I've talked with many of the coaches that Belichick has met on the recruiting trail - they've been effusive in their praise. He was generous with his time, talkative, and unrushed. He offered coaching tips to assistants & was already very knowledgeable about prospects.

Pack comes from 10 down to score a must win over Notre Dame. Defense produced 15 fast break points. Key to the win

North Carolina is 5-2 in one-score games this season. The Tar Heels were 2-7 in one-score games in Hubert Davis' first three seasons.

To all my friends in Carolina, relish today! Number retirements are rare and special. In this case it happens for a drafted Cane! Congrats to Eric Staal and his family. It was an honor to cover his career and better yet, to get to know the individual he is!!! #12 #10 #2 #17

Welcome Debbie Antonelli to the NC State WBB 🐺🏀 Ring of Honor!! Forever in the rafters at Reynolds.

Canes have 4 goals in 8 minutes of the second period. Now lead Columbus 4-2

Make it five goals for the Canes! What a second period!

Here comes Columbus. Jets have beaten Freddie Andersen twice in the last 1:22. Canes lead cut to 5-4

Blue Jackets turn it over in front of the net and Kotkaniemi buries it. Canes up 6-4 with 8 to go

Duke might win by 40. This game was decided during off season roster assembly. Heels badly outmatched for first time all year

I wrote about this possibility in my column this week. Now it’s official. Dickie V will get together with the Cameron Crazies Saturday

Wake gave one away tonight vs FSU. Deacs blew a 16 point lead in the last 8 minutes, and then panicked and put up a terrible quick three after the Noles took a 70-69 lead with 8 seconds left. Could have worked to attack the basket. Bad loss for WF NCAA hopes

Duke fans watching a video of the school’s five national championships break into a chant “we want six. We want six. We want six!”

ESPN’s Jon Crispin: “Carolina has become a good watch.” Heels have now won six straight and again scored 91 points this time at Virginia Tech

Notre Dame rallies past Stanford. NC State, despite beating Pitt tonight, will not play in the ACC Tournament

Canes do a post game storm surge for the 24th time thanks to Seth Jarvis’ late goal. Pyotr Kochetkov was outstanding in goal

FSU upset SMU in Leonard Hamilton’s final game in Tallahassee. This means UNC can fare no worse than the 5 seed in next week’s ACC Tournament

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Duke’s win over Baylor marks the 46th straight year the ACC has put as least one team in the Sweet Sixteen. No other league can match that streak