Marcus Owens of Cape Fear Christian Academy has committed to play basketball at Lenoir-Rhyne. … The Boston Bruins ended a Cinderella run by the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-0 win in Raleigh on Thursday night, sweeping the Canes in the Eastern Conference final series. … Golden State overcame a 15-point deficit at halftime to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference final series of the NBA playoffs with a 114-111 win over visiting Portland on Thursday night. … Toronto, down 0-1 to Milwaukee in the Eastern Conference finals, visits the Bucks for a tipoff tonight at 8:30 p.m.