Keith Hills will have a flag tournament on the Fourth of July in which participants will have 72 strokes plus their handicap to play the Orange and Black nines. When golfers reach their stroke limit, they will plant their flag at that point. … N.C. State opens play in the College World Series today against Stanford (ESPN, 2 p.m.). Arizona and Vanderbilt play tonight (ESPN, 7 p.m.). … Philadelphia forced game seven in its NBA series with Atlanta with a 104-99 road win Friday night. … The Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 22-point halftime deficit to take its series with Utah with a 131-119 home win. … Brooklyn hosts Milwaukee for a game seven tonight (TNT, 8:30 p.m.). … Richard Bland and Russell Henley are tied for the lead in the U.S. Open at 5-under par going into today’s third round (NBC, 11 a.m.).