— Shallotte opens play in the Diamond Youth Baseball AAA (10-and-under) World Series in Laurel, Mississippi, today at 12:45 p.m. against Perry County, Mississippi.
— Brad Alford has been named the next commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, effective October 1. He has worked previously for the NCHSAA and currently serves as Director of the Office of Athletics for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
— The 3M Open on the PGA Tour gets underway at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, today (Golf Channel, 4 p.m.).
— Baltimore ended Boston’s winning streak at 15 games with a 5-1 victory in the second game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park on Wednesday night.
— Arizona downed the visiting Athletics, 15-5, to move into a wild card spot in the National League standings.
— Tampa Bay has a 2.5-game lead over the New York Yankees in the American League East Division as the Rays play at Toronto at 3:07 p.m.
— Loss of support from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has put remaining events this year on the LIV golf tour in doubt.
