— Shallotte Middle School took a 20-14 win at Town Creek on Wednesday in the first round of the playoffs as Ziara Daniels, Hunter Fortenberry and Aiden Brown had touchdowns. Brown had a 2-point conversion. The defense held the Coyotes scoreless for the last three quarters.
— Toronto topped the host New York Yankees, 5-2, on Wednesday night to wrap up the playoff series in four games as Jeff Hoffman (East Carolina) got the save for the Blue Jays.
— Also on Wednesday, Detroit forced a deciding game five with a 9-3 win over visiting Seattle. The host Chicago Cubs stayed alive with a 4-3 win over Milwaukee. Visiting Philadelphia avoided elimination with an 8-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
— The Dodgers host the Phillies in game four tonight (TBS, 6:08 p.m.) and Milwaukee plays game four against the Cubs at Wrigley Field (TBS, 9:08 p.m.).
— East Carolina plays at Tulane in college football tonight (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.).
— Liberty was a 19-8 winner at Texas El Paso and visiting Missouri State took a 22-20 victory at Middle Tennessee State in Conference USA games on Wednesday night.
— Las Vegas won, 90-88, at Phoenix for a 3-0 lead in the WNBA championship series.
— Philadelphia visits the New York Giants tonight (Amazon TV, 8:15 p.m.).
— The Carolina Hurricanes play their season opener at home against New Jersey tonight (ESPN+, 7:30 p.m.).
— The PGA Tour is in Japan this week. The second round of the Baycurrent Classic is tonight, Eastern time (Golf Channel, 11 p.m.).
