Quick Hits

Saturday, November 15

—  Shallotte took a 6-1 middle school boys soccer win at Waccamaw on Thursday as Luke Gushman scored twice for the Pirates. Griffin Kinlaw, Elliott Page, Kither Stackhouse, and Bryant Babson each had one goal. — The Coastal Carolina volleyball team ended a 4-match...

Friday, November 14

— Braden Smith scored 29 points for No. 2 Purdue in an 87-80 men's basketball win at No. 8 Alabama on Thursday night. — Host East Carolina managed a 71-70 win over Division II Elizabeth City State on Thursday night as the Pirates' leading scorer Jordan Riley, who...

Thursday, November 13

— The N.C. State men's basketball team improved to 3-0 with a 110-64 win over UNC Greensboro in Raleigh on Wednesday night. — No. 8 Alabama hosts No. 2 Purdue in men's college hoops tonight (ESPN2, 7 p.m.). — Paul Skenes (Pittsburgh) and Tarik Skubal (Detroit) have...

Wednesday, November 12

— Coastal Carolina took a 72-66 men's basketball win over visiting Winthrop on Tuesday night as former Clemson and Boston College player Joshua Beadle had 23 points. — No. 4 Duke was a 114-59 winner at Army. — No. 19 UNC defeated Radford, 89-74, in Chapel Hill. — Wake...

Tuesday, November 11

Today is Veterans Day! — Visiting Philadelphia topped Green Bay, 10-7, in the Monday night NFL game. — Wake Forest plays No. 6 Michigan in Detroit in men's college basketball tonight (Fox Sports 1, 6:30 p.m.). — No. 4 Duke visits Army (CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.). —...

Monday, November 10

— New Orleans rookie Tyler Shough threw for two touchdowns in a 17-7 win over the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte on Sunday. — Former Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is in favor of an ACC-Big East merger. — The host Los Angeles Chargers downed Pittsburgh, 25-10,...

Sunday, November 9

— Coastal Carolina became bowl eligible with a 40-27 win over visiting Georgia State on Saturday night with 324 yards rushing. — UNC was a 20-15 winner over visiting Stanford on Saturday. — Katin Houser threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as East Carolina...

Saturday, November 8

— No. 25 UNC took an 87-74 men's college basketball win over Kansas in Chapel Hill to end a 5-game losing streak to the Jayhawks, who led by a 37-29 margin at the half. — N.C. State won, 94-70, over Alabama Birmingham in Raleigh. — Tulane took a 38-32 college football...

Friday, November 7

— Denver improved to 8-2 with its seventh straight win, 10-7, over visiting Las Vegas in the NFL Thursday night game. — Georgia Southern held off a rally by host Appalachian State for a 25-23 Sun Belt Conference win. — Texas San Antonio took a 55-23 American...

Thursday, November 6

— Coastal Carolina will be the No. 8 seed for the Sun Belt men's soccer tournament after playing James Madison to a draw at 1 in Conway on Tuesday night. Austin Rome headed in the tying goal in the 70th minute for the Chanticleers on a free kick by Milo Wray. — The...

Wednesday, November 5

— West Brunswick won its first round boys soccer match in the NCHSAA 6-A playoffs, 2-1, over visiting Swansboro on Tuesday night as Melvin Bautista and Eduardo Bonafacio had goals for the Trojans (9-10-2). Isael Pineda and Marlon Leon had assists. West will play at...

Tuesday, November 4

Today is voting day. Be sure to vote! — Nolan Hodge scored 21 points for UNC Wilmington in a 104-77 season-opening basketball win over visiting Mount Olive on Monday night. — N.C. State began the Will Wade coaching era with a 114-66 win over N.C. Central in Raleigh. —...