When a battle turns into a blessing
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comWith five months of chemotherapy and an incredibly strong mindset, Jessica Breland beat Hodgkin's lymphoma earlier this fall. And now, the North Carolina senior says the worst thing she has dealt with is also, astonishingly, a blessing.
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2009Duke is top team in Triangle right now
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comAll the Triangle teams won Sunday, and each victory told us different things about the ACC rivals. But right now, Duke looks to be the top team among the trio.
Story | Conversation | December 07, 2009Teasley makes most of time away
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comAfter skipping last season while on maternity leave, Nikki Teasley has returned to the WNBA and is part of the revamped Dream eager to put last season's 4-30 mark behind them.
Story | Conversation | June 12, 2009Cast of stars leads UConn to rout
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comAfter UConn routed the nation's No. 2 team by 30 points Monday, it became a foregone conclusion who would win the NCAA title. The more popular debate is how these Huskies rate against the 39-0 UConn champs from 2002.
Story | Conversation | January 19, 2009Top two teams square off Monday
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comGeno Auriemma and Sylvia Hatchell might be opposites. But their teams, UConn and UNC, have a lot in common: entertaining, fast-paced, fantastic basketball.
Story | Conversation | January 18, 2009UNC runs over UVa; UConn up next
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comIt was a game some suspected might end North Carolina's perfect start. Instead, the Tar Heels simply chewed up and spit out Virginia.
Story | Conversation | January 17, 2009Yow puts program first again
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comEven in deciding to take a leave of absence from coaching, Kay Yow displayed the trait that has always set her apart: Once again, she put NC State and her team above her own needs.
Story | Conversation | January 06, 2009What will happen in the '09 tournament?
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comIf Charlie Creme's December Bracketology ended up as March's 64-team NCAA tournament field, how would it play out? Here are round-by-round predictions -- and yes, UConn reaches St. Louis and the Final Four.
Story | Conversation | December 31, 2008North Carolina's loss means end of the (college) road for Larkins, Pringle
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comLike all seniors who depart college ball without winning it all -- and what a list of great players that is -- Erlana Larkins was aching about having to cross this particular finish line Monday after North Carolina fell to LSU.
Story | Conversation | March 31, 2008LSU's defense takes out Tar Heels en route to Tampa
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comLSU's always-stingy defense held No. 1 seed North Carolina nearly 40 points below its average Monday to clinch a fifth straight trip to the Final Four and first-year coach Van Chancellor's first spot in the national semifinals.
Story | Conversation | March 31, 2008UNC seeks third straight Final Four; LSU wants fifth in a row
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comFor LSU to reach its fifth straight Final Four (and earn coach Van Chancellor his first trip), the Lady Tigers will have to beat top-seeded North Carolina, their toughest Elite Eight foe in five years.
Story | Conversation | March 30, 2008Despite slow start, subpar effort, Carolina pulls off comeback
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comDespite getting beat in every statistical category -- not to mention falling behind by 18 points -- North Carolina never panicked Saturday. And now, the Heels are in their fourth straight Elite Eight.
Story | Conversation | March 29, 2008Depth, talent makes playing Cards no easy task for UNC
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comWith speed and loads of talent -- including Candyce Bingham, who transferred back home to play at Louisville -- the Cardinals can't wait to take aim at top-seeded UNC in the Sweet 16.
Story | Conversation | March 28, 2008New Orleans Regional the toughest of the bunch
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comThe Big Easy isn't going to be easy at all for whichever team makes it through. The toughest region in the bracket, New Orleans will be difficult for No. 1 North Carolina to emerge from.
Story | Conversation | March 17, 2008Dream hope new roster, chemistry come together quickly
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comIt's too soon to tell if the Atlanta Dream achieved all they wanted in Wednesday's expansion draft and subsequent trades. But coach and general manager Marynell Meadors think they've covered all their bases.
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