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.

NCAA basketball tournament tops ESPN searches in 2008

ESPN.com ranks the top searches of 2008.

LSU's defense takes out Tar Heels en route to Tampa

LSU'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.

Perennial favorites still on top -- except in Pac-10?

From the ACC to the SEC, we identify the favorites, contenders and story lines to watch as the 2007-08 season tips off.

Hatchell, Washington among honorees

North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell, former Kansas coach Marian Washington and four others will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Four active coaches among inductees

North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell and three other active college coaches are among six people who will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame next year.

Hype hung on Huskies in early poll

Three SEC teams and a pair of Big 12 squads all landed in the top 10 of this preseason 25 poll.

Huskies headline prospect list

Here's our take on some of the names you might hear called in the first round of the WNBA Draft.

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.

Youthful Central Florida team doesn't back down in close game with UNC

Heather Claytor scored a season-high 17 points while Italee Lucas and Jessica Breeland added 17 each as third-seeded North Carolina beat No. 14 seed UCF 85-80 Saturday in the NCAA tournament's opening round.

Mar. 25, 2008 Norfolk, VA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Andy Landers during the...second round of the 2008 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Mandatory...

DeGraffenreid powers Tar Heels past Hurricanes

Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 23 points and North Carolina (No. 10 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) beat Miami 90-76 Thursday night.

Lucas leads way as UNC wins for the 17th time in last 19 meetings with NC State

Italee Lucas scored 16 points to help North Carolina (No. 10 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP beat North Carolina State 74-57 on Monday night.

North Carolina rolls past Virginia Tech to third straight win

Rashanda McCants scored 23 points to help North Carolina beat Virginia Tech 93-77.

No doubt: UConn easy No. 1

Connecticut remains a unanimous No. 1 in the latest ESPN/USA Today women's basketball poll. And nobody else is particularly close.