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North Carolina forward Jae’Lyn Withers was helped off the floor after hurting his right leg during the second half of the Tar Heels’ first round NCAA Tournament game against Mississippi on Friday. Withers was driving to the basket when he got fouled by Mississippi’s Matthew Murrell and landed awkwardly.

No. 11 seed North Carolina made a statement on Tuesday in the First Four with a near record-setting 95-68 win over No. 11 seed San Diego State to advance to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite UNC's controversial inclusion in the tournament over other bubble teams like Indiana,

Despite needing a play-in win against San Diego State to make the first round, R.J. Davis and No. 11 UNC are considered the slight favorite against No. 6 Mississippi.

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area. Just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, a local official said that three fires_− Black Cove Fire,

N.C. Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt mandatory evacuations in Polk County.