Virgil Givens is the new director of track and field and cross country at East Carolina after previously serving as track coach at Campbell. … The Camels have named former CU player Seth LaRue as an assistant coach in baseball. … Zach Neto (Campbell) had a grand slam for the Los Angeles Angels in an 8-2 win at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night for a doubleheader split. Neto had three hits with a double and six RBIs in the nightcap. … Alec Burleson (East Carolina) had two hits with a double and two RBIs for St. Louis in a 5-2 win over visiting Tampa Bay. … Trea Turner (N.C. State) went 2-for-5 in a 9-4 win for visiting Philadelphia over the Los Angeles Dodgers to put his season average at .308. … Tee times for the opening round in the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro on the PGA Tour have been delayed due to rain. … The USA had a 95-70 lead in Olympic medals over China at midday today. The Chinese had retaken the lead in gold medals, 28-27. … The Carolina Panthers play their first exhibition game of 2024 tonight at New England (FOX 50, 7 p.m.).