Softball pitcher Kennedy Byrd of South Johnston has signed to play at Louisburg. … Host Pungo Christian defeated 2021 champion Halifax Academy, 6-0, in the semifinals of the NCISAA 1-A softball tournament on Wednesday and will visit Cape Fear Christian on Friday at 2 p.m. in the first game of the best of three for the state championship. … The Big South Conference baseball tournament will be played at Truist Point, home of the High Point Rockers, on May 25-28. … The Carolina Hurricanes topped the New York Rangers, 2-1, on Tuesday night on an overtime goal by Ian Cole to take a 1-0 lead in their second round Stanley Cup playoff series. … Golden State defeated visiting Dallas, 112-87, to open the Western Conference final of the NBA playoffs. … Boston trails Miami, 1-0, going into their Eastern Conference final matchup tonight (ESPN, 8:30 p.m.). … The PGA Championship gets underway today at Southern Hills Course One in Tulsa, Oklahoma (ESPN, 2 p.m.).