{
  "id": 9008712,
  "title": "Tar Heels announce broadcast information for ACC-SEC Challenge clash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/tar-heels-announce-broadcast-information-for-acc-sec-challenge-clash",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T21:14:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tar-heels-announce-broadcast-information-211403256.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UNC men's basketball team is set to face the Arkansas Razorbacks in a preseason game on December 1, as part of the ACC-SEC Challenge. This matchup will take place at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. Arkansas, a recent powerhouse in college basketball, has reached the Sweet 16 in three of the past four seasons and made back-to-back Elite Eight appearances in 2021 and 2022. North Carolina, under their new head coach Michael Malone, will be looking to test themselves against one of the most seasoned coaches in college basketball, John Calipari, who recently led Kentucky. The Tar Heels will face other notable opponents in their non-conference schedule, including Georgia, West Virginia, Arkansas, Butler, Georgetown, NC State, and Kentucky.",
  "summary": "UNC will host Arkansas in a highly-anticipated, ACC-SEC Challenge matchup this basketball season. Both programs now have a primetime TV slot.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}