Quick Hits

Friday, January 2

— Ole Miss overcame a 21-12 halftime deficit for a 39-34 Sugar Bowl win over Georgia in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals on Thursday night as Lucas Carneiro kicked a 47-yard field goal with six seconds left. The Rebels recorded a safety on the ensuing...

Thursday, January 1

Happy New Year! — Miami of Florida never trailed in a 24-14 Cotton Bowl win over Ohio State on Wednesday night in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. — Duke scored on a 17-yard pass from Darian Mensah to Sean Brown with 2:10 remaining for a 42-39 Sun Bowl win...

Wednesday, December 31

— Isaac Clarida scored the game-winning basket for West Brunswick in an 83-81 victory over host West Bladen as the Trojans came from six points down in the last 48 seconds of overtime to win the Bladen Offroad Holiday Tournament on Tuesday night. Tournament MVP Kveon...

Tuesday, December 30

— West Brunswick took a 63-41 varsity boys basketball win over Berean Baptist in the semifinals of the Bladen Offroad Holiday Tournament on Monday night as Matthew McKenney scored 17 points. Kveon Griffin had 14 points and 11 assists. Isaac Clarida had 13 points and...

Monday, December 29

— UNC Wilmington opens Coastal Athletic Association play in men's basketball at N.C. A&T tonight (CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.) — Seattle downed the Carolina Panthers, 27-10, in Charlotte on Sunday. — Host San Francisco topped Chicago, 42-38, in the Sunday night NFL...

Sunday, December 28

— Kveon Griffin and Jerrison Dixon scored 21 points each as West Brunswick's varsity boys basketball team downed Clinton, 73-41, in the first round of the Bladen Off Road Tournament on Saturday. Isaac Clarida had 12 rebounds and Griffin had 12 assists as the Trojans...

Saturday, December 27

— East Carolina plays Pitt in the Military Bowl today (ESPN, 11 a.m.). — Texas San Antonio downed Florida International, 57-20, in a bowl game in Dallas on Friday night. — Minnesota topped New Mexico, 20-17, in overtime in a bowl matchup in Phoenix. — Northwestern...

Friday, December 26

— Nikola Jokic set an NBA record for points in an overtime with 18 for Denver in a 142-138 win over visiting Minnesota on Thursday night. Jokic finished with 58 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists. — Houston topped the host Los Angeles Lakers, 119-96. Golden State was...

Thursday, December 25

Merry Christmas! — The Brunswick Community College men's basketball team is 11-2 at the holiday break after a 98-78 win over St. Petersburg at Polk State in Winter Haven, Florida, on Saturday as five Dolphins scored in double figures including Linwood Rowe (17), Alius...

Wednesday, December 24

— The Southeastern Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team improved to 9-3 with a 50-48 win over Lamar on Tuesday in the Shootout by the Sea at North Myrtle Beach. Uzziah Marlowe had 14 points for the Warriors, who overcame a 28-21 deficit at the half. Ziyon...

Tuesday, December 23

— No. 12 UNC was a 99-51 men's basketball winner over visiting East Carolina on Monday night. — San Francisco took a 48-27 win in Monday night football at Indianapolis as Brock Purdy passed for five touchdowns. — Washington State defeated Utah State, 34-21, in the...

Monday, December 22

— N.C. State was a 76-62 men's basketball winner over Ole Miss in Greensboro on Sunday. — No. 13 Vanderbilt improved to 12-0 with a 98-67 win at Wake Forest. — No. 12 UNC hosts East Carolina tonight (ACC Network, 8 p.m.). — The Carolina Panthers topped visiting Tampa...