Saturday, May 23

by | May 23, 2026 | Quick Hits

— Visiting Oklahoma City took a 123-108 win at San Antonio on Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals of the NBA playoffs as league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 12 assists.

— New York takes a 2-0 lead into tonight’s game at Cleveland in the Eastern Conference finals (ABC, 8 p.m.).

— The Carolina Hurricanes look to even their Eastern Conference final series in the Stanley Cup playoffs at home in game two tonight against Montreal (TNT, 7 p.m.).

— In the semifinals of the league baseball tournament in Charlotte on the ACC Network today, Miami plays No. 3 Georgia Tech at 11 a.m. and Pitt takes on No. 2 UNC at 3 p.m. The Panthers advanced with an 8-6 win over No. 11 Florida State on Friday on a 3-run homer in the ninth inning by Kai Wagner.

— The tops seeds in the American Conference, East Carolina and Texas San Antonio meet today in the winners bracket final in Clearwater, Florida (ESPN+, 10 a.m.). The Pirates topped Rice, 4-3, on Friday morning as Jack Herring had a home run and two doubles.

— N.C. State has promoted Chris Hart to baseball head coach with the retirement of Elliott Avent, effective at the conclusion of the 2026 season.

— A 7-3 loss to Northeastern ended the season for host UNC Wilmington in the Coastal Athletic Association tournament.

— No. 24 Coastal Carolina was knocked out of the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Montgomery, Alabama, with a 5-4 loss to Louisiana.

— Si Woo Kim shot an 11-under par 60 for a 5-shot lead at 18-under par in the PGA Tour event in McKinney, Texas, going into the third round today (CBS, 3 p.m.).

— The Los Angeles Dodgers play at Milwaukee tonight (FOX, 7:15 p.m.).