North Carolina
Kansas vs. North Carolina: How to watch college basketball free today
LAWRENCE, Kansas – College basketball blue bloods collide as the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks host the No. 9 North Carolina Tarheels today – Friday, Nov. 8 – at historic Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The matchup is available to watch on multiple streaming services.
This top-10 matchup will broadcast live on ESPN2 with tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. Eastern. (6 p.m. Central). Fans who have parted ways with their cable provider can catch the game at no cost by taking advantage of streaming alternatives like DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial. FuboTV is also offering a free trial and $20 off your first month.
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Revamped and ready to move past an uncharacteristic 11-loss season, the Jayhawks (1-0) cruised past Howard in their season opener and are one of the most talented teams in the country, guided senior paint pariah Hunter Dickinson, senior forward KJ Adams Jr. and freshman big Flory Bidunga.
Dickinson nabbed 16 points and six rebounds while Adams had seven points, four rebounds and three assists. Bidunga went a perfect 6-for-6 with 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench.
Dickinson’s presence presents problems across the court. The methodical style chips away at defenses, but also opens up swing opportunities for some streaky shooting.
South Dakota State grad transfer Zeke Mayo had a game-high 19 points off the bench.
Kansas’ biggest concern could be its ability to stay healthy. The lineup is already thin after losing Elmarko Jackson for the season. Sophomore guard Jamari McDowell is redshirting while senior Shakeel Moore missed opening night.
The Jayhawks and Tarheels have not played since the 2022 National Championship. Kansas won that meeting, 72-69. The Jayhawks have won the last four meetings. The two programs have combined for 37 Final Fours and 10 national titles.
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Despite a scare against Elon in their season opener, the Tarheels (1-0) have high expectations with All-Amercian candidate RJ Davis leading the charge. He can burn the opposition with a silky-smooth jumper and carves through defenses with blazing speed.
Davis rescued the Tarheels with 24 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and two steals. He will likely see perimeter specialist Dajuan Harris Jr. as his assignment.
The Phoenix fiasco was a small sample size, but still concerning. North Carolina trailed 71-69 with less than seven minutes left before turning on the afterburners to a 14-point victory.
The Tarheels shot 40% from the field in the uphill climb. While they outscored Elon 34-22 in the paint, there were some glaring mishaps that could spell doom against a potent interior Jayhawk lineup. They also only claimed a 44-40 advantage on the glass against a much smaller team.
Those numbers are troubling against the likes of Dickinson, Adams and Bidunga. North Carolina will need to be much more physical, so they are not swallowed up inside.
If initial play is any indication, senior forward Jae’Lyn Withers will have his hands full. He tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds with one assist on opening night.
North Carolina has a collection of guards to offset their weakness inside, including sensational sophomore Elliot Cadeau, who tallied 17 points, eight assists and four rebounds while shooting 57.1% from the field.
Seth Trimble, Cade Tyson, along with freshmen Ian Jackson and Drake Powell are also capable of putting up points.
Both teams excel in transition, which makes for a back-and-forth affair in what is UNC’s first game in Kansas since 1960.
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Who is announcing Kansas vs. North Carolina?
Dan Shulman (play-by-play) and Jay Bilas (analyst) will be on the call.
What are the latest odds for Kansas vs. North Carolina?
Moneyline: KU: (-345), NC: (+275)
Spread: KU: -7.5, NC: +7.5
Over/Under: 160
Odds from DraftKings
Here’s more information on how to watch Kansas-North Carolina on TV or streaming services:
What: College basketball: Kansas vs. North Carolina
When: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
Time: 7 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. Central)
Where: Allen Fieldhouse | Lawrence, Kansas
Channel: ESPN2
Best streaming options: FuboTV (free trial and $20 off first month), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and Sling TV (half off first month)
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North Carolina
2026 primary turnout report released for eastern NC counties; see your county’s numbers
Here are the voter turnout numbers for the 2026 primary election, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Hyde County had the highest voter turnout, while Onslow County had the lowest turnout. Check out what the voter turnout in your county was below:
BERTIE COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
31.85% (3,911 out of 12,280)
CARTERET COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
29.06% (16,543 out of 56,931)
CRAVEN COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
18.63% (14,119 out of 75,778)
DUPLIN COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
21.93% (6,981 out of 31,832)
EDGECOMBE COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
18.16% (6,428 out of 35,396)
GREENE COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
19.70% (2,147 out of 10,900)
HYDE COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
37.27% (1,123 out of 3,013)
JONES COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
25.91% (1,805 out of 6,966)
LENOIR COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
16.73% (6,251 out of 37,371)
MARTIN COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
17.61% (2,858 out of 16,228)
ONSLOW COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
11.44% (14,816 out of 129,537)
PAMLICO COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
24.03% (2,446 out of 10,180)
PITT COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
15.71% (19,429 out of 123,705)
TYRRELL COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
30.49% (723 out of 2,371)
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
28.66% (2,312 out of 8,067)
WAYNE COUNTY
Ballots Cast:
21.49% (16,408 out of 76,358)
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 6:41PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — North Carolina schools and businesses took part in a statewide tornado drill Wednesday morning as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week.
The National Weather Service led the drill at 9:30 a.m., broadcasting it on NOAA Weather Radio and the Emergency Alert System. Schools, workplaces and households across the state were encouraged to join in.
The National Weather Service didn’t issue a follow up alert to mark the end of the drill. Instead, each school or business wrapped up once they felt they had practiced the procedures thoroughly.
Wednesday’s drill also replaced the regular weekly NOAA Weather Radio test.
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Nida Allam in 2022; Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC) in 2025.
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Incumbent Rep. Valerie Foushee holds a narrow lead over challenger Nida Allam in the Democratic primary for North Carolina’s 4th Congressional district as ballots continue to be counted.
In a race seen as an early test of whether Democratic voters desire generational change within the party, Foushee holds a lead of just over 1,000 votes with 99% of results in so far, according to the Associated Press.
Under state law, provisional votes will be counted in the coming days in a district that includes Durham and Chapel Hill. If the election results end up within a 1% margin, Allam could request a recount.
Successfully ousting an incumbent lawmaker is often extremely difficult and rare. However, there have been recent upsets in races as some voters are calling for new leaders and several sitting members of Congress face primary challengers this cycle.
Allam, a 32-year-old Durham County Commissioner, is running to the left of Foushee, 69, framing her candidacy as part of a broader rejection of longtime Democratic norms.
On the campaign trail, Allam ran on an anti-establishment message, pledging to be a stronger fighter than Foushee in Congress, both in standing up against President Trump’s agenda and when pushing for more ambitious policy.
“North Carolina is a purple state that often gets labeled red, but we’re not a red state,” she told NPR in an interview last month, emphasizing the need to address affordability concerns. “We are a state of working-class folks who just want their elected officials to champion the issues that are impacting them.”
She drew a contrast with the congresswoman on immigration, voicing support for abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Foushee has declined to go that far, advocating instead for ICE to be defunded and for broader reforms to the federal immigration system.
Allam also clashed with Foushee over U.S. policy towards Israel. As a vocal opponent of Israel’s war in Gaza, Allam swore off campaign donations from pro-Israel lobbying groups, such as AIPAC, and repeatedly criticized Foushee for previously accepting such funds.
Though Foushee announced last year that she would not accept AIPAC donations this cycle, she and Allam continued to spar over the broader role of outside spending in the race.
Their matchup comes four years after the candidates first squared off in 2022, when Allam lost to Foushee in what became the most expensive primary in the state’s history, with outside groups spending more than $3.8 million.
However, this year is poised to break that record. Outside groups have reported spending more than $4.4 million on the primary matchup, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
WUNC’s Colin Campbell contributed to this report.
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