Cape Fear Christian Academy’s makeup varsity baseball game with visiting Trinity Christian today likely will not be played due to the unavailability of umpires. … The Carolina Hurricanes start the Stanley Cup playoffs at Washington tonight at 7:30 p.m. … The Charlotte Hornets were denied an NBA playoff spot on the final night of the regular season Wednesday. … Milwaukee is the top seed from the Eastern Conference and defending champion Golden State is No. 1 in the West.