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North Carolina keeps on scoring and keeps on winning and the Tar Heels are one victory from their first Final Four in seven years. Marcus Paige started the Tar Heels' impressive shooting performance with four early 3-pointers and he finished with 21 points as North Carolina continued its offensive prowess, moving to the Elite Eight for the 20th time since 1975 with a 101-86 victory over Indiana on Friday night in the East Regional. The top-seeded Tar Heels (31-6) will meet sixth-seeded Notre Dame on Sunday, determining one of two guaranteed Atlantic Coast Conference spots in the Final Four. Continue to Article

March 26, 2016 2:05:am EST

Notre Dame coach Mike Brey stood on the sidelines in a suit, sans tie, Friday night during his team's victory over Wisconsin in the Sweet 16, but he looked afterward like he spent at least a few minutes in the game. Brey was limping and required a bag of ice on his right calf after straining it in a fit of excitement in the second half. Notre Dame coach Mike Brey played hurt in the second half, injuring his calf muscle... https://t.co/ajgETJs8o1 pic.twitter.com/tknCvFBJR4 — Dana O'Neil (@ESPNDanaOneil) March 26, 2016 [ Georgia Tech made the correct choice firing Brian Gregory ] "Trainer said I should be able to go Sunday. About the 15-minute mark I was excited and jumped up and I pulled a calf muscle," Brey said. "Thank God it wasn't Achilles. So little calf strain, no surgery needed, but I'm a little sore. I told the guys I'm the first one taped on Sunday." Brey and the Fighting Irish have their work cut out for them if they're going to pull off an upset over No. 1 seed North Carolina and advance to the Final Four. The teams played twice this season. Notre Dame won at home 80-76 but the Tar Heels took revenge and then some in the semifinals of the ACC tournament winning 78-47. Mike Brey escapes postgame interview unharmed. Maybe. #MarchMadness https://t.co/Nz5OaDGYN1 — NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 26, 2016 - - - - - - - [ Kyle Ringo is the assistant editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at kyle.ringo@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @KyleRingo Continue to Article

March 26, 2016 1:21:am EST

Wisconsin was minutes away from keeping a third straight Final Four berth in sight. The Badgers lost the ball in crunch time and fumbled away their shot at March history. Demetrius Jackson stripped the ball and scored the go-ahead layup with 14.7 seconds left and Notre Dame advanced to the brink of its first Final Four in 38 years with a 61-56 win over Wisconsin on Friday night in the East Region semifinal of the NCAA Tournament. Continue to Article

March 26, 2016 12:35:am EST

A look around the sights and sounds of the NCAA Tournament from reporters at the games and surrounding events: Continue to Article

March 25, 2016 11:22:pm EST