Dunn hosts Western Harnett in middle school football today at 4 p.m. … Jayden Gardner had 28 points and 11 rebounds as East Carolina took an 80-68 win over VMI in its season-opening basketball game. … No. 4 Duke topped No. 3 Kansas, 68-66, in Madison Square Garden before No. 2 Kentucky won, 69-62, over No. 1 Michigan State on Tuesday night. … Without two starters, N.C. State dropped its season-opener, 82-81, at home in overtime against Georgia Tech. … Wake Forest starts hoops season at Boston College tonight at 6 p.m. (ESPNU) and No. 9 North Carolina is home to take on Notre Dame at 7 p.m. (ACC Network). … Defending NCAA Tournament champion Virginia, ranked No. 11, is at Syracuse at 9 p.m. (ACC Network). … Ohio State is atop the first College Football Playoff poll, followed by LSU, Alabama and Penn State. Clemson is No. 5 and Georgia is No. 6.