AP - George Mason and Bradley are headed to the Sweet 16. North Carolina and Pittsburgh are not. Eleventh-seed George Mason stunned the defending national champ Tar Heels 65-60 in the second round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Lamar Butler's 18 points showed the way for the Patriots who become the first school from the Colonial Athletic Association to reach the round of 16 since 1988.

AP - Ivory Latta has a personal guarantee. The North Carolina Tar Heels will be back up to full speed in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

AP - From any perspective, the statistic is stunning. In the last 13 minutes of their NCAA tournament opener, the North Carolina Tar Heels got all of their points from four freshmen playing well beyond their years.

AP - Ask LSU about fellow No. 1 seed North Carolina, and you'd never know that the Tar Heels are also in town, preparing to play on the same floor.

AP - The United States has not ruled out talks with Iran about Iraq, but any discussions would not cover Tehran's disputed nuclear program, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday.