Cape Fear Christian Academy is hosting Freedom Christian today at 4 p.m. for the Southeastern Middle School Athletic Conference softball tournament championship. … The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Boston Bruins on Thursday at 8 p.m. to start the Eastern Conference final series in the Stanley Cup playoffs. … The Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets each took 3-2 leads in their NBA playoff second-round series with wins at home Tuesday night. Toronto downed Philadelphia, 125-89, and Denver defeated Portland, 124-98. Host Milwaukee can close out Boston in an 8 p.m. tipoff tonight (TNT). Golden State and Houston are tied 2-2 going into a 10:30 p.m. matchup on the Warriors’ floor tonight (TNT). … Mike Fiers pitched a no-hitter for Oakland in a 2-0 win over Cincinnati on Tuesday night, the second no-hitter of his career. … On this date in 1968, Catfish Hunter pitched a perfect game for the Oakland A’s.