Hatchell sees young players step up in win over South Carolina

The North Carolina Tar Heels (No. 10 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) held on to defeat South Carolina 93-85 at the Carolinas Challenge.

UNC ends Gardner-Webb's school-record, 8-game DI win streak

Cetera DeGraffenreid had 19 points and Italee Lucas added 18, leading No. 11 North Carolina past Gardner-Webb 81-65 on Sunday.

Following in Maggie's footsteps

Maggie Dixon would have been a leading voice among the new generation of female coaches. Now, Sylvia Crawley -- whose BC Eagles played at MSG on Sunday in a tournament to honor Dixon -- and other young female coaches are carrying on that legacy.

Tar Heels hand Highlanders sixth loss of season

Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 15 points to help No. 11 North Carolina beat Radford 74-48.

Ohio State, UNC slide in poll

Ohio State and North Carolina both tumbled in the ESPN/USA Today women's basketball rankings, released Tuesday, while Connecticut and Stanford remained unbeaten and on a collision course for their Dec. 23 meeting.

CAPTION: Nov. 23, 2008; Norman, OK, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Jessica Breland during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Lloyd Noble...

When a battle turns into a blessing

With 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.

Duke is top team in Triangle right now

All 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.

DeGraffenreid's 16 points, 10 assists lead UNC past unbeaten St. John's

Italee Lucas scored 17 points to help No. 4 North Carolina defeat St. John's 83-73 on Sunday.

DeHaan scores 14 in second half as Spartans upset Tar Heels

Allyssa DeHaan scored all of her 14 points in the second half to help Michigan State (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) hold off No. 4 North Carolina 72-66 in an ACC/Big Ten challenge game on Thursday night.

Breland ready to focus on future

Jessica Breland figures any day is a good day after spending the past six months fighting Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Marion Jones Joins Ranks of Career-Changing Athletes

...competitive sports and will attempt a comeback as a professional basketball player. Jones was part of the UNC women's basketball team that won the NCAA title in 95' and was later drafted by the...

UConn leads parade in coaches poll

The top 13 teams in the ESPN/USA Today women's basketball coaches poll are unchanged from last week.

ATH : Marion's Potential for WNBA?

Marion Jones is attempting a comeback as a professional basketball player and would like to join a team in the WNBA.

Video | December 01, 2009

A day in the life of the underdog

What's it like to play the team you grew up idolizing? What's it like to be the underdog preparing to face the nation's No. 1 program? Hofstra gave Graham Hays an inside look at the day in the life of prepping for UConn.