Sunday, May 3

by | May 3, 2026 | Quick Hits

— Philadelphia advanced in the NBA playoffs with a 109-100 game seven win at Boston as Joel Embiid had 34 points and 12 rebounds with Jayson Tatum (Duke) sitting out for the Celtics.

— NBA game sevens today include Orlando at Detroit (ABC, 3:30 p.m.) and Toronto at Cleveland (NBC, 7:30 p.m.).

— Paul McNeil Jr. has indicated he will return to N.C. State after entering the transfer portal. He averaged 13.8 points last season as a sophomore.

— N.C. State won its baseball series with visiting Miami, 2-1, with a 12-7 victory on Saturday.

— The Carolina Hurricanes opened their second-round playoff series with visiting Philadelphia with a 3-0 win as Logan Stankoven scored two goals.

— East Carolina plays the deciding game of its baseball series at Memphis today (ESPN+, 2:05 p.m.).

— Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby, making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer to win the event in its 152nd running.

— Wake Forest completed a 3-game sweep of Louisville with a 7-5 win in Winston-Salem on Saturday as Rhys Bowie came in from left field for his first save.

— The Brunswick Community College baseball team improved to 43-8 with a 9-8 win at Richard Bland on Saturday to complete a 3-game sweep.

— The NASCAR Cup series runs at Texas Motor Speedway on Fort Worth today (Fox Sports 1, 3:30 P.M.).

— Cameron Young takes a 6-shot lead at 15-under par into the final round of the PGA Tour event in Miami today (CBS, 3 p.m.).

— Texas plays at Detroit in the Sunday night MLB matchup (Peacock, 7:20 p.m.).