Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic talks about Duke QB Daniel Jones' journey from receiving praise at Jay Bilas basketball camp and being overlooked as a high school football prospect to being projected as a 1st-round NFL Draft selection.

Joe Person joins the show from the NFL Draft Combine to discuss Ron Rivera meeting with media this morning, what the Panthers might be looking for, and Jason Witten's decision to return to football from the broadcast booth.

The Charlotte Observer's Rick Bonnell joins DG for an extended visit to discuss the Warriors as the team to beat (still) in the NBA, how the Celtics got into the mess they are in, the league's proposal to allow 18-year-olds to declare for the draft, and much more.

Former Packers coach Mike McCarthy, Johnny Manziel, Zion Williamson's busted shoe, Nike's stock, and a team that forgot its uniforms for a recent road game all come up in our first hour!

Senior NBA writer for The Athletic Michael Lee swings by the show. LeBron James and Brad Stevens are both making headlines for the wrong reasons as their respective teams under-perform. DG pitches his own curling-themed idea for the Hurricanes Storm Surge. One of the branches on K’s coaching tree is having a breakout season at Marquette, stirring up conversation about the pool of potential coaches who could be Coach K’s successor at Duke.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is the longest acting commissioner in all of American pro sports. He joins DG to talk about the Hurricanes season, his thoughts on the Storm Surge, and the growth of the sport. His good friend Don Cherry famously called the Canes “A bunch of jerks” for their unconventional celebrations, is the commissioner on the same page? He’s also gotten to know Tom Dundon, the newest NHL owner here in Raleigh. DG questions him about the possibility of taking the outdoor stadium series to Carter-Finley.

#3 Duke was upset in Blacksburg last night, falling to #20 Virginia Tech 77-72. The Blue Devils continue to struggle on offense while Zion recovers from his knee sprain. #5 North Carolina trailed Syracuse in the Dean Dome at halftime but put it together in the end to win 93-85. The Canes took down the LA Kings 6-1, improving to 10-3 in February and inching closer and closer to a playoff berth.

One emailer asks DG what he would have done if in Ole Miss basketball coach Kermit Davis' shoes when many of his players knelt for the national anthem prior to tip-off over the weekend.

He also discusses the several media members are advising Duke freshman Zion Williamson to "shut it down" for the remainder of the college basketball season to lessen risk of injury.

Why is there such a difference between simply getting into the playoffs in the NBA and NHL? Should the Canes push for a better seed than 8th?

Duke freshman Joey Baker played his first minutes of the season Saturday. Why did Coach K decide to put him in, taking away his redshirt status?

High Point basketball coach Tubby Smith describes the thrill of winning a national championship (as he did at Kentucky in 1998) and why more coaches are staying in the business into their seventies.

Jerry Palm of CBS Sports delivers some bracketology outlooks for ACC bubble teams and others in our state in conferences that usually have only one NCAA Tournament bid.

UNC Greensboro head coach Wes Miller is in his 8th year with the Spartans and in the midst of a great season, while the SoCon is as competitive and deep as ever. They just beat ETSU yesterday on Senior Night. Speaking of the SoCon, 1st place Wofford is in the AP Top 25 for the first time in program history, the Terriers checking in at #24 in the country.