The North Carolina High School Athletic Association and the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association have canceled competition for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. That includes NCHSAA state championship basketball games. The Lumberton boys had reached the 4-A final. The E.E. Smith girls and the unbeaten Westover boys had advanced to the 3-A title games when play was suspended in March due to the coronavirus. … Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk said the Navy-Notre Dame football game, set for Aug. 29 in Ireland, remains as scheduled for now. … Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts, who played at Alabama prior to his senior season, was the first quarterback taken in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday night, selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the No. 53 overall pick. Rounds four through seven of the draft start today at noon (ESPN).
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