Monday, May 4

by | May 4, 2026 | Quick Hits

— Senior Joseph Ward of West Brunswick has qualified for the 6-A golf regional at Country Club of Johnston County in Smithfield on Tuesday.

— Cameron Young (Wake Forest) won the PGA Tour event over the Blue Monster at Doral in Miami by six shots at 19-under par, tipping his hat to Donald Trump after he putted out on No. 18 and receiving a thumbs-up from the President.

— The home teams won game sevens in the first round of the NBA playoffs as Cleveland topped Toronto, 114-102, and Detroit eliminated Orlando, 116-94.

— Second round series get underway tonight with Philadelphia at New York (NBC, 8 p.m.) and San Antonio hosting Minnesota (Peacock, 9:30 p.m.).

— Chase Elliott won the NASCAR Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

— No. 2 UNC took a 13-0 nonconference baseball win over visiting Duke on Sunday.

— A 9-4 win for host Memphis gave the Tigers their first series win over East Carolina since 2015.

— The Carolina Hurricanes take a 1-0 lead into game two of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series with Philadelphia tonight (ESPN, 7 p.m.).