— Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza was the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft by Las Vegas in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Edge rusher David Bailey of Texas Tech was taken second by the New York Jets. Running back Jeremiyah Love of Notre Dame was the third pick by Arizona.
— The Carolina Panthers had the No. 19 pick and took offensive tackle Monroe Freeling of Georgia.
— The Carolina Hurricanes won, 2-1, at Ottawa on Thursday night for a 3-0 lead in the first round Stanley Cup playoff series.
— Atlanta topped visiting New York, 109-108 for a 2-1 lead in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Host Toronto downed Cleveland, 126-104, to trim the Cavaliers’ series lead to 2-1. Minnesota took a 2-1 lead with a 113-96 win over visiting Denver.
— Boston is tied 1-1 going into tonight’s game at Philadelphia (Amazon TV, 7 p.m.). The Los Angeles Lakers look to extend a 2-0 lead at Houston (Amazon TV, 8 p.m.). San Antonio is tied 1-1 going into tonight’s matchup at Portland (Amazon TV, 10:30 p.m.).
— No. 2 UNC begins a baseball series at Duke tonight (ACC Extra, 6 p.m.).
— Wake Forest visits No. 3 Georgia Tech (ACC Extra, 7 p.m.).
— Virginia Tech hosts N.C. State (ACC Extra, 6 p.m.).
— East Carolina is at home to take on South Florida (ESPN+, 6 p.m.).
— No. 9 Coastal Carolina plays Texas State in Conway (ESPN+, 6 p.m.).
— UNC Wilmington goes to Elon (FloSports, 6 p.m.).
— Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer have a 1-shot lead at 14-under par in the PGA Tour team event in New Orleans going into the second round today (Golf Channel, 3 p.m.).
