Matt Patchan, the offensive lineman who spurned the Hurricanes to sign with the Florida Gators in February, was shot in the shoulder Monday. Here is hoping Patchan makes a full recovery. His dad, of course, is a former Cane.

In other Canes (or Canes-related) news, our baseball team remains the top-ranked team in the nation and has won the season series against every team it has played this year.

Last weekend, the Canes (41-6) took 2 of 3 at Virginia Tech. Tuesday night, they host North Florida in a little tuneup. Then on Thursday, the Canes open a three-game series against visiting North Carolina, the nation's second-ranked team.

In fact, the top three teams in the nation are all from the ACC - Miami, North Carolina and Florida State in that order.