UNC basketball suffers worst loss vs. NC State in 60+ years — and more

While UNC-Duke takes the cake in terms of ACC basketball rivalries, UNC-NC State is a pretty close second. Depending on which North Carolina fan you ask, Tar Heels-Wolfpack isn't a rivalry, due to the historic one-sidedness.

Tuesday night's game was extremely one-sided, too. with NC State handling the Tar Heels in an 82-58 obliteration. The Wolfpack (19-8, 10-4 ACC) outshot, out-hustled and out-executed North Carolina (20-6, 8-5 ACC) in virtually every aspect, with the lone exception rebounding (40-38 UNC).

The Tar Heels lead NC State all-time, 168-82, but Tuesday night is a piece of history they'll want to quickly erase. UNC's 24-point loss to the Wolfpack is its largest since 1962, when they lost by 28.

North Carolina made just five of its 33 perimeter attempts, amounting to an ice-cold 15 percent. The Tar Heels took poor care of the basketball, turning it over 12 times.

On a night where UNC needed significant contributions from everyone, only Zayden High and Jarin Stevenson (13 points each) scored in double-figures.

NC State's 24-point win over North Carolina is its largest win over the Tar Heels since 1962 (won by 28).

— Bryan Ives (@awaytoworthy) February 18, 2026

Oddly enough, North Carolina won't match up with State again this season. There's a possibility for an ACC Tournament clash, which every college basketball fan wants to see for the sheer fireworks alone, but the Pack otherwise have bragging rights for a whole year.

The Tar Heels won both matchups a season ago: 97-73 in Chapel Hill, preceded by a 63-61 victory in Raleigh. With State now heading in the right direction under new head coach Will Wade, expect to see future matchups turn into a heated rivalry.

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This could be a fascinating fit.

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Hitting a baseball is hard.

Hitting a baseball thrown by an MLB pitcher should be darn-near impossible.

Yet somehow, every year, plenty of guys prove capable of hitting the baseball, occasionally a long way.

It's one of the most impressive athletic feats there is.

This video of Trey Yesavage helps prove that point.

It's taken by MLB.com's Keegan Matheson, and it gives about as good a view of possible of what it might be like to stand in a major league batter's box and try to hit Yesavage.

Good luck:

Trey Yesavage threw again this morning.

Each spring, I stand here amazed that anyone hits above .037 #BlueJayspic.twitter.com/8sWThAtBvn

— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) February 17, 2026

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Yesavage does have filthy stuff. He throws super hard, and he's thought to have one of the best splitters in baseball.

These days, almost every pitcher throws with high velocity. Most have honed their offspeed pitches with various pitching labs or high-speed cameras to figure out the best way to throw them. There are so many ways to get better as a pitcher. 

Yesavage will have to keep getting better, too. He took the league by storm late last season and into the playoffs, but he hasn't had a large MLB sample size yet.

It's a good thing we don't have to hit him, because that wouldn't go well.

The Blue Jays are hoping it's a tough task for their opponents, too.

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