— East Carolina plays at N.C. State tonight in the football season opener for both programs (ACC Network, 7 p.m.).
— Duke kicks off the 2025 football season at home against Elon (ACC Network Extra, 7:30 p.m.).
— South Florida will be taking on Boise State in Tampa (ESPN, 5:30 p.m.).
— Nebraska meets Cincinnati in Kansas City (ESPN, 9 p.m.).
— UNC has announced that South Alabama transfer Gio Lopez will start at quarterback.
— Rookie right-hander Nolan McLean (Garner) improved to 3-0 for the New York Mets in a 6-0 win over visiting Philadelphia with six strikeouts in eight innings.
— Nick Kurtz (Wake Forest) had two hits and scored two runs for the host Athletics in a 7-0 win over Detroit.
— USA Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley selected Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Ben Griffin, Colin Morikawa, Justin Thomas and Cameron Young to the team on Wednesday. Already qualified were Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English, Russell Henley, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler and J.J. Spaun.
