Six athletes from South Johnston have signed to play on the college level including Allison Barbour (Methodist, softball), Kaylee Cox (Methodist, softball), Reese Penny (Virginia Wesleyan, softball), Lannah Price (Virginia Commonwealth, volleyball, Ava Strickland (North Carolina Wesleyan (softball) and Luke Wester (North Carolina Wesleyan, baseball). … UNC has named Bill Belichick as its new football coach. The six-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, received a 5-year deal. … N.C. State wide receiver K.C. Concepcion has entered the transfer portal. … North Alabama dealt East Carolina its third straight men’s basketball defeat, 74-67, on Wednesday night. … Virginia hosts Bethune-Cookman in men’s hoops tonight (ACC Network, 7 p.m.). … The Los Angeles Rams visit San Francisco tonight (Amazon TV, 8:15 p.m.). … UNC won the NCAA women’s soccer championship, 1-0, over Wake Forest on Monday night in Cary,