— The Shallotte Shallywags of the summer collegiate wood bat Old North State League are being coached by a Brazil native and former U.S. Marine, Marcos Araujo. The general manager is West Brunswick teacher Olivia Fluharty. The team is 0-2 going into a home game tonight at 7 p.m. at West Brunswick’s Mike Alderson Field with Oak Island.
— Host Oklahoma City took a 127-114 win over San Antonio on Tuesday night for a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference finals of the NBA playoffs as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points.
— The Carolina Hurricanes have a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs going into game four at Montreal tonight (TNT, 8 p.m.).
— Las Vegas was a 2-1 winner over visiting Colorado on Tuesday night to complete a sweep in the Western Conference final.
— Tatsuya Imai, Steven Okert and Alimber Santa combined for a no-hitter for Houston on Monday night in a 9-0 win at Texas.
— UNC Wilmington women’s basketball coach Nicole Woods nearly drowned while saving her 8-year-old nephew in a rip current at Wrightsville Beach last week.
— Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce reportedly will become a minority owner of the Cleveland Guardians.
