— Hoggard is ranked No. 2 in boys soccer in the 910 area code by HighSchoolOT. New Hanover is No. 3 and Laney is No. 5.
— The Carolina Panthers play their first exhibition game tonight in Charlotte against Cleveland (NFL Network, 7 p.m.). Shedeur Sanders is starting at quarterback for the Browns.
— In NFL exhibitions on Thursday night, host Baltimore topped Indianapolis, 24-16; Cincinnati was defeated, 34-27, at Philadelphia and Las Vegas played to a tie at 23 at Seattle.
— Nick Kurtz (Wake Forest) drew two walks and had an RBI for the Athletics in a 6-0 win at Washington on Thursday.
— St. Louis hosts the Chicago Cubs tonight (MLB Network, 8:15 p.m.).
— A judge dismissed a lawsuit by the 1983 N.C. State men’s basketball team seeking NIL compensation.
— Akshay Bhatia shot an 8-under par 62 for a 1-shot lead in the PGA Tour event in Memphis going into the second round today (Golf Channel, 2 p.m.).
