Chris Paul scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter Monday night as Oklahoma City topped Houston, 104-100, to force a deciding game seven on Wednesday night (ESPN, 9 p.m.) in the first-round series of the NBA playoffs. ... Jimmy Butler scored 40 points as...

Jon Rahm made a breaking, downhill 66-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to defeat Dustin Johnson for the BMW Championship on Sunday. Johnson sank a 43-footer for birdie on No. 18 to force the playoff. ... Boston opened its second-round NBA playoff series...

Central Arkansas rallied from a 10-0 deficit to top Austin Peay, 24-17, in the first college football game of the season. ... Junior Edge, a former Massey Hill star in multiple sports and UNC quarterback, has passed away at the age of 79. ... Milwaukee closed out its...

The NBA playoffs are scheduled to resume today when Orlando meets Milwaukee at 3:30 p.m. (ESPN). The Bucks lead the first-round series, 3-1. ... In matchups to be shown on TNT, Oklahoma City faces Houston at 6:30 p.m. and Portland takes on the Los Angeles Lakers at 9...

East Carolina has called off a September 12 home game with Marshall because of the number of personnel in isolation due to the coronavirus and will likely start the 2020 football season in Greenville against Central Florida on Saturday, September 26. ... Dunn Area...

Wake Forest will host Campbell in football on Friday, October 9. ... N.C. State and Virginia Tech have moved their football matchup from September 12 to September 26 due to coronavirus clusters involving the Wolfpack. ... Three NBA playoff games and three major league...

A cluster of coronavirus cases within the N.C. State athletic program has caused a shutdown of activities for NCSU fall sports. ... Duke has secured a football commitment from Trent Davis, a running back from Etowah High School in Attalia, Alabama. Davis ran for 1,400...

Campbell has added a football game at Coastal Carolina on September 19 to its 2020 schedule. The Big South Conference is allowing members to play four nonconference games in the fall. The Camels visit Georgia Southern on September 12 and travel to Appalachian State on...

Dustin Johnson dominated The Northern Trust at TPC-Boston with a final-round 63 that put him at 30-under par for the tournament and gave him an 11-shot win. Johnson returned to No. 1 in the world rankings. ... Takuma Sato won the Indianapolis 500 under caution before...

John-Michael Wrght, who played at Fayetteville Academy and is now in the program at Big South Conference member High Point, has been selected to serve on an 11-player committee that will advise the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The group also includes...

Keith Hills will hold Patriot Golf Play Day on Labor Day (September 7). The offer includes golf, lunch and a donation to FOLDS of HONOR Foundation for $55. There will be long drive and beat the pro competitions. ... Paolo Banchero of Seattle announced his commitment...

Chicora Golf Club held its Member-Guest tournament last weekend. See News & Features (below right) for a rundown. ... East Carolina has suspended football activities after 10 positive tests for COVID-19 within the team. ... Washington coach Ron Rivera said Thursday he...