The Latest Breaking News from Chapel Hill

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Roughly a week after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its race-conscious admissions policy in a landmark ruling, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill on Friday announced plans to “expand opportunity” to attend the university — including by offering free tuition to some students.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III have joined calls to expand the U.S. Supreme Court under the backdrop of an impending case that is expected to restrict or end the use of race as a factor in college admissions.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina won its biggest game of the season at the best possible moment, with its NCAA Tournament hopes for an at-large bid teetering on the edge.

DURHAM, N.C. — The day was surely going to come, eventually. Mike Krzyzewski couldn’t stay away forever. Not from Duke basketball. And not from Cameron Indoor Stadium.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina got the response it needed in its 91-71 win over Clemson on Saturday after the weight literally got lifted from their collective shoulders.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Jason Capel, a Pitt assistant coach and former forward at North Carolina, told the News & Observer that he didn’t want his actions to distract from the Panthers’ 65-64 win in the Dean E. Smith Center on Wednesday.

The assistant coach, who played at North Carolina, was fiery after the Panthers pulled off an upset win in Chapel Hill.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — While the letters A-C-C could be read crystal clear in white font atop the Carolina Blue in the paint on Roy Williams Court, the play between Pitt and North Carolina in Wednesday night’s conference showdown emulated more of an old-school Big East showdown.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — As one star ascended, another took a fall that could change a season.