Isiah Thomas will coach Florida International in its opener Monday night against No. 6 North Carolina, hours after his 86-year-old mother had open-heart surgery.

About 10 days into North Carolina's basketball practices, coach Roy Williams said that freshman John Henson, a 6-foot-9 small forward, had attempted more 3-pointers than 6-2 point guard Larry Drew II.

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Four-time All-American Tyler Hansbrough is gone, as are Ty Lawson, last season's ACC Player of the Year, and Wayne Ellington, the Final Four Most Outstanding Player last spring.

DURHAM ? As junior guard Nolan Smith sat on the bench in the first half Tuesday night, Duke wobbl...

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Charlotte Christian RB Parker Blazevich has accepted a scholarship offer from VMI, Christian coac...

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The Charlotte 49ers men's soccer team (11-3-4) is seeded fifth in the Atlantic 10 Conference tour...

Gold Mine

An excerpt from North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams' autobiography.