Thursday, August 31

by | Aug 31, 2023 | Quick Hits

Several high school football games involving area teams have been postponed from tonight to Friday at 7 p.m. including Apex at Harnett Central, North Johnston at Midway, South Johnston at Corinth Holders and Union Pines at Western Harnett. … A crowd of 92,003 set a record for a women’s sporting event as host Nebraska downed Omaha in volleyball on Wednesday night. … In ACC football openers tonight, Wake Forest hosts Elon (ACC Network, 7 p.m.) and N.C. State visits Connecticut (CBS Sports Network, 7:30 p.m.). … Also tonight in college football, Florida visits No. 14 Utah (ESPN, 8 p.m.) and Minnesota hosts Nebraska (FOX, 8 p.m.). … Former East Carolina quarterback Holton Ahlers has signed with Seattle’s practice squad. … Former Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and former Blue Devils standout Johnny Dawkins were inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in Chicago on Wednesday night along with former UNC star Tyler Hansbrough. … Trea Turner (N.C. State) had two hits with a home run and three RBIs for host Philadelphia in a 10-8 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.

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