— West Brunswick is the No. 7 seed in the East bracket for the NCHSAA 6-A baseball playoffs. The Trojans (13-11) will host the winner of tonight’s game between visiting Felton Grove (5-16), the No. 23 seed, and No. 10 Jacksonville (10-10) in the second round Friday.
— West (16-7) was seeded second in the East 6-A softball bracket with a bye tonight. The Trojans will host the winner of tonight’s game that sends No. 18 Eastern Guilford (9-13) to No. 15 East Chapel Hill (10-10). The second-round matchup is scheduled for Friday.
— The Carolina Hurricanes took a 2-0 lead in their second round Stanley Cup playoff series with visiting Philadelphia as an overtime goal by Taylor Hall provided a 3-2 win.
— Minnesota and New York each took 1-0 leads in the second round of the NBA playoffs. The Knicks downed Philadelphia, 137-98, in Madison Square Garden as Jalen Brunson scored 35 points. The Timberwolves topped host San Antonio, 104-102, despite a playoff record 12 blocked shots by Victor Wembanyama.
— In second-round openers tonight, Cleveland visits Detroit (Peacock, 7 p.m.) and Oklahoma City hosts the Los Angeles Lakers (NBC, 8:30 p.m.).
— Former Wake Forest basketball standout Juke Harris has announced he is transferring to Tennessee.
— Matt Olson of Atlanta hit his 300th career home run in a 5-4 loss at Seattle.
— In college baseball tonight, Clemson visits No 8 Coastal Carolina (ESPM+, 6 p.m.) and UNC Wilmington hosts High Point (FloSports, 6 p.m.).
