The goal of every team in college basketball is to make it to the NCAA Tournament. Each year, there are teams that are deserving of making it — but for whatever reason, are left on the outside looking in by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee.

Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man made a stop to put gas in his car and ended up winning a $200,000 lottery prize. Demarte Harris of Salisbury told North Carolina Education Lottery officials he stopped at Kangaroo Express on Statesville Road in Salisbury and bought a $200,000 Money Rush scratch-off ticket while filling up his tank.

The Sooners are still winless in conference play in their first season as an SEC member, but that can change against South Carolina on Saturday.

The Texas A&M men’s indoor track & field team is ranked No. 1 in the first USTFCCCA poll of the season. The A&M women are No. 7.

Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick paid Billy Donovan a visit at the United Center. Here's what the Bulls coach said about it.

A new era is beginning for South Carolina softball under first-year head coach Ashley Chastain. The program is in search of its third consecutive winning season and is striving to advance past the NCAA Regional round for the first time since the 2018 season.

No. 14 Maryland (17-4) beat Penn St. 82-73. Next: vs. Illinois, Sunday. No. 15 North Carolina (18-4) did not play. Next: at No. 19 California, Thursday. No. 16 Michigan St. (17-3) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon, Thursday.

The Nation’s Report Card tests fourth and eighth graders in reading and math. Results in 2024 remained below pre-pandemic performance.

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis chose to downplay the significance of his team's Saturday showdown at No. 2 Duke following the Tar Heels' dispiriting 73-65 loss at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. The defeat was UNC's third in its last four games and raises the stakes of the upcoming rivalry game for a team that is scrambling to assemble an NCAA Tournament resume.

JR Hopson, a 35-year-old Lincoln County resident, said he bought his home in 2019 to be closer to family and because he wanted his children to attend Lincoln County Public Schools. After the change, 90% of his property will lie in Catawba County and he expects his three children will be required to attend school in the district.

For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

From federal agencies to stakeholders who get federal dollars for special training, many are trying to process how President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order putting a stop to diversity, equity