Campbell has announced a strategic plan for athletics that addresses mission, vision and core values. Specific areas of focus include the student-athlete experience, resource development, operational and financial responsibility, marketing and branding, and competitive excellence. … Rocky Baker of Four Oaks caught a 127-pound, one ounce blue catfish on the Roanoke River on July 17 for a state record. … Cedric Mullins (Campbell) was 1-for-4 with a walk for Baltimore in a 5-2 loss to visiting Detroit as former Carolina Mudcat Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers hit his 499th career homer on Wednesday night. … Corbin Burnes of Milwaukee had 10 straight strikeouts to tie an MLB record in a 10-0 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs. … Atlanta and Philadelphia have each gone 8-2 over their last 10 games to move into a tie for first in the National League East Division, overtaking the New York Mets, who are in a 3-7 slump. … J.R. Smith, a former NBA champion with Cleveland and the Los Angeles Lakers, has enrolled at N.C. A&T. Smith is a 5-handicapper who hopes to play golf for the Aggies. … The Wyndham Classic at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro starts today (Golf Channel, 3 p.m.). … The New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox play tonight at the Field of Dreams movie location in Dyersville, Iowa (Fox, 7 p.m.). … Washington visits New England in an exhibition game tonight (NFL Network, 7:30 p.m.).
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