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Weekend Sports In Brief
MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENTMARCH 20, 2017
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS 6-5 · 9TH IN ACC
6-5 · 9TH IN ACC
No. 1 seed North Carolina survives to beat Arkansas 72-65 (Mar 19, 2017)
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) North Carolina's players talked all year about their run to last year's NCAA championship game - that, as painful as...MARCH 20, 2017
Expect fast-paced game with Tar Heels meeting Razorbacks
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) North Carolina is at its best when the Tar Heels are pushing the ball upcourt in a go-go-go pace, one that frequentl...MARCH 19, 2017
Top-seeded North Carolina ready to run vs. Arkansas in NCAAs
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) No. 1 seed North Carolina (28-7) vs. No. 8 seed Arkansas (26-9)MARCH 18, 2017
Top seed North Carolina expects fast pace against Arkansas (Mar 19, 2017)
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Arkansas wants to wear out opponents. That's a goal of North Carolina as well.MARCH 18, 2017
A look at Friday's opening round of the NCAA Tournament
A look at some interesting things in Friday's opening round the NCAA Tournament:MARCH 17, 2017
State politics in Carolinas clash with NCAA Tournament
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Times have changed in the Carolinas. Everyone knew this day was coming, but now it's a reality.MARCH 17, 2017
Busted: Teams at top of brackets find themselves in trouble
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) They are supposed to be the best of the best. In many instances, they have looked more like the ugliest of the ugly.MARCH 16, 2017
NCAA case tied to UNC's academic scandal hits another delay
The NCAA case tied to North Carolina's multi-year academic scandal has hit yet another delay.MARCH 15, 2017
Obama picks North Carolina men, UConn women in NCAA tourney
WASHINGTON (AP) Former President Barack Obama is picking North Carolina to win the men's NCAA Tournament over Duke.MARCH 15, 2017
A quick look at Virginia-UNC Wilmington in the NCAA tourney
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) No. 5 seed Virginia (22-10) vs. No. 12 seed UNC Wilmington (29-5)MARCH 15, 2017
Column: Not all is well among the big schools in tournament
The University of Louisville sat out last year's NCAA Tournament as part of a sacrifice offered to the NCAA for hiring female escorts to pa...MARCH 15, 2017
A quick look at Villanova-Mount St Mary's in NCAA Tournament
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) No. 1 Villanova (31-3) vs. No. 16 Mount St. Mary's (20-15).MARCH 15, 2017
Winter storm in Northeast causes NHL, NIT postponements
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The winter storm wreaking havoc in the Northeast forced postponement of an NHL and an NIT game on Tuesday and the cancel...MARCH 15, 2017
Jenkins' shot still hangs over No. 1 seeds Villanova, UNC
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina's Joel Berry II still replays it in his mind, over and over.MARCH 14, 2017
Texas Southern-North Carolina Preview (Mar 17, 2017)
North Carolina is back as a No. 1 regional seed for the NCAA Tournament, looking for another deep run in an effort to finish one spot better than a year ago.MARCH 13, 2017
AP POLL ALERT: Villanova is new No. 1 in men's hoops; Gonzaga 2nd, followed by Kansas, Arizona, North Carolina
NEW YORK (AP) AP POLL ALERT: Villanova is new No. 1 in men's hoops; Gonzaga 2nd, followed by Kansas, Arizona, North Carolina.MARCH 13, 2017
BC-AP Sports Preview Digest
Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Monday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EST:MARCH 13, 2017
How to win your NCAA office pool: Take North Carolina
Whittling down 68 candidates and deciding who will be the last one standing is a tedious task. But enough about what seemed like a never-en...MARCH 13, 2017
Kansas, North Carolina, Gonzaga join 2016 champ Villanova as No. 1 seeds in NCAA Tournament
NEW YORK (AP) Kansas, North Carolina, Gonzaga join 2016 champ Villanova as No. 1 seeds in NCAA Tournament.MARCH 12, 2017
Top 25 Capsules
NEW YORK (AP) Josh Hart scored 19 points, including the game-winning basket with 9.6 seconds to play, and No. 2 Villanova beat Seton Hall 55-53 on Friday night in the semifinals...MARCH 11, 2017
Top 25 Capsules
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Desmond Bane had 16 points, hitting three free throws with 2.5 seconds left, to help TCU stun top-ranked Kansas 85-82 in the Big 12 quarterfinals Thursday.MARCH 10, 2017
Ex-staffer in UNC academic probe defends quality of courses
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A former staffer at the center of North Carolina's multi-year academic scandal defended the quality of courses offered and her attorney says the NCAA has false...MARCH 10, 2017
No. 6 North Carolina stops Miami 78-53 to reach ACC semis (Mar 09, 2017)
NEW YORK (AP) Theo Pinson tried an alley-oop pass that went directly into the basket for a surprise 3-pointer, and the befuddled look on h...MARCH 9, 2017
Forget NCAA's early rankings, tourney committee starts over
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The NCAA selection committee has started sorting out which teams will appear in the NCAA Tournament field on Selection...MARCH 8, 2017
