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USA Today Sports Media Group
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Robert Zeglinski

North Carolina sending Mike Krzyzewski into retirement and 4 other ultimate rivalry wins in sports

There’s something extra special about beating a team you hate.

It’s not enough to finish with more points on the final scoreboard. Your win came at the expense of someone who insists on continually getting in your way, sometimes with their presence alone. We would not be as enamored with sports if we didn’t have a team, a player, a (cough) coach we could hate.

North Carolina drove the final nail into the coffin of the career of their all-time archrival, Mike Krzyzewski, on Saturday night. It got me thinking: Now that the Tar Heels have the ultimate trump card, the ultimate rivalry win, what other squads in American sports have notched the same oh-so-rare achievement over the years? Which franchises have bragging rights over their hated rival that will never dissolve?

Let’s dive into the delicious spite. I hope you brought a full stomach and a ravenous appetite.

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