The winningest basketball coach in college history, Dean Smith (born 1931) retired from the University of North Carolina in 1997 after 36 seasons. His teams won 879 games and had 27 consecutive seasons of at least 20 victories. Under Dean Smith, the...

North Carolina's Dean Smith retired after the 1997 season as the all-time winningest head coach in college basketball. Smith's 879 wins over 36 years surpassed legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp by three games. For twenty-seven...

Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28, 1931) is a retired head coach of men’s college basketball. Originally from Emporia, Kansas, Smith has been called a “coaching legend” by the Basketball Hall of Fame. Smith is best known for his successful...

Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson will return to North Carolina next season instead of entering the NBA draft early."I've definitely decided that I will be back (for) my junior year," Hansbrough said Tuesday night after the team's annual awards ceremony. "Personally, I'm not ready for...

Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points and North Carolina gave coach Roy Williams his 500th career victory, a 94-69 rout of High Point on Saturday night.Williams reached the 500-win mark in his 19th season, faster than any other Division I coach. Jerry Tarkanian won his 500th...

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards used his Sunday birthday fundraiser _ an event light on cash but heavy on voters _ to urge his shallow-pocket supporters to donate their time to help mobilize his campaign.While most presidential campaign fundraisers feature thousand-dollar-a-plate meals, Edwards returned to...

Tennessee's Pat Summitt, the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, filed for divorce after nearly 27 years of marriage.Irreconcilable differences were cited in the petition filed Wednesday in the Knoxville suburb of Maryville. She and husband R.B Summit will have been married 27 years on...