— Former N.C. State player Justin Gainey reportedly will be named the new men’s basketball coach of the Wolfpack. He has been an assistant at Tennessee.
— West Brunswick is ranked No. 8 in softball by HighSchoolOT among teams in the 910 area code.
— South Carolina, Connecticut, Texas and UCLA will comprise the women’s Final Four in Phoenix. In the semifinals on Friday on ESPN, the Gamecocks play the Huskies at 7 p.m. and the Longhorns face the Bruins at 9:30 p.m.
— UNC Wilmington visits East Carolina in baseball tonight (ESPN+, 6 p.m.).
— Seattle hosts the New York Yankees tonight (TBS, 9:40 p.m.).
— The Carolina Hurricanes play at Columbus tonight (ESPN+, 7:30 p.m.).
— In an NBA doubleheader on NBC tonight, New York visits Houston at 8 p.m. and the Los Angeles Clippers host Portland at 11 p.m.
