10-10-25 roundup: Pro football, soccer and basketball, College football, High school football, soccer, volleyball and tennis, Middle school football, Auto racing
By Richard Walker
Friday’s resumption of the Lincolnton-Shelby didn’t disappoint.
The game went to overtime with Lincolnton prevailing 35-34 on quarterback Rashad Lynch’s two-point conversion after Jalaythan Mayfield scored his fourth rushing touchdown of the game.
The victory closed Shelby’s all time lead in a series that began in 1921 to 48-17-4. It was the 1st matchup between the schools as conference rivals since 2004.
Here’s are the results/upcoming schedule for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:
(Friday, Oct. 10)
Crest 62, Huss 7
Ashbrook 43, Kings Mountain 7
South Point 53, North Gaston 0
Cramer 21, West Lincoln 0
Cherryville 21, East Gaston 14
Highland Tech at Bessemer City
Lincolnton 35, Shelby 34 (OT)
Bandys 49, North Lincoln 23
East Lincoln 30, Foard 0
Community School of Davidson 49, Lincoln Charter 7
Mountain Island Charter 28, Union Academy 27
Idle – Burns, Forestview
(Friday, Oct. 17)
Ashbrook at Forestview
Kings Mountain at South Point
North Gaston at Crest
Cherryville at Burns
Lincolnton at Cramer
Shelby at East Gaston
Highland Tech at West Lincoln
Hickory at East Lincoln
Cone Leadership at Mountain Island Charter
Idle – Bessemer City, Huss, Lincoln Charter, North Lincoln
(Friday, Oct. 24)
Crest at Ashbrook
Forestview at South Point
Huss at Kings Mountain
Bessemer City at Shelby
Cramer at Cherryville
Burns at Highland Tech
West Lincoln at East Gaston
East Lincoln at Maiden
North Lincoln at Bunker Hill
Lincoln Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Mountain Island Charter at South Stanly
Idle – Lincolnton, North Gaston
(Thursday, Oct. 30)
North Rowan at Mountain Island Charter
(Friday, Oct. 31)
Ashbrook at Huss
Crest at Kings Mountain
North Gaston at Forestview
Burns at Shelby
Cherryville at Bessemer City
Cramer at East Gaston
Lincolnton at West Lincoln
Foard at North Lincoln
Lake Norman Charter at Lincoln Charter
South Point at Ambassador Christian
Idle – East Lincoln, Highland Tech
Middle school football
Tri-County Conference standings thru Oct. 8:
-East Div. All PF-PA
Kings Mountain 5-0 7-0 192-26
Burns 4-1 6-1 178-80
East Lincoln 2-3 3-3 94-93
West Lincoln 2-3 3-3 98-104
Lincolnton 2-3 2-3 102-141
North Lincoln 0-5 1-5 48-138
-West Div. All PF-PA
Shelby 4-0 5-2 153-46
Crest 3-1 4-3 131-110
East Rutherford 2-2 2-3 102-107
Chase 1-3 2-3 56-140
R-S Central 0-4 0-5 14-142
(Monday, October 6)
Shelby 8, Crest 0
(Wednesday, October 8)
Semifinals-
West-2 (Crest) at East-1 (Kings Mountain) – Kings Mountain 28-0
East-2 (Burns) at West-1 (Shelby) – Burns 6-0
(Wednesday, October 15)
Championship game- Burns at Kings Mountain
Middle school boys soccer
Tri-County Conference final regular season standings:
(East)
North Lincoln 9-1
East Lincoln 8-2
Kings Mountain 6-4
Lincolnton 5-5
Burns 2-8
West Lincoln 0-10
(West)
Shelby 9-1
Thomas Jefferson 9-1
Crest 5-5
East Rutherford 4-6
Chase 3-7
R-S Central 10-0
-Playoffs
(Oct. 7 semifinals)
Thomas Jefferson at North Lincoln – TJ
East Lincoln at Shelby – EL
(Oct. 9 championship)
East Lincoln at Thomas Jefferson – TJ 5-0
Middle school softball
Tri-County Conference final regular season standings:
(East)
Burns 9-1
North Lincoln 8-2
West Lincoln 6-4
East Lincoln 5-5
Kings Mountain 2-8
Lincolnton 0-10
(West)
East Rutherford 8-2
R-S Central 8-2
Chase 8-2
Crest 4-6
Thomas Jefferson 2-8
Shelby 0-10
-Playoffs
(Oct. 7 semifinals)
R-S Central at Burns – R-S
North Lincoln at East Rutherford – ER
(Oct. 9 championship)
R-S Central at East Rutherford
Pro football
The Carolina Panthers’ 2025 schedule:
-Preseason
Friday, Aug. 8 Cleveland Browns (L 10-30)
Saturday, Aug. 16 at Houston Texans (L 3-20)
Thursday, Aug. 21 Pittsburgh Steelers (L 10-19)
-Regular season
Sunday, Sept. 7 at Jacksonville Jaguars (L 10-26)
Sunday, Sept. 14 at Arizona Cardinals (L 22-27)
Sunday, Sept. 21 Atlanta Falcons (W 30-0)
Sunday, Sept. 28 at New England Patriots (L 13-42)
Sunday, Oct. 5 Miami Dolphins (W 27-24)
Sunday, Oct. 12 Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 19 at New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 26 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 2 at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 9 New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 16 at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 24 at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 30 Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7 BYE WEEK
Sunday, Dec. 14 at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Week 17 TBA, Dec. 25-29 Seattle Seahawks, TBA
Week 18 TBA, Jan. 3-4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TBA
High school girls tennis
High school girls tennis
Nineteen schools from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties have qualified for the N.C. High School Athletic Association dual tennis team championships that begin next week and run through Nov. 1.
Here are the area pairings:
-2A West
(Wednesday, Oct. 15)
No. 1 Highland Tech hosts No. 16 Avery County
No. 8 Mountain Island Charter hosts No. 9 Cherryville
No. 9 Cherryville at No. 8 Mountain Island Charter
(Monday, Oct. 20)
Regional quarterfinals
(Wednesday, Oct. 22)
Regional semifinals
(Tuesday, Oct. 28)
Regional finals
(Saturday, Nov. 1)
State championships at Burlington Tennis Center
-3A West
(Monday, Oct. 13)
No. 16 Shelby hosts No. 17 Piedmont Community Charter
No. 17 Piedmont Community Charter at No. 16 Shelby
No. 5 West Lincoln- bye
No. 21 Lincolnton at No. 12 Patton
(Wednesday, Oct. 15)
No. 5 West Lincoln hosts No. 12 Patton-No. 21 Lincolnton winner
(Monday, Oct. 20)
Regional quarterfinals
(Wednesday, Oct. 22)
Regional semifinals
(Tuesday, Oct. 28)
Regional finals
(Saturday, Nov. 1)
State championships at Burlington Tennis Center
-4A West
(Monday, Oct. 13)
No. 5 Lincoln Charter- bye
No. 11 East Gaston hosts No. 22 East Burke
No. 7 Burns- bye
No. 15 Cramer hosts No. 18 Bandys
(Wednesday, Oct. 15)
No. 5 Lincoln Charter hosts No. 12 North Surry-No. 21 Tuscola winner
No. 7 Burns hosts No. 10 Mount Pleasant-No. 23 East Henderson winner
(Monday, Oct. 20)
Regional quarterfinals
(Wednesday, Oct. 22)
Regional semifinals
(Tuesday, Oct. 28)
Regional finals
(Saturday, Nov. 1)
State championships at Burlington Tennis Center
-5A West
(Monday, Oct. 13)
No. 1 East Lincoln- bye
No. 5 North Lincoln- bye
No. 20 Forestview at No. 13 Oak Grove
No. 14 Crest hosts No. 19 Parkwood
No. 7 South Point- bye
No. 15 North Gaston hosts No. 18 Carson
(Wednesday, Oct. 15)
No. 1 East Lincoln hosts No. 16 North Henderson-No. 17 Clyde Erwin winner
No. 5 North Lincoln hosts No. 12 Franklin-No. 21 East Rowan winner
No. 7 South Point hosts No. 10 Concord-No. 23 High Point Central winner
(Monday, Oct. 20)
Regional quarterfinals
(Wednesday, Oct. 22)
Regional semifinals
(Tuesday, Oct. 28)
Regional finals
(Friday, Oct. 31)
State championships at Burlington Tennis Center
-6A West
(Monday, Oct. 13)
No. 4 Kings Mountain- bye
No. 20 Ashbrook at No. 13 Ragsdale
(Wednesday, Oct. 15)
No. 4 Kings Mountain hosts No. 13 Ragsdale-No. 20 Ashbrook winner
(Monday, Oct. 20)
Regional quarterfinals
(Wednesday, Oct. 22)
Regional semifinals
(Tuesday, Oct. 28)
Regional finals
(Friday, Oct. 31)
State championships at Burlington Tennis Center
High school volleyball
(Friday, Oct. 10)
Cherryville d. Bessemer City 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-9): Emily Allen (27 assists), Kate Mulvey (10 kills), Jenna Anthony (8 kills) and Kennedy Weathers (7 kills) led Cherryville.
Pro basketball
The Charlotte Hornets 2025 preseason schedule:
Sunday, Oct. 5 Oklahoma City (at N. Charleston Col.) L 114-135
Thursday, Oct. 9 at Oklahoma City L 116-122
Saturday, Oct. 11 at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 15 Memphis (at First Horizon Col., Gboro), 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 17 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
The Charlotte Hornets full 2025-26 regular season schedule:
OCTOBER
Wednesday 22 BROOKLYN, 7 p.m.
Saturday 25 at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday 26 at Washington 6 p.m.
Tuesday 28 at Miami 7:30 p.m.
Thursday 30 ORLANDO 7 p.m.
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1 MINNESOTA 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 2 UTAH 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 4 at New Orleans 8:00 p.m.
Friday 7 at Miami* 8:00 p.m.
Monday 10 L.A. LAKERS 7:00 p.m.
Wed. 12 MILWAUKEE 7:00 p.m.
Friday 14 at Milwaukee* 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 15 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:00 p.m.
Monday 17 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday 19 at Indiana 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 22 LA CLIPPERS 1:00 p.m.
Sunday 23 at Atlanta 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday 26 NEW YORK* 7:00 p.m.
Friday 28 CHICAGO* 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 29 TORONTO 6:00 p.m.
DECEMBER
Monday 1 at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday 3 at New York 7:30 p.m.
Friday 5 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Sunday 7 DENVER 6:00 p.m.
9-16 Two games TBD**
Thursday 18 ATLANTA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 20 at Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Monday 22 at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday 23 WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m.
Friday 26 at Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Monday 29 MILWAUKEE 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 31 GOLDEN STATE 1:00 p.m.
JANUARY
Friday 2 at Milwaukee 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 3 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Monday 5 at Oklahoma City 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 7 TORONTO 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 8 INDIANA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 at Utah 9:30 p.m.
Monday 12 at LA Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Thursday 15 at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m.
Saturday 17 at Golden State 8:30 p.m.
Sunday 18 at Denver 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 21 CLEVELAND 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 22 at Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 24 WASHINGTON 6:00 p.m.
Monday 26 PHILADELPHIA 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 28 at Memphis 8:00 p.m.
Thursday 29 at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 31 SAN ANTONIO 3:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY
Monday 2 NEW ORLEANS 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 5 at Houston 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 7 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Monday 9 DETROIT 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 11 ATLANTA 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 19 HOUSTON 7:00 p.m.
Friday 20 CLEVELAND 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 22 at Washington 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 24 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Thursday 26 at Indiana 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 28 PORTLAND 1:00 p.m.
MARCH
Tuesday 3 DALLAS 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 4 at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Friday 6 MIAMI 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 8 at Phoenix 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10 at Portland 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday 11 at Sacramento 10:00 p.m.
Saturday 14 at San Antonio 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday 17 MIAMI 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 19 ORLANDO 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 21 MEMPHIS 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 24 SACRAMENTO 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 26 NEW YORK 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 28 PHILADELPHIA 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 30 BOSTON 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 31 at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.
APRIL
Thursday 2 PHOENIX 7:00 p.m.
Friday 3 INDIANA 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 5 at Minnesota 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday 7 at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Friday 10 DETROIT 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 12 at New York 6:00 p.m.
Home games in CAPS
All times listed are Eastern
* Denotes Emirates NBA Cup Group Play game
Schedule to be announced following Emirates NBA Cup Group Play: Dec. 9, 10, 13, 16- Emirates NBA Cup Knockout Rounds, Dec. 11, 12, 14, 15- Additional regular-season games for eliminated teams
Pro soccer
The Charlotte FC MLS team’s 2025 schedule:
(18-13-2 record)
Saturday, Feb. 22 at Seattle (T 2-2)
Saturday, March 1 Atlanta (W 2-0)
Sunday, March 9 at Miami (L 0-1)
Saturday, March 15 Cincinnati (W 2-0)
Saturday, March 22 San Jose (W 4-1)
Saturday, March 29 at Colorado (L 0-2)
Saturday, April 5 Nashville (W 2-1)
Saturday, April 12 at Montreal (W 1-0)
Saturday, April 19 San Diego (W 3-0)
Saturday, April 26 New England (L 0-1)
Saturday, May 3 at Columbus (L 2-4)
Saturday, May 10 at Nashville (L 1-2)
Wednesday, May 14 at Orlando (L 1-3)
Saturday, May 17 Chicago (L 1-4)
Saturday, May 24 Columbus (W 3-2)
Wednesday, May 28 at NY Red Bulls (L 2-4)
Saturday, May 31 at Toronto (W 2-0)
Saturday, June 14 at Philadelphia (L 1-2)
Wednesday, June 25 at Kansas City (L 1-2)
Saturday, June 28 at Chicago (L 2-3)
Saturday, July 5 Orlando (T 2-2)
Saturday, July 12 New York (W 2-0)
Wednesday, July 16 DC (W 2-1)
Saturday, July 19 at Atlanta (W 3-2)
Saturday, July 26 Toronto (W 2-0)
Sunday, Aug. 10 at Cincinnati (W 1-0)
Saturday, Aug. 16 Real Salt Lake (W 1-0)
Sunday, Aug. 24 NY Red Bulls (W 1-0)
Saturday, Aug. 30 at New England (W 2-1)
Saturday, Sept. 13 Miami (W 3-0)
Saturday, Sept. 20 at New York (L 0-2)
Saturday, Sept. 27 Montreal (L 1-4)
Saturday, October 4 at DC (W 1-0)
Saturday, October 18 Philadelphia 6 p.m.
(U.S. Open Cup 2025)
Tuesday, May 6 North Carolina FC (W 4-1)
Wednesday, May 21 at D.C. United (L 3-3, 1-2 penalty kicks)
(Leagues Cup 2025)
Thursday, July 31 FC Juárez (L 1-4)
Sunday, Aug. 3 C.D. Guadalajara (L 2-2, 2-4 penalty kicks)
Thursday, Aug. 7 C.F. Monterrey (W 2-0)
College football
Here are the Carolinas’ NCAA Division I football results/schedule:
(Thursday, Oct. 9)
Tulane 26, East Carolina 19
(Saturday, Oct. 11)
Charlotte at Army, noon
Presbyterian at Butler, 1 p.m.
St. Thomas-Minnesota at Davidson, 1 p.m.
S.C. State at North Carolina A&T, 1 p.m.
Norfolk State at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.
Campbell at Hampton, 2 p.m.
Valdosta State at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Villanova at Elon, 2 p.m.
Furman at Western Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Eastern Illinois, 3 p.m.
N.C. Central at Florida A&M, 3 p.m.
Appalachian State at Georgia State, 3:30 p.m.
N.C. State at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.
Wake Forest at Oregon State, 3:30 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Charleston Southern, 4 p.m.
UL Monroe at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.
Clemson at Boston College, 7:30 p.m.
South Carolina at LSU, 7:45 p.m.
(Thursday Oct. 16)
Tulsa at East Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
(Friday, Oct. 17)
North Carolina at California, 10:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Oct. 18)
Furman at Wofford, noon
Georgia Tech at Duke, noon
Oklahoma at South Carolina, noon or 1 p.m.
Davidson at Drake, 1 p.m.
Stetson at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
Tennessee-Martin at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m.
Western Carolina at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Elon at William & Mary, 3:30 p.m.
New Hampshire at Campbell, 3:30 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Western Illinois, 4 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m.
SMU at Clemson, 3:30 p.m.
Temple at Charlotte, 3:30 p.m.
(Thursday Oct. 16)
Tulsa at East Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
(Friday, Oct. 17)
North Carolina at California, 10:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Oct. 18)
Furman at Wofford, noon
Davidson at Drake, 1 p.m.
Stetson at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
Tennessee-Martin at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m.
Western Carolina at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Elon at William & Mary, 3:30 p.m.
New Hampshire at Campbell, 3:30 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Western Illinois, 4 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State, TBD
Georgia Tech at Duke, TBD
Oklahoma at South Carolina, TBD
SMU at Clemson, TBD
Temple at Charlotte, TBD
(Friday, Oct. 24)
North Florida at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
(Saturday, Oct. 25)
Presbyterian at Dayton, noon
San Diego at Davidson, noon
Campbell at North Carolina A&T, 1 p.m.
Delaware State at N.C. Central, 1 p.m.
Elon at Maine, 1 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m.
S.C. State at Norfolk State, 2 p.m.
The Citadel at Furman, 2 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Lindenwood, 3 p.m.
Wofford at East Tennessee State, 3:30 p.m.
Alabama at South Carolina, TBD
Appalachian State at Old Dominion, TBD
N.C. State at Pittsburgh, TBD
SMU at Wake Forest, TBD
Virginia at North Carolina, TBD
(Thursday, Oct. 30)
Marshall at Coastal Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
(Friday, Oct. 31)
North Carolina at Syracuse, 2:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Nov. 1)
Towson at North Carolina A&T, noon
Davidson at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Tennessee Tech, 1 p.m.
Valparaiso at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
Samford at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Southeast Missouri State, 2 p.m.
Mercer at Furman, 2 p.m.
Morgan State at S.C. State, 2 p.m.
VMI at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
N.C. Central at Howard, 3:30 p.m.
Western Carolina at Chattanooga, 4 p.m.
Duke at Clemson, TBD
East Carolina at Temple, TBD
Georgia Tech at N.C. State, TBD
South Carolina at Mississippi, TBD
Wake Forest at Florida State, TBD
(Thursday, Nov. 6)
Georgia Southern at Appalachian State, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Nov. 8)
Furman at Chattanooga, noon
North Carolina A&T at Stony Brook, noon
The Citadel at Mississippi, 1 p.m.
Howard at S.C. State, 1:30 p.m.
Southeast Missouri State at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m.
Wofford at VMI, 1:30 p.m.
Norfolk State at N.C. Central, 2 p.m.
Rhode Island at Elon, 2 p.m.
William & Mary at Campbell, 2 p.m.
Mercer at Western Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
Duke at Connecticut, 3:30 p.m.
Presbyterian at Davidson, 5 p.m.
Charlotte at East Carolina, TBD
Florida State at Clemson, TBD
Georgia State at Coastal Carolina, TBD
Stanford at North Carolina, TBD
Wake Forest at Virginia, TBD
(Friday, Nov. 14)
S.C. State at N.C. Central, 5:30 p.m.
Clemson at Louisville, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Nov. 15)
Davidson at Marist, noon
East Tennessee State at Western Carolina, noon
Monmouth at North Carolina A&T, noon
VMI at Furman, 1 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Tennessee-Martin, 2 p.m.
Elon at Campbell, 2 p.m.
Wofford at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Tennessee State, 2:30 p.m.
Appalachian State at James Madison, TBD
Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern, TBD
Memphis at East Carolina, TBD
North Carolina at Wake Forest, TBD
N.C. State at Miami, TBD
Presbyterian at St. Thomas, Minn., TBD
South Carolina at Texas A&M, TBD
UTSA at Charlotte, TBD
Virginia at Duke, TBD
(Friday, Nov. 21)
Florida State at N.C. State, 8 p.m.
(Saturday, Nov. 22)
N.C. Central at Morgan State, noon
Western Carolina at VMI, noon
Charlotte at Georgia, 12:45 p.m.
Campbell at Towson, 1 p.m.
The Citadel at East Tennessee State, 1 p.m.
Dayton at Davidson, 1 p.m.
Marist at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
S.C. State at Delaware State, 1 p.m.
Chattanooga at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.
Western Illinois at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Elon, 2 p.m.
Tennessee State at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at South Carolina, TBD
Delaware at Wake Forest, TBD
Duke at North Carolina, TBD
East Carolina at UTSA, TBD
Furman at Clemson, TBD
Marshall at Appalachian State, TBD
(Saturday, Nov. 29)
-FCS playoffs
TBD
Clemson at South Carolina, noon
Arkansas State at Appalachian State, TBD
Charlotte at Tulane, TBD
East Carolina at Florida Atlantic, TBD
North Carolina at N.C. State, TBD
Wake Forest at Duke, TBD
(Friday, Dec. 5)
Sun Belt championship at team with best conference record, 7 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 5 or Saturday, Dec. 6)
American championship game at TBD, TBD
(Saturday, Dec. 6)
SEC championship at Atlanta, Ga., 4 p.m.
ACC championship game at Charlotte, 8 p.m.
Auto racing
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Playoff Field was set on Aug. 23 and is comprised of the following: Denny Hamlin (4 wins)
Shane van Gisbergen (4 wins), Kyle Larson (3 wins), Christopher Bell (3 wins), William Byron (2 wins), Ryan Blaney (2 wins),
Chase Elliott (2 wins), Chase Briscoe (1 win), Bubba Wallace (1 win), Joey Logano (1 win), Ross Chastain (1 win), Austin Cindric (1 win), Josh Berry (1 win), Austin Dillon (1 win), Tyler Reddick and Alex Bowman.
Eliminated after Sept. 13 (4 drivers): Alex Bowman, Austin Dillon, Shane van Gisbergen, Josh Berry
Eliminated after Oct. 5 (4 drivers): Austin Cindric, Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick, Ross Chastain
Eliminated after Oct. 26 (4 drivers): TBD
Date Race / Track Broadcast partner Winner
Feb. 2 Clash at Bowman Gray FOX Sports (Chase Elliott)
Feb. 16 Daytona 500 FOX Sports (William Byron)
Feb. 23 Atlanta FOX Sports (Christopher Bell)
March 2 Circuit of The Americas FOX Sports (Bell-2)
March 9 Phoenix FOX Sports (Bell-3)
March 16 Las Vegas FOX Sports (Josh Berry)
March 23 Homestead-Miami FOX Sports (Kyle Larson)
March 30 Martinsville FOX Sports (Denny Hamlin)
April 6 Darlington FOX Sports (Hamlin-2)
April 13 Bristol FOX Sports (Larson-2)
April 20 Off
April 27 Talladega FOX Sports (Austin Cindric)
May 4 Texas FOX Sports (Joey Logano)
May 11 Kansas FOX Sports (Larson-3)
May 18 North Wilkesboro (ASR) FOX Sports (Bell-4)
May 25 Charlotte Prime Video (Ross Chastain)
June 1 Nashville Prime Video (Ryan Blaney)
June 8 Michigan Prime Video (Hamlin-2)
June 15 Mexico City Prime Video (Shane van Gisbergen)
June 22 Pocono Prime Video (Chase Briscoe)
June 28 (Sat.) Atlanta * TNT Sports (Elliott-2)
July 6 Chicago * TNT Sports (van Gisbergen-2)
July 13 Sonoma * TNT Sports (van Gisbergen-3)
July 20 Dover * TNT Sports (Hamlin-3)
July 27 Indianapolis * TNT Sports (Bubba Wallace)
Aug. 3 Iowa NBC Sports (Byron-2)
Aug. 10 Watkins Glen NBC Sports (van Gisbergen-4)
Aug. 16 (Sat.) Richmond NBC Sports (Austin Dillon)
Aug. 23 (Sat.) Daytona NBC Sports (Blaney-2)
Aug. 31 Darlington # NBC Sports (Briscoe-2)
Sept. 7 World Wide Tech Raceway # NBC Sports (Hamlin-4)
Sept. 13 (Sat.) Bristol # NBC Sports (Bell-5)
Sept. 21 New Hampshire # NBC Sports (Blaney-3)
Sept. 28 Kansas # NBC Sports (Elliott-3)
Oct. 5 Charlotte Roval # NBC Sports (van Gisbergen-5)
Oct. 12 Las Vegas # NBC Sports
Oct. 19 Talladega # NBC Sports
Oct. 26 Martinsville # NBC Sports
Nov. 2 Phoenix Championship # NBC Sports