— New York took a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA playoffs with a 109-93 win over visiting Cleveland on Thursday night as Josh Hart scored 26 points with seven assists.
— Oklahoma City and San Antonio are tied 1-1 going into game two hosted by the Spurs tonight (NBC, 8:30 p.m.).
— Visiting Montreal took a 6-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in the first game of the Eastern Conference finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Thursday night.
— N.C. State baseball coach Eliott Avent announced his retirement effective at the end of the current season after 30 years guiding the Wolfpack.
— NASCAR racing legend Kyle Busch passed away Thursday at the age of 41 after being hospitalized with an illness.
— Georgia Tech topped Virginia, 16-10, and Miami was an 8-2 winner over Boston College in the single-elimination ACC baseball tournament in Charlotte on Thursday.
— Quarterfinal matchups in the league event on the ACC Network today include Virginia Tech vs. No. 2 UNC at 11 a/m. and Pitt vs. No. 11 Florida State at 3 p.m.
— No. 24 Coastal Carolina plays Louisiana in the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Montgomery, Alabama today (ESPN+, 4 p.m.) after the Chanticleers downed Appalachian State, 8-2, in an elimination contest on Thursday.
— UNC Wilmington meets Monmouth in the Coastal Athletic Association tournament in the Port City in an elimination game today (FloSports, 11 a.m.) after the Seahawks took a 3-1 loss to top-seeded Campbell on Thursday.
— In the Byron Nelson event on the PGA Tour, Taylor Moore shot a 9-under par 62 on Thursday for a 1-shot lead going into the second round today (Golf Channel, 3 p.m.).
