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Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams retiring after 33-year run

UPDATED: Fri., April 2, 2021

North Carolina announced Thursday that Hall of Fame basketball coach Roy Williams is retiring after a 33-year career that includes three national championships.

Sports > NCAA basketball

Tar Heels sorry for breaching COVID-19 protocols

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 9, 2021

North Carolina basketball players and managers have apologized for not following COVID-19 guidelines during a celebratory gathering after a win at rival Duke.

Sports > NCAA football

Top 25 college football: No. 2 Notre Dame beats No. 25 North Carolina 31-17

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 27, 2020

Ian Book kept No. 2 Notre Dame’s offense moving while the defense locked down Sam Howell and No. 25 North Carolina’s potent offense for the final three quarters in a 31-17 victory on Friday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

With signature victories piling up, Gonzaga continues to chip away at college basketball’s ‘blue bloods’

Wed., Nov. 25, 2020

For as much success as the Gonzaga men’s basketball team has experienced in the last two decades, the Zags would still need many years to match the historical accomplishments of the great men’s college basketball programs in the country. Still, with 21 straight NCAA Tournament appearances, the fifth-longest active streak, the Zags are far from their Cinderella days.

Sports > NCAA football

Charlotte, No. 12 UNC game canceled due to 49ers quarantine

Thu., Sept. 17, 2020

This weekend's game between No. 12 North Carolina and Charlotte has been canceled after the 49ers announced contact tracing had depleted the offensive line with several players placed into quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Madness memories: Gonzaga comes up just short of finishing off dream season

UPDATED: Sun., April 5, 2020

Johnathan Williams’ banked 3-pointer. Nigel Williams-Goss trying to walk off a sprained ankle in the final 90 seconds. Justin Jackson’s breakaway dunk to seal North Carolina’s victory. Gonzaga coach Mark Few consoling an emotional Williams-Goss in the closing seconds. Those are some of the indelible images from the Zags’ 71-65 loss in the 2017 national championship game at University of Phoenix Stadium.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Madness memories: Gonzaga opens trip to Final Four with thrilling win over South Carolina

UPDATED: Fri., April 3, 2020

So this weekend it seems fitting to revisit 2017 and Gonzaga’s Final Four breakthrough. First up, the Zags’ rollercoaster 77-73 win over South Carolina at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.

Sports > NCAA basketball

AP Was There: James Worthy, Michael Jordan lead UNC to ’82 title vs. Hoyas

Fri., March 20, 2020

A panel of Associated Press sports writers has come up with the top 10 men’s basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament.

Sports > NCAA basketball

AP Was There: North Carolina beats Michigan for ’93 title

Thu., March 19, 2020

A panel of Associated Press sports writers has come up with the top 10 men’s basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga rewind: Zags receive sizable impact with small-ball lineup

Thu., Dec. 19, 2019

The Zags have had little option but to go to a smaller lineup at times with Kispert moving from wing to man the ‘4.’ Gonzaga has one of the better frontcourts in the country and prefers an inside-out approach, but the unit doesn’t have a clean bill of health. Add in foul issues and the Zags have had to become creative.

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