Quick Hits

Tuesday, April 7

— Pressley Wilson pitched a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts as host West Brunswick took an 11-0 softball win in five innings over South Point to improve to 10-4. Mylee Sneed had three hits with two doubles and four RBIs. Cydnee Harris had a home run and two RBIs. —...

Monday, April 6

— UCLA won the NCAA women's basketball championship, 79-51, over South Carolina on Sunday in Phoenix. — Connecticut and Michigan play for the NCAA men's basketball championship tonight in Indianapolis (TBS, 8:50 p.m.). — Auburn took the NIT men's championship in...

Sunday, April 5

Happy Easter! — Connecticut topped Illinois, 71-62, and Michigan defeated Arizona, 91-73, in the men's Final Four of the NCAA basketball tournament on Saturday night in Indianapolis. — The Huskies and Wolverines meet Monday night for the national championship (TBS,...

Saturday, April 4

— In the women's Final Four in Phoenix, South Carolina dealt Connecticut its first loss, 62-48, and UCLA downed Texas, 51-44. The Gamecocks and Bruins play for the national championship on Sunday (ABC, 3:30 p.m.). — In the men's Final Four in Indianapolis today,...

Friday, April 3

Good Friday! — East Carolina holds a football scrimmage this morning. Transfers Emory Williams of Miami and Mitch Griffis from Texas Tech are competing at quarterback. — In the NIT semifinals at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Thursday night, Tulsa defeated New...

Thursday, April 2

— Wake Forest took a 15-4 baseball win in seven innings over Clemson in Charlotte on Wednesday night as a grand slam by Javar Williams provided the final margin. — Sandy Alcantara pitched the first complete game of the MLB season as Miami topped the visiting Chicago...

Wednesday, April 1

— The West Brunswick softball team improved to 9-3 with a 12-2 nonconference win in five innings over visiting Lumberton on Tuesday night. Kady Long had three hits and four RBIs for the Trojans. Brooke Somers had a home run. Olivia Brown had three RBIs and pitched two...

Tuesday, March 31

— Former N.C. State player Justin Gainey reportedly will be named the new men's basketball coach of the Wolfpack. He has been an assistant at Tennessee. — West Brunswick is ranked No. 8 in softball by HighSchoolOT among teams in the 910 area code. — South Carolina,...

Monday, March 30

— Braylon Mullins hit a 35-foot 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left after a Duke turnover to give Connecticut a 73-72 win in the final of the East regional in the NCAA men's basketball regional in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. — Michigan rolled to a 95-62 win over Tennessee...

Sunday, March 29

— Duke plays Connecticut in the men's East regional final of the NCAA basketball tournament in Washington, D.C. today (CBS, 5:05 p.m.). — Tennessee meets Michigan in the Midwest regional final (CBS, 2:15 p.m.). — Illinois topped Iowa, 71-59, in the South regional...

Saturday, March 28

— Duke advanced to the Elite Eight with an 80-75 win over St. John's in Washington, D.C. on Friday night as Isaiah Evans scored 25 points and Caleb Foster returned to action with 11 points in 19 minutes. — The Blue Devils will play Connecticut for a berth in the Final...

Friday, March 27

— Walter Shaw of Brunswick Community College has been named Coach of the Year in the National Junior College Division 1 men's basketball Atlantic Division. — Duke plays St. John's in the round of 16 in the NCAA men's basketball tournament in Washington, D.C. tonight...