Tate Morris was 3-for-3 with a double and four RBIs for Shallotte in a 17-2 Old North State baseball win at Oak Island on Thursday night. Aiden Payne had two hits with a double and two RBIs as the Shallywags improved to 2-0. … A golf league sponsored by Salty Frye’s Golf Carts for all ages and abilities will begin play on October 6 with rounds on Mondays at various courses. Call Michael Andresky for more information at (843) 734-1176. … Indiana stunned host Oklahoma City, 111-110, on Tyrese Haliburton’s 22-footer with 0.3 seconds left as the Pacers came back from a 15-point deficit with 9:42 remaining to take a 1-0 lead in the NBA championship series. … Quarterback Aaron Rodgers reportedly will sign a 1-year contract with Pittsburgh. … The French Open men’s tennis semifinals on TNT today include Lorenzo Musetti vs. Carlos Alcarez at 8:30 a.m. and Jannik Sinner vs. Novak Djokovic at 1 p.m. … Thorbjorn Oleson and Cristobal Del Solar each shot 9-under 61s in the Canadian Open for a 1-shot lead going into the second round today (Golf Channel, 3 p.m.). … Texas Tech topped Texas, 4-3, on Thursday night to force a deciding third game in the NCAA softball championship series in Oklahoma City tonight (ESPN, 8 p.m.). … Arizona scored seven runs in the ninth inning for an 11-10 win at Atlanta on Thursday. The Braves begin a weekend series at San Francisco tonight (MLB Network, 10:15 p.m.). …Game two of the Stanley Cup playoff finals is tonight with host Edmonton holding a 1-0 lead over Florida (TNT, 8 p.m.)

