Quick Hits

Friday, August 21

— The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team opened the season with a scoreless draw at No. 2 N.C. State on Thursday night. — Visiting Las Vegas outscored Texas 19-0 in the second half for a 22-20 NFL exhibition win. — San Francisco took a 41-17 preseason win over the...

Thursday, August 20

— Southeastern Christian evened its volleyball record at 1-1 with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday at Liberty Christian in Richlands. Set scores were 25-19, 22-25, 25-21 and 25-17. — N.C. State and UNC will play a nonconference men's basketball game in Greensboro on December...

Wednesday, August 19

— Coastal Carolina plans to continue free concessions for ticketed football fans at home games in 2026. — UNC Wilmington has been picked to finish second to Charleston in men's soccer in the South Division of the Coastal Athletic Association. — Pete Thamel of ESPN has...

Tuesday, August 18

— Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a walk-off, 2-run homer in the 10th inning as the Chicago Cubs topped the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, on Monday night. — Crow-Armstrong had four hits with two homers and a double, becoming the first Cub with consecutive 30 homer/30 steal seasons....

Monday, August 17

— The UNC Wilmington women's soccer team improved to 2-0 with a 2-1 win at Western Carolina on Sunday as Caigan Leonard scored for the Seahawks and the Catamounts had an own goal. — Coastal Carolina started its men's soccer season on Saturday with a draw at 2 with...

Sunday, August 16

— The Carolina Panthers were dealt a 29-14 exhibition loss at Buffalo on Saturday. — Ven-Allen Lubin is returning to N.C. State for another basketball season. — Joshua Baez became the first player in MLB history to hit a home run in his first three at-bats as he led...

Saturday, August 15

— West Brunswick and host Whiteville played to a draw at 2 in boys soccer on Friday night as Emilio Leon and Avery Kollman had goals for the Trojans (1-0-1). — Chase Burns (Wake Forest) improved to 14-2 as Cincinnati topped visiting Miami, 1-0, on Friday night. —...

Friday, August 14

— West Brunswick takes on Northside of Jacksonville in the Bash at the Beach football scrimmages at West tonight at 9 p.m. Admission is $11. — Former East Carolina quarterback Gardner Minshew completed 14 of 16 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona in a...

Thursday, August 13

— Tampa Bay completed the first 9-0 road trip in franchise history with an 8-4 win over the Athletics as Liam Hicks hit a 3-run homer. — Mike Trout had three RBIs for the Los Angeles Angels in a 5-2 win over visiting Texas. — Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers...

Wednesday, August 12

— West Brunswick won its season-opening boys soccer match, 6-1, at White Oak on Tuesday night as Melvin Bautista and Emilio Leon scored two goals each. — Former UNC basketball player Seth Trimble has committed to Louisville for his final season of eligibility. — UNC...

Tuesday, August 11

— The West Brunswick volleyball team dropped its season-opening match, 3-0, at Lumberton on Monday night by scores of 8-25, 7-25 and 22-25. The Trojans have their first home match tonight at 6 p.m. against South Brunswick. — The West Brunswick boys soccer team plays...

Monday, August 10

— Michael Brennan, who played collegiately at Wake Forest, won the Wyndham Classic at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro on Sunday by three shots at 22-under par. — Chris Sale of Atlanta was ejected prior to the Braves 2-1 win in 10 innings over the host New York...