Quick Hits

Tuesday, March 24

—Que Tucker is stepping down as commissioner of the NCHSAA in October. — West Brunswick is ranked No. 9 in softball among teams in the 910 area code. — Wichita State takes on host Tulsa tonight in a matchup of American Conference men's teams in the quarterfinals of...

Monday, March 23

— Tyler Reddick won the NASCAR Cup race at Darlington on Sunday. — Virginia was knocked out of the men's NCAA Tournament with a 79-72 loss to Tennessee on Sunday night in Philadelphia. — A 3-pointer by Alvaro Folgueiras with four seconds left lifted Iowa to a 73-72...

Sunday, March 22

— Duke advanced to the Sweet 16 with an 81-58 win over Texas Christian in the NCAA men's basketball tournament in Greenville. S.C. on Saturday. — Dayton took an 80-61 second round men's NIT win at UNC Wilmington on Saturday night. — Texas eliminated Gonzaga, 74-68, in...

Saturday, March 21

— Sources have told the InsideCarolina website that a coaching change is being considered in men's basketball at UNC. — No. 10 N.C, State opened a baseball series at No. 11 Florida State with a 6-4 win on Friday night. — No. 9 Virginia defeated No. 24 Wake Forest,...

Friday, March 20

— Duke overcame a 13-point deficit to advance in the NCAA men's basketball tournament with a 71-65 win over Sienna on Thursday in Greenville, S.C. as Cameron Boozer had 22 points and 13 rebounds. — 12th-seeded High Point stunned fifth-seeded Wisconsin, 83-82, in...

Thursday, March 19

— Duke takes on Sienna in Greenville, S.C. in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament today (CBS, 2:50 p.m.). — UNC plays Virginia Commonwealth in Greenville, S.C. in the first round (TNT, 6:50 p.m.). — Miami of Ohio topped Southern Methodist, 89-79,...

Wednesday, March 18

— Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic, 3-2, in Miami over Team USA on Tuesday night after a 2-run homer by Bryce Harper had tied the score in the eighth. — Texas won a play-in game with N.C. State in the NCAA men's basketball tournament in Dayton on Tuesday...

Tuesday, March 17

Happy St. Patrick's Day! — The UNC Wilmington men's basketball team opens play in the NIT tonight at Yale (ESPN+, 7 p.m.). — N.C. State has a play-in game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament in Dayton tonight against Texas (truTV, 9:15 p.m.). — Davidson has a game...

Monday, March 16

— Team USA defeated the Dominican Republic, 2-1, on Sunday night on home runs by Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony for a berth in the World Baseball Classic championship on Tuesday night against the Italy-Venezuela winner tonight. — No. 1 seeds for the NCAA men's...

Sunday, March 15

— The West Brunswick baseball team evened its Carolina Coast Conference record at 1-1 with a 5-2 win at Hoggard on Friday night as Wesley Wilson threw 94 pitches and Kaleb Faulders threw 21. — West Brunswick is 6-1 overall and 1-1 in league play in softball after a...

Saturday, March 14

— Team USA topped Canada, 5-3, in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic in Houston on Friday night. The USA will face the Dominican Republic on Sunday in the semifinals (FOX, 8 p.m.). — No. 1 Duke and No. 10 Virginia will meet for the championship of the ACC...

Friday, March 13

— No. 1 Duke held on for an 80-79 win over Florida State in the quarterfinals of the ACC men's basketball tournament in Charlotte on Thursday night. No. 19 UNC was topped by the same score by Clemson in the nightcap. — In afternoon games, No. 10 Virginia got past N.C....