North Carolina wary about playing Syracuse one more time

HOUSTON — It’s a precarious spot for North Carolina, Saturday’s easy favorite in the second NCAA semifinal, the reigning Atlantic Coast...

NCAA president: UNC should receive amended allegations in ‘very near future’

HOUSTON — The NCAA’s marketing slogan for the Final Four is the “road ends here.” A reporter used the phrase to...

Paige puts up numbers for UNC, then crunches them

HOUSTON — The UNC coaching staff has an account with Synergy, a company that tapes, analyzes, breaks down and otherwise dissects...

UNC basketball coach Roy Williams prefers ‘dadgum’ to profanity

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Not too long ago, the word just came out of Justin Jackson’s mouth. It wasn’t a conscious...

NC State’s Cat Barber will enter NBA draft

Cat Barber went into his junior season at N.C. State thinking NBA. After leading the ACC in scoring and earning all-conference...