Losses to Georgia Tech and Notre Dame (its only regular-season meetings) prevent North Carolina from placing even higher, but continued consistency in the ACC will have the Tar Heels poised to host in March for the first time since Sylvia Hatchell still walked the sidelines.

Lexi Donarski scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers and No. 13 North Carolina extended its winning streak to five straight with a 76-51 victory over Wake Forest on Thursday night. North Carolina (18-3,

North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick and school officials have signed his official employment contract. That formalized last month’s hiring after speculation that the six-time Super Bowl-winni

The La Crosse, Wis. native tallied 17 points in No. 13 North Carolina's 76-51 win over Wake Forest on Thursday night, shooting 6-9 f rom the field. Donarski cashed in on five of her six attempts from beyond the arc in Carmichael Arena, marking her third -straight game with five 3-pointers.

It was a defensive slugfest but the Tar Heels emerged victorious at Carmichael Arena Thursday night. No. 19 North Carolina women’s basketball outlasted No. 14 Duke with a hard-fought 53-46 overtime win improving to 14-3 on the season (2-2 ACC).

Appalachian State’s women’s team wanted payback Thursday night and got it, defeating Old Dominion 74-66 in Boone, North Carolina. En’Dya Buford had 20 points and nine rebounds and Simaru Fields scored 20 for the Monarchs (13-7, 5-3 Sun Belt), who overcame a double-digit deficit in Norfolk to win 78-71 over the Mountaineers (10-8, 6-2) last week.

Lexi Donarski had 15 points, Alyssa Ustby scored 12 and matched her career-high with 18 rebounds and No. 14 North Carolina rolled to a 64-33 victory over SMU.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Freshman guard Jaloni Cambridge had 20 points and eight rebounds and No. 12 Ohio State rallied from a 15-point deficit in a 74-66 victory over No. 8 Maryland on Thursday night.

Madness officially has a women's revenue-sharing system, after the NCAA approved the compensation program on Wednesday.

Still, North Carolina coach Courtney Banghart, who also is president of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, called the reality of postseason units a great day and a reward for the investment by athletic departments in women’s basketball.

The NCAA took another step in the right direction on Wednesday, approving a pay structure for women's basketball teams who qualify for the NCAA tournament. Men'

Still, North Carolina coach Courtney Banghart, who also is president of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, called the reality of postseason units a great day and a reward for the investment by athletic departments in women's basketball.