Tuesday, May 26

by | May 26, 2026 | Quick Hits

— The Carolina Hurricanes took a 2-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 3-2 win at Montreal on Monday night on an overtime goal by Andrei Svechnikov.

— New York completed a sweep in the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA playoffs with a 130-93 win at Cleveland on Monday night as six players scored in double figures for the Knicks.

— San Antonio and Oklahoma City are tied 2-2 in the Western Conference finals going into game five hosted by the Thunder (NBC, 8:30 p.m.).

— East Carolina will play Tennessee on Friday in the Chapel Hill regional of the NCAA baseball tournament (ESPNU, noon). Host UNC meets Virginia Commonwealth (ESPN+, 5 p.m.).

— N.C. State meets Central Florida in the Auburn regional on Friday at 6 p.m. on ESPNU or ESPN+.

— Coastal Carolina is in the Tallahassee regional and faces Northern Illinois on Friday (ESPN+, 8 p.m.).

— Wake Forest is in the Morgantown (West Virginia) regional and plays Kentucky on Friday (ESPN2/ESPN+, noon).