The expansion of March Madness and the $300 million in extra revenue that comes with it through opening sponsorships to beer, wine and liquor companies offered a brief reprieve from the steady drip of headlines this spring that underscore the problems confronting college sports.

North Carolina has hired NBA championship-winning coach Michael Malone to lead the Tar Heels’ basketball program.

North Carolina has parted ways with men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis after five seasons leading the tradition-rich program.

Duke coach Jon Scheyer said he had staff members “that got punched in the face” as North Carolina fans stormed the court to celebrate a late winning shot in the famed rivalry Saturday night.

Bill Belichick's first season as a college coach ended with four wins at North Carolina.

Bill Belichick has denied reports that he's been seeking an exit strategy from his North Carolina coaching role.

Bill Belichick's first season at North Carolina has run into problems both on and off the field.

North Carolina looks at its 2026 game in Ireland against TCU as an example of the bump from hiring Bill Belichick in its efforts to boost the school's football profile.

Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness bracket.

Robert Morris coach Andrew Toole stood next to the staging area near midcourt Tuesday night, the confetti strewn around him as the Colonials danced, mingled with fans and climbed ladders to cut down the nets.

The NCAA selection committee will have some juggling to do before the bracket comes out Sunday to keep March Madness from looking like an extension of the Southeastern Conference’s regular season.

Auburn was the No. 1 overall seed in the preliminary rankings unveiled Saturday by the committee that will select the 68-team field for the NCAA Tournament.

North Carolina has interviewed former New England Patriots coach and six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick for its head coaching position.

Title IX compliance is such an omnipresent part of running a college sports program that its significance can often be overlooked.

North Carolina is launching a group licensing program that will allow current Tar Heels athletes to profit from official school merchandise.

North Carolina now faces the challenge of finding Roy Williams’ successor.

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2019, file photo, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott speaks to reporters during the Pac-12 Conference women's NCAA college basketball media day in San Francisco. The Mountain West is trying to do the same and there even is some movement in the Mid-American Conference toward reconsidering a fall season. “The board has asked for a plan,” Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson said. The San Jose Mercury News reported, citing unidentified sources, that the Pac-12’s athletic directors were targeting Oct. 31 to start football season. But some MAC players have followed the lead of their peers in Power Five conferences by pushing for a fall season on social media.

(AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)College coaches in non-revenue sports are worried about the impact legislation allowing compensation for athletes could have on their programs. The memo, prepared by North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham and associate athletics director Paul Pogge, was sent last week to a law committee examining whether to craft a standardized athlete-compensation law for states to adopt. The memo focuses on non-revenue sports, many of which are included in Olympic competition. Similarly, lost participation opportunities is a key issue in this case for those non-revenue sports. That committee would likely first meet this fall in a process lasting one to two years, Higer said.