Sunday, April 27

by | Apr 27, 2025 | Quick Hits

Sophomore right-hander Mason Smith (2-4) pitched a 3-hit shutout over seven innings with two walks and six strikeouts for host Campbell in a 10-0 Coastal Athletic Association baseball series-clinching win over Towson on Saturday. Darnell Parker Jr., Joey Morton and Joe Simpson hit home runs for the Camels (19-23, 9-8 CAA). … Cole Hodge’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Ty Johnson in the fourth quarter lifted Purple to a 17-10 win over Gold in the East Carolina spring football game on Saturday. … ECU topped visiting Tulane, 15-5, in baseball as Dixon Williams hit a pair of 3-run homers. … No. 25 N.C. State completed a baseball sweep of No. 2 Clemson with a 4-1 win in Raleigh. … Th Carolina Hurricanes have a 2-1 first round Stanley Cup playoff lead going into game four at New Jersey today (TBS, 3:30 p.m.). … In the NBA playoffs on Saturday, Oklahoma City completed a 4-game first round sweep with a 117-115 win at Memphis. Cleveland went up 3-0 with a 124-87 win at Miami. Denver evened its series with the host Los Angeles Clippers with a 101-99 victory on Aaron Gordon’s follow dunk at the buzzer. Golden State topped visiting Houston, 104-93, for a 2-1 series lead. … In the NBA today, New York has a 2-1 lead at Detroit (ABC, 1 p.m.). The Los Angeles Lakers trail, 1-2, at Minnesota (ABC, 3:30 p.m.). Boston has a 2-1 lead at Orlando (TNT, 7 p.m.) and Indiana has a 2-1 advantage at Milwaukee (TNT, 9:30 p.m.). … The NASCAR Cup series runs at Talladega with Zane Smith on the pole today (FOX, 3 p.m.). … Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin have a 3-shot lead at 27-uder par going into the final round of the two-man PGA Tour event in New Orleans today (CBS, 3 p.m.). … Philadelphia visits the Chicago Cubs in the Sunday night MLB game (ESPN, 7:10 p.m.).

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