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Saturday, September 5

Miami took a 3-0 second-round series lead over Milwaukee in the NBA playoffs on Friday night with a 115-100 win as the Heat outscored the Bucks, 40-13, in the fourth quarter. ... James Harden had 36 points as Houston won the opener in its second-round series with the...

Friday, September 4

The USA South Athletic Conference, which includes Methodist, announced Wednesday that it will postpone basketball until the spring of 2021 due to coronavirus concerns. ... The Old North State League summer collegiate baseball organization has announced that its team...

Thursday, September 3

Former Wake Forest quarterback Jamie Newman has opted out of his senior season at Georgia to prepare for the NFL draft amid coronavirus concerns. ... Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, who was instrumental in the New York Mets' World Series championship in 1969, has...

Wednesday, September 2

Keith Hills is hosting a Fall Senior League in golf starting September 14. ... Cape Fear Christian Academy's fishing teams will compete at Falls Lake on Saturday. ... East Carolina resumed football practice on Tuesday after a suspension of activities due to COVID-19....

Tuesday, September 1

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...

Monday, August 31

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...

Sunday, August 30

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...

Saturday, August 29

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...

Friday, August 28

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...

Thursday, August 27

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...

Wednesday, August 27

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...

Tuesday, August 25

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...

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