Campbell president Dr. Brad Creed will serve as president of the Big South Conference through the 2022-23 school year. … Hobbton took a 7-2 baseball win at Neuse Charter on Tuesday as Richard Warren went 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Daniel Britt pitched four and two-thirds innings for the Wildcats with 10 strikeouts. … The Carolina Hurricanes were knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 2-0 loss to visiting Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. … Host Philadelphia evened its NBA series with Atlanta at 1-1 as Joel Embiid scored 40 points in a 118-102 win. … Utah rallied past the visiting Los Angeles Clippers for a 112-109 win in the series opener. … Denver faces an 0-1 deficit at Phoenix tonight (TNT, 9:30 p.m.). … Nikola Jokic of the Nuggets has been named NBA MVP.