Quick Hits

Wednesday, September 2

— Graham Pauley (Duke) had a homer, triple and four RBIs for Miami in a 6-3 win at Kansas City on Tuesday night. — Ryan Jeffers (UNC Wilmington) had a homer, triple and three RBIs for Minnesota in a 15-2 win over visiting Detroit. — Walker Jenkins (South Brunswick)...

Tuesday, September 1

— Ryan Jeffers (UNC Wilmington) hit two home runs for host Minnesota in an 11-1 win over Detroit on Monday night. — Walker Jenkins (South Brunswick) hit a 2-run homer for the Twins off a lob from a position player who was pitching in the eighth inning. — Zach Neto...

Monday, August 31

— Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Tour championship by three shots at 16-under par with a final round of 66, 4-under par, at the East Lake Club in Atlanta on Sunday. — The $10 million first prize moved Scheffler into first place in career earnings with $130,390,661....

Sunday, August 30

— UNC opened the Football Bowl Subdivision season in Dublin, Ireland, with a 15-10 win over Texas Christian on Saturday. — Beau Pribula, who played previously at Missouri and Penn State, completed nine of 11 for 155 yards and kept 15 times for 110 yards as Virginia...

Saturday, August 29

— Matoshi Lance had 12 carries for 242 yards and two touchdowns for West Brunswick in a 39-36 loss at Whiteville on Thursday night. — UNC and Texas Christian play in Dublin, Ireland, today in the first Football Bowl Subdivision game of the season (ESPN, noon). — N.C....

Friday, August 28

— Boston Babson scored four goals for West Brunswick in a 12-0 varsity boys soccer win at South Columbus on Thursday. Emilio Leon had three goals for the Trojans (3-0-1). Bentley Clemmons scored two as the game was called at halftime. Scoring one goal each were Sam...

Thursday, August 27

— The Football Championship Subdivision has season-opening games tonight including Concord at Davidson (ESPN+, 7 p.m.). — UNC Wilmington has a men's soccer match at Mercer tonight (ESPN+, 5 p.m.). — The Los Angeles Dodgers play at Atlanta tonight (Fox Sports 1, 7:15...

Wednesday, August 26

— Due to the forecast for potentially unsuitable weather on Friday, West Brunswick's varsity high school football game at Whiteville has been moved to Thursday at 7 p.m. — Jarren Duran hit a grand slam in the 11th inning as Boston won, 7-3, at Miami on Tuesday night....

Tuesday, August 25

— West Brunswick's varsity boys soccer game with South Columbus, scheduled for Monday, was postponed to September 2. — West Brunswick was a 2-0 junior varsity volleyball winner over visiting Carolina Forest on Monday. — The West Brunswick junior varsity football team...

Monday, August 24

— Host Tennessee scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to defeat defending Super Bowl champion Seattle, 19-16, in an NFL exhibition on Sunday night. — Wyndham Clark won the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis by three shots at 17-under par. — Ryan...

Sunday, August 23

— Atlanta was dealt its seventh loss in nine games with a 4-1 defeat at Milwaukee on Saturday. — Philadelphia won its eighth straight, 12-3, over visiting St. Louis on Saturday night. — The Phillies have pulled within 3.0 games of the division-leading Braves in the...

Saturday, August 22

— Ryan Fitzgerald kicked two field goals, including a 61-yarder, for the Carolina Panthers in a 34-17 exhibition win at Jacksonville on Friday night. — NFL preseason matchups on ESPN today include Baltimore at Minnesota at 1 p.m., New Orleans at the Los Angeles Rams...