Mariah Bell (Cape Fear Christian) is hitting .317 with 20 starts for the Meredith softball team, which is 17-13 overall and 9-3 in USA South Conference play. … Florida rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half to top Houston, 65-63, for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament championship in San Antonio. … Ian Jackson reportedly is entering the transfer portal from UNC after averaging 11.9 points in 23.8 minutes per game as a freshman. … N.C. State (21-11) visits East Carolina (20-13) in college baseball tonight (ESPN+, 6 p.m.). … Cedric Mullins (Campbell) had a walk and an RBI for Baltimore in a 5-1 win at Arizona. Ryan Thompson (Campbell) of the Diamondbacks pitched one and one-third scoreless innings… The Carolina Hurricanes visit Buffalo tonight (ESPN+, FanDuel SportsSouth, 7 p.m.). … In an NBA doubleheader tonight on TNT, Boston visits New York at 7:30 p.m. and Phoenix hosts Golden State at 10 p.m.