The The Daily Tar Heel is here in the Spectrum Center, ahead of the second round of the NCAA tournament. UNC takes on MSU at 5:45 p.m. Stay tuned!

Hall is playing shoeless right now. UNC leads 37-31.

According to Harrison Ingram and RJ Davis, Seth Trimble “saved” UNC yesterday, helping the team advance to the Sweet 16. Also, this is article No. 100 for me for the The Daily Tar Heel, which is pretty special 💕 More on Trimble in my latest: dailytarheel.com/article/2024/0…

The screaming child is the absolute proper soundtrack for this game.

“Going to a school like North Carolina you never get a break,” Armando Bacot said. “I'll order DoorDash and the driver will be like 'Man, you done messed up my parlay!' And I’m just like, 'Whatever. I’m sorry.'" More thoughts on prop bets in my column: bit.ly/3TtUvKA

RJ Davis has always been overlooked. But now, he's a finalist for the Naismith Trophy — awarded to the most outstanding player of college basketball. Read the story: "'Overdue for him to be celebrated': RJ Davis named a finalist for the Naismith Trophy" bit.ly/4a8XgYY

Casey Cook has been “knocking the snot” out of balls since he was 18 months old. Now, he’s slugged nine homers and is the best pure hitter on the UNC baseball team. More in my latest on Cook’s rise, resilience and determination:

October’s Very Own has partnered with the UCLA Bruins, Kentucky Wildcats, North Carolina Tar Heels, Kansas Jayhawks and Syracuse Orange on a limited-edition collection. Available in-store and online April 5. #octobersveryown

BREAKING — RJ Davis was awarded the Jerry West Award for the top shooting guard in the country by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Davis is the first Tar Heel and second ACC player to win the award.

I got the chance to take some flicks for the DTH this weekend while Harry wrote his usual great story. Check ‘em out here:

This past weekend, Grace Nugent and I had the opportunity to head to Durham to check out the Savannah Bananas and The Party Animals — safe to say we had a great time. My column from the weekend: dailytarheel.com/article/2024/0…

Anthony Donofrio and I both love the movie Moneyball. Like Billy Beane, he's been told to stop playing "the children's game". Unlike Billy Beane he did not stop and it's paying off in spades for the #DiamondHeels. Read all about his long journey in my latest for InsideCarolina.

Great read!!

The Kentucky Derby is my Super Bowl. Mystic Dan is co-owned and bred by Arkansas farmer Lance Gasaway. He was introduced to racing by his father, Clint, who passed away exactly 1 year ago. On the way to KY, Gasaway stopped by his father's grave and planted a Derby Flag.

Final regular season Diamond Heels notebook is live. It checks all the boxes (read more on that in the piece) and sums up UNC's series win over Duke and their clinching of the No. 1 seed in the ACC tournament.

Scott Forbes has just been awarded 2024 ACC Coach of the Year – the third coach in UNC program history to receive the honor. Read all about his adaptability, 2024 season success and his coaching with love mentality that propelled him to the honor in my latest for IC. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

A Nick Saban video, selflessness and the Tar Heels in Omaha. Read my latest for InsideCarolina in preparation for UNC taking on Virginia in the CWS tomorrow at 2 p.m. (EST). ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 247sports.com/college/north-…

I can officially add another byline to my bio! Got the chance to cover Duke Football v UConn Football for the AP tonight. Thanks to Aaron Beard for this incredible opportunity. apnews.com/article/uconn-…

Congrats mate, you’ve driven insane this year!!! Came a long way since these days, enjoy the moment 🏆