— The South Brunswick Majors (12-and-under) all-stars are playing for the Diamond Youth Baseball Division 2 World Series championship today at 10 a.m. in Lexington County, South Carolina. The North Carolina state champions face South Carolina and need one win in two games to take the double-elimination tournament title.
— Coastal Carolina is going away from paper tickets for athletic events to a digital system to be utilized on fans’ phones.
— Nick Kurtz (Wake Forest) had three hits with a double and scored four runs for the Athletics in a 16-7 win at Washington on Tuesday night. A’s teammate Shea Langeliers hit three home runs.
— UNC football general manager Michael Lombardi reportedly has signed a 3-year contract worth $4.5 million.
— Transfers Max Johnson, who played previously at LSU and Texas A&M, and Gio Lopez (South Alabama) are competing for the starting quarterback job in Chapel Hill.
— N.C. State assistant basketball coach Brandon Chambers had doughnuts delivered to Department of Motor Vehicles personnel in Cary as he waited eight hours to get a driver’s license.
— Three East Carolina running backs — Marlon Gunn Jr., Parker Jenkins and London Montgomery — have been named to the Doak Walker preseason watch list.
— With eight classifications, the NCHSAA will play state championships in football from Thursday, December 11, through Saturday, December 13.
