina Tar Heels were hoping for when they battled the Michigan State Spartans in the Fort Myers Tip-off on Thanksgiving Day.

To appear on the ballot, those wanting to run must submit a notice of candidacy and pay a required filing fee (which varies by office). They must file with the appropriate elections board office. The filing period opens at noon Monday and closes at noon Dec. 19, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections website.

Preview the Nov. 29 matchup between the NC State Wolfpack and North Carolina Tar Heels with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Federal judges have allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map designed to give Republicans an additional U.S. House seat.

Another marquee matchup is on the docket for the Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday night. Mark Pope and his team will welcome the North Carolina Tar Heels into Rupp

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North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball star Caleb Wilson had the highlight of the night in college basketball with a posterizing dunk on a Michigan Spartans player.

No. 12 North Carolina closed with a 23-14 fourth quarter to put away pesky Columbia 80-63 at the Cancun Challenge on Saturday in Cancun, Mexico. Lanie Grant set the pace with 19 points, while Ciera Toomey was nearly perfect inside,

Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 19 points and No. Michigan State pulled away to beat No. North Carolina 74-58 In the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Thursday.

The NC State head coach helped his Wolfpack to a fifth-straight victory over the Tar Heels and finished the 2025 regular season 7-5.