
Nine ACC teams land NCAA bids
Led by No. 1 overall seed Virginia and No. 2 seeds Duke and North Carolina, the Atlantic Coast Conference has tied the league record it set last season by placing nine teams in the 2018 NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Led by No. 1 overall seed Virginia and No. 2 seeds Duke and North Carolina, the Atlantic Coast Conference has tied the league record it set last season by placing nine teams in the 2018 NCAA Basketball Tournament.

What’s it like being backstage at something like an ACC Tournament? You remember those “This is SportsCenter” commercials from back in the day. Like that, on steroids.

North Carolina shot 40 percent from three-point range, cut its turnovers by more than half from its Jan. 6 loss at Virginia, got 20 points from Luke Maye, who had six in that early-season 61-49 loss, held the ‘Hoos to 42 percent shooting.

Virginia coach Tony Bennett and UVA players Isaiah Wilkins, Devon Hall and Kyle Guy talk with reporters after the ‘Hoos defeated North Carolina, 71-63, on Saturday to win the ACC Tournament Championship.

An 11-3 run broke open a close game, and top-ranked Virginia closed out North Carolina by hitting on 10-of-12 free throws in the final 1:57, in winning the program’s third ACC Tournament title, 71-63, Saturday in Brooklyn.

Luke Maye scored 17 points, including North Carolina’s last field goal with 5:33 remaining, and No. 12 North Carolina held off a late rally by No. 5 Duke to advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game with a 74-69 victory on Friday night.

Theo Pinson scored a career-high 25 points and had 11 rebounds, lifting No. 12 North Carolina while its other stars were struggling, and the Tar Heels beat Miami 82-65 on Thursday night to set up a second straight Atlantic Coast Conference semifinal meeting with Duke in Brooklyn.

Clemson coach Brad Brownell and players Shelton Mitchell and Gabe DeVoe talk with reporters after the Tigers’ 90-82 win over Boston College on Thursday in the 2018 ACC Tournament.

Theo Pinson had 16 points, 11 rebounds and six assists and Kenny Williams scored 17 points as No. 12 North Carolina beat Syracuse 78-59 on Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

Members of Congress gathered together on the morning of Wednesday, February 28, not to vote or meet in committee, but for another important purpose: to honor the life of Reverend Billy Graham, who died on February 21.