The Latest Breaking News from Carolina

No Auston Matthews? No problem for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Coach Hubert Davis accomplished in his first NCAA tournament game something North Carolina didn’t do in three previous tries — beat a Shaka Smart coached team.

South Carolina has fired head men's basketball coach Frank Martin, The State confirmed through sources close to the team. The school confirmed Martin's dismissal Monday afternoon.

Martin's decade with the Gamecocks peaked with a run to the Final Four in 2017.

North Carolina received an eight seed in the NCAA Tournament’s East region and will face the No. 9 seed Marquette in the first round on Thursday in Fort Worth. The winner could potentially face a second round showdown with defending national champion Baylor.

Carolina and Seattle won't be the only teams bidding for him, though.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There’s a controversy in Rock Hill, S.C. There’s a teetering NFL team that has had four straight losing seasons under his stewardship. There’s an all-star quarterback with all sorts of sexual misconduct allegations that the Panthers remain very interested in employing.

NEW YORK — The stage was set for a third North Carolina-Duke matchup, but Virginia Tech just had to go and steal the spotlight. The Hokies snapped the Tar Heels’ six game winning streak with a 72-59 win the ACC tournament semifinals.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Ian Cole of the Carolina Hurricanes said it would be a “statement game,” a matchup of two of the NHL’s best teams.