Shallotte Area Sports Staff

— 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...

— Oklahoma City evened the NBA Western Conference finals at 1-1 with a 122-113 win over visiting San Antonio on Wednesday night as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points for the Thunder. — Host New York has a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals going into game...

— New York overcame a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a 115-104 overtime win over visiting Cleveland in the first game of the NBA Eastern Conference finals as Jalen Brunson scored 38 points. — San Antonio leads the Western Conference finals, 1-0, going into...

— Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds for San Antonio in a 122-115 double overtime win at Oklahoma City in game one of the Western Conference finals in the NBA playoffs. — Cleveland opens the Eastern Conference finals at New York tonight (ESPN, 8 p.m.). —...

— West Brunswick sophomore Luke Helms was 13th in the shot put with an effort of 43 feet, 3.25 inches in the NCHSAA 6-A track meet at N.C. A&T in Greensboro on Saturday. — Cleveland pulled away from host Detroit for s 125-94 game seven win in the Eastern Conference...

— Alex Smalley has a 2-shot lead at 6-under par in the PGA Championship going into the final round today (CBS, 1 p.m.). — Napoleon Solo won the Preakness at Laurel Park on Saturday. — The New York Mets topped the visiting New York Yankees, 6-3, on Saturday night. —...

— Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy share the lead in the PGA Championship at 4-under par at Aronimink in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, going into the third round today (CBS, 1 p.m.). — Detroit forced a game seven at home on Sunday in the Eastern Conference semifinals...

— Scottie Scheffler was among five golfers tied for first at 3-under par at the PGA Tour championship going into the second round today (ESPN, noon). — Host Cleveland has a 3-2 lead in the second round of the NBA playoffs going into tonight's game with Detroit (Amazon...

— The PGA championship is underway at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania (ESPN, noon). — Cleveland took a 117-113 overtime win at Detroit on Wednesday night for a 3-2 series lead as Donovan Mitchell had seven of his 21 points in the extra period. —...

— Visiting Triton scored four runs in the ninth inning for a 6-2 softball win at West Brunswick (17-8) in the third round of the 6-A playoffs on Tuesday night. — Wake Tech topped Brunswick Community College, 12-8, at Grainger Stadium in Kinston on Tuesday for the...

— John Venable has been promoted to head coach in girls basketball at West Brunswick after serving as an assistant to Michael Everett, who chose to step down. — The Trojans have a new midcourt logo in the gym. — The West Brunswick girls soccer team completed its...