North Carolina Coach Sylvia Hatchell Resigns After Investigation

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Sylvia Hatchell, the Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach at the University of North Carolina, has resigned less than three weeks after she was suspended amid a university-ordered investigation into her program.

The university announced the resignation Thursday night.

Ms. Hatchell had been accused of making racially insensitive remarks in front of the team. A lawyer for Ms. Hatchell has said his client’s words were misquoted or misconstrued.

But the university’s statement said the investigation, which included interviews with 28 people connected to the program, had concluded that there was “widespread support” to back up allegations that Ms. Hatchell had “made…