D.J. Brown scored 18 points for Harnett Central in a 70-53 All American Conference varsity boys basketball loss to visiting Westover on Tuesday night. Kyrese Williams had 15 points and Braydon Temple added 11 for the Trojans (6-2, 1-1 AAC). … Bill Belichick, six-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, reportedly has been offered the football coaching position at UNC. … The Carolina Hurricanes topped San Jose, 3-2, in Raleigh on Tuesday night as Jalen Chatfield scored the winning goal with 2:39 left. … Tulane quarterback Darian Mensah is transferring to Duke, which has quarterbacks Maalik Murphy and Grayson Loftis in the portal. Murphy won’t play in the Gator Bowl against No. 14 Ole Miss on January 2. … No. 4 Duke took a 72-46 men’s basketball win over visiting Incarnate Word. … N.C. State topped Coppin State, 66-56, in Raleigh. … No. 5 Kentucky hosts Colgate tonight (ESPN2, 8 p.m.).





