— West Brunswick has received home playoff games in boys soccer and football in the brackets released Sunday by the NCHSAA. The Trojans will host Swansboro in soccer on Tuesday at 7 p.m. West Johnston will visit West Brunswick in football on Friday at 7 p.m.
— Rico Dowdle ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns before Ryan Fitzgerald kicked a 49-yard field goal as time expired in a 16-13 win for the Carolina Panthers (5-4) at Green Bay on Sunday.
— Sam Darnold passed for 330 yards and four touchdowns for Seattle in a 38-14 win at Washington in the Sunday night NFL game.
— Arizona visits Dallas in the Monday night NFL matchup (ABC, 8:15 p.m.).
— In college basketball openers tonight, UNC hosts Central Arkansas (ACC Network, 7 p.m.) and N.C. Central visits N.C. State (ACC Network Extra, 7 p.m.).
— Rookie Kon Knueppel (Duke) had 24 points for Charlotte in a 126-103 NBA win over visiting Utah on Sunday night. Collin Sexton had 12 assists for the Hornets (3-4).
— Kyle Larson won his second NASCAR championship as Ryan Blaney won the race at Phoenix on Sunday.
