Quick Hits

Wednesday, January 14

— The West Brunswick varsity boys basketball team picked up its first Carolina Coast Conference win, 74-36, over visiting Topsail on Tuesday night as Kveon Griffin had a triple double with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. — Host St. Louis topped the Carolina...

Tuesday, January 13

— Shallotte swept its middle school matchups with Town Creek on Monday, including both basketball games hosted by the Pirates. Kallee Taylor had 13 points in a 39-9 girls win. Ayden Brown hit the winning 3-pointer in a 39-38 overtime boys victory. Shallotte was a...

Monday, January 12

— Buffalo was a 27-24 winner at Jacksonville in the NFL playoffs on Sunday. — San Francisco scored with 2:54 remaining on a 4-yard pass from Brock Purdy to Christian McCaffrey for a 23-19 win at Philadelphia. — New England advanced with a 16-3 win over the visiting...

Sunday, January 11

— The UNC Wilmington men's basketball team improved to 16-2 overall and 5-0 in the Coastal Athletic Association with a 75-71 win at Stony Brook on Saturday night as Nolan Hodge scored 22 points. — The Carolina Hurricanes rallied for a 3-2 win over Seattle in Raleigh....

Saturday, January 10

— The West Brunswick varsity boys basketball team was outscored, 20-6, in the third quarter of a 75-58 Carolina Coast Conference loss to visiting New Hanover on Friday night. Jerrison Dixon had 22 points for the Trojans (9-5, 0-3 CCC). Kveon Griffin had 17 points, 11...

Friday, January 9

— Shallotte took a 60-45 middle school wrestling victory over South Brunswick on Thursday. — Georgia transfer Carson Beck scored on a 3-yard keeper with 18 seconds left as Miami topped Ole Miss, 31-27, in the Fiesta Bowl for a berth in the College Football Playoff...

Thursday, January 8

— Miami and Ole Miss meet in the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, in the College Football Playoff semifinals tonight (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.). — Old Dominion visits Coastal Carolina in a Sun Belt Conference men's basketball matchup tonight (ESPN+, 7 p.m.). — UNC Wilmington...

Wednesday, January 7

— Host Hoggard dealt West Brunswick a 47-31 varsity boys basketball loss to drop the Trojans to 0-2 in the Carolina Coast Conference going into the first league home game Friday with New Hanover. Leading scorer Matthew McKenney didn't play and top rebounder Isaac...

Tuesday, January 6

— Three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Grayson McCall will be an offensive analyst at Coastal Carolina on the new staff of former Missouri State coach Ryan Beard. McCall played quarterback for the Chanticleers before ending his career at N.C. State. —...

Monday, January 5

— Pittsburgh won the AFC North with a 26-24 win over Baltimore as Tyler Loop missed a 44-yard field goal for the Ravens on the final play. — The Carolina Panthers will host the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday in the first round of the NFL playoffs (FOX, 4:30 p.m.). — The...

Sunday, January 4

— The UNC Wilmington men's basketball team improved to 14-2 overall and 3-0 in the Coastal Athletic Association with a 49-45 win over visiting Hampton on Saturday night as Patrick Wessler had 19 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots. — No. 21 Virginia topped host...

Saturday, January 3

— Southeastern Christian posted a varsity basketball sweep of visiting Coastal Christian on Friday night as the boys improved to 10-3 with a 74-45 win after the girls topped the Centurions, 50-32. Ella Gregory had 12 points for the Lady Warriors. Ella Lynch and...