Cape Fear Christian Academy won two 9-hole golf matches hosted by Crossroads Christian of Henderson on Thursday. The Eagles took the front nine at Kerr Lake Club, 121-145, with Cade Godwin (36), Ben Thompson (39) and Hunter Roberts (46) scoring. CFCA won the back, 128-151, with Thompson (40), Ezra Smith (43) and Godwin (45) contributing. … The City of Dunn will host the Diamond Youth World Series for A (6-and-under) and AA (8-and-under) baseball for southeastern United States teams on July 25-29. … The Carolina Hurricanes take a 2-0 series lead into tonight’s first round Stanley Cup playoff match at New Jersey (TBS, 8 p.m.). … Freshman Brayden Fraasman went 5-fpr-5 with two home runs and seven RBIs to lead No. 25 N.C. State to a 14-4 8-win in eight innings over No. 2 Clemson on Thursday night in Raleigh. … East Carolina broke ground Thursday on the Isley Center, an indoor football practice facility. … Miami of Florida quarterback Cam Ward was picked first by Tennessee in the NFL draft in Green Bay. … New York took 2-1 first round NBA playoff lead with a 118-116 win at Detroit. … Oklahoma City overcame a 29-point deficit for a 114-108 win at Memphis and a 3-0 series lead as Grizzlies star Ja Morant went out late in the first half with a hip injury. … Denver fell behind, 1-2, at the Los Angeles Clippers with a 117-83 loss despite a triple double by Nikola Jokic. … UNC freshman Drake Powell has declared for the NBA draft. … In the NBA playoffs tonight, Boston takes a 2-0 lead to Orlando (ESPN, 7 p.m.), `host Milwaukee trails Indiana, 0-2, (NBA Network, 8 p.m.) and the Los Angeles Lakers are tied, 1-1, going into tonight’s game at Minnesota (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.). … Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo have a 1-shot lead at 14-under par in the PGA Tour 2-man event in New Orleans going into the second round today (Golf Channel, 3 p.m.).