Region 2, which includes Brunswick County, was topped, 4-3, in eight innings in State Games baseball on Tuesday in Greensboro. Region 2 plays Region 8 (Asheville area) at UNC Greensboro today at 3:30 p.m. … Greensboro Grimsley rising senior quarterback Faizon Brandon, who has committed to Tennessee, has a reported NIL valuation of $977,000. … Coastal Carolina plays Louisville in the College World Series (ESPN, 2 p.m.) and Arkansas takes on LSU (ESPN, 7 p.m.). … Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had three hits with a double and home run for St. Louis in a 12-2 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. … Florida wrapped up its second straight Stanley Cup with a 5-1 win over visiting Edmonton on Tuesday night as Sam Reinhart scored four goals with two empty netters. … Oklahoma City has a 3-2 lead in the NBA finals with a chance to take the championship at Indiana on Thursday night (ABC, 8:30 p.m.).
Wednesday, June 18
