NCAA

NBA Should Open Draft To High Schoolers, NCAA Commission On College Basketball Says

2:38pm April 25, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Removing "one-and-done" players from the NCAA would also remove a temptation for sports apparel companies, agents, coaches and others who want to profit from their talents, a review panel said.

Sports

Contract Extension Will Keep Basketball Coach Wes Miller In Gate City Through 2029

3:42pm March 28, 2018

by Associated Press and Keri Brown

UNC Greensboro has extended men's basketball coach Wes Miller's contract through 2029.

The deal comes after he led the Spartans to their first NCAA Tournament since 2001.

Lagerald Vick (left) and Malik Newman (right) of Kansas celebrate with the regional championship trophy after defeating Duke in the Midwest Region.

4 Feel-Good Stories Of The Final 4, From Sister Jean To Cool Cops In Kansas

5:04pm March 27, 2018

There have been some great moments in this year's NCAA tournament that can still bring a smile to even the smallest sports fans among us.

Transportation

Charlotte Announces Opening Date For Light Rail Expansion

10:54am January 09, 2018

by Associated Press

North Carolina's largest city says an expansion of its light rail service will begin the same day the city hosts the opening rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament.

Rick Pitino, seen during Louisville's second-round loss in the 2017 NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Rick Pitino Fired As Louisville Basketball Coach Amid Massive Bribery Probe

7:27pm October 16, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The Hall of Fame coach had been on unpaid administrative leave since last month, after the school was implicated in a federal bribery and fraud investigation.

The Bell Tower looms over the campus at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which has avoided major penalties over a long-running academic scandal that involved its sports teams.

NCAA 'Could Not Conclude Academic Violations' In UNC Athletics Scandal

2:39pm October 13, 2017

by Bill Chappell

An NCAA infractions panel takes no major action against the University of North Carolina, though it says athletes "likely benefited from the so-called 'paper courses' " for some 18 years.

NCAA Panel 'Could Not Conclude' There Were Violations In Landmark UNC Case

12:10pm October 13, 2017

by Associated Press

The University of North Carolina has avoided major penalties after an NCAA infractions committee panel "could not conclude" there were academic violations in the multi-year case focused on irregula

Sources: NCAA To Release UNC Academic Case Ruling Friday

2:29pm October 12, 2017

by Aaron Beard, Associated Press

The NCAA infractions committee panel handling North Carolina's multi-year academic case plans to release its ruling Friday, three people with knowledge of the investigation said.

NCAA Will Require Athletes And Coaches To Complete Sexual Violence Education

5:36pm August 10, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

In the wake of a series of sexual assault allegations, college athletes, coaches and athletics administrators at NCAA member schools must now complete annual training in preventing such attacks.

Sports

NCAA Returns Events To NC After State Rolls Back LGBT Law

1:59pm April 18, 2017

by Associated Press, Aaron Beard

The NCAA has awarded men's basketball tournament games in 2020 and 2021 along with several other championship events to North Carolina after the state repealed elements of a law that limited protec