2-13-26 roundup: Pro basketball, auto racing, soccer and rodeo, College basketball, High school basketball and wrestling, Middle school basketball
By Richard Walker
Belmont Abbey won the 2026 Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Developmental Championship on Monday in a 60-38 win over Young Harris at the Wheeler Center.
The Crusaders earned the title after earning two wins in the tournament.
In the opener, a 60-27 win over Ferrum, the Crusaders held the Panthers to just 10 points in the first half. Sydney Martin and Valeria Batista both recorded double-doubles in the win. Martin finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds while Batista had 10 points and 10 rebounds herself. Katie Story added eight points and four assists and Anijah Jones eight points and five assists.
In the championship game, the Abbey pulled away in the second half by outscoring the Mountain Lions 18-5. Martin finished with a game-high 22 points with three rebounds and two blocks while Reagan Iovino had 12 points, all of which came from 3-point range. Emily Driver added 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Claire Griffin had seven points, eight assists and three steals.
Martin, a sophomore from Naples, Fla., was named the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.
High school basketball
The area’s schedule/results:
(Friday, Feb. 6)
-BOYS
Kings Mountain 76, Ashbrook 73
Huss 65, Crest 55
South Point 77, North Gaston 53
Shelby 84, Bessemer City 73
Cramer 105, Cherryville 80
Burns 74, Highland Tech 34
East Gaston 66, West Lincoln 55
Hickory 75, East Lincoln 74
Bradford Prep 49, Lincoln Charter 47
Mountain Island Charter 70, NCSSM Morganton 42
Piedmont Community Charter 83, Sugar Creek Charter 37
Gaston Christian 66, Westminster Catawba 41
Gaston Day 79, SouthLake Christian 71
-GIRLS
Kings Mountain 47, Ashbrook 39
Huss 70, Crest 44
South Point 53, North Gaston 43
Shelby 62, Bessemer City 45
Cramer 92, Cherryville 24
Burns 46, Highland Tech 31
West Lincoln 58, East Gaston 40
East Lincoln 50, Hickory 40
Bradford Prep 64, Lincoln Charter 22
Mountain Island Charter 55, NCSSM Morganton 16
Piedmont Community Charter 48, Sugar Creek Charter 36
Gaston Christian 62, Westminster Catawba 14
Gaston Day 50, SouthLake Christian 45
(Saturday, Feb. 7)
-BOYS
Shelby 82, West Lincoln 68
-GIRLS
Shelby 64, West Lincoln 45
(Monday, Feb. 9)
-BOYS
Ambassador Christian 67, Gaston Christian 58
Gaston Day 70, Metrolina Christian 67 (OT)
-GIRLS
Ambassador Christian 56, Gaston Christian 49 (OT)
Metrolina Christian 53, Gaston Day 33
(Tuesday, Feb. 10)
-BOYS
Crest 68, North Gaston 57
Ashbrook 77, Forestview 55
South Point 101, Kings Mountain 82
Burns 83, West Lincoln 62
Bessemer City 73, East Gaston 41
Lincolnton 68, Highland Tech 50
Shelby 78, Cramer 65
North Lincoln 83, Bunker Hill 65
East Lincoln 73, Maiden 40
Lincoln Charter 62, Christ the King 48
Queen’s Grant 71, Mountain Island Charter 39
Gaston Day 78, Westminster Catawba 67
Piedmont Community Charter 95, Cherryville 69
Gaston Christian 60, Asheville School 18
-GIRLS
Crest 48, North Gaston 32
Forestview 50, Ashbrook 44
Kings Mountain 42, South Point 38
Burns 45, West Lincoln 36
Bessemer City 77, East Gaston 34
Lincolnton 57, Highland Tech 47
Cramer 85, Shelby 51
North Lincoln 79, Bunker Hill 26
Maiden 65, East Lincoln 58
Lincoln Charter 67, Christ the King 45
Queen’s Grant 58, Mountain Island Charter 24
Gaston Day 38, Westminster Catawba 29
Piedmont Community Charter 49, Cherryville 29
Gaston Christian 60, Asheville School 35
(Wednesday, Feb. 11)
-BOYS
Burns 83, Lincolnton 75
Shelby 87, Cherryville 68
North Lincoln 62, Hickory 58
Pine Lake Prep 66, Lincoln Charter 57
Bessemer City at Kings Mountain, cancelled
-GIRLS
Burns 43, Lincolnton 39
Shelby 72, Cherryville 15
North Lincoln 65, Hickory 58
Lincoln Charter 61, Pine Lake Prep 37
Bessemer City at Kings Mountain, cancelled
(Thursday, Feb. 12)
-BOYS
East Lincoln 70, Bunker Hill 22: Jaxon Dollar (30 points, 12 rebounds, reaches 1,000th career points) and Christian Atkins (10 points) led East Lincoln.
Cherryville at North Gaston, cancelled
Lincolnton 74, West Lincoln 48
Piedmont Community Charter 71, Carolina International 38
-GIRLS
East Lincoln 61, Bunker Hill 26
West Lincoln 56, Lincolnton 50
Piedmont Community Charter 60, Carolina International 36: Aleena Gaff had 18 points, Aubree Cammer 14 and Bree Phillips 13 for Piedmont.
(Friday, Feb. 13)
-BOYS
Huss 84, Kings Mountain 80: Jaleel Smith (35 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals), Zii Phillips (23 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals) and Zach Anderson (11 points) led Huss.
South Point 74, Forestview 51
Burns 63, Shelby 55
Bessemer City 78, Cherryville 48: Tristen Gordon and Jonathan Black had 18 points each for Bessemer City and Darius Pullen had 12 points and Colton Robinson 11 for Cherryville.
Cramer 66, East Gaston 47
North Lincoln 82, Foard 68
Lincoln Charter 76, Lake Norman Charter 57
Mountain Island Charter at Jackson Day
Concord Academy 74, Gaston Day 46
-GIRLS
Huss 69, Kings Mountain 50
Forestview 57, South Point 51: Delainah Springs (18 points, 14 rebounds) and Amani Neely (17 points) led Forestview and Janiyah Bittle (21 points, 6 rebounds) and Rowen Trexler (13 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists) led South Point.
Burns at Shelby
Bessemer City 65, Cherryville 19: Saniyah Moore had 28 points and Marissa Kiser 17 for Bessemer City.
Cramer 75, East Gaston 24: Oshauna Holland (33 points, 11 assists, 8 rebounds, 8 steals), Amasia McDowell (16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists) and Lauren Humphrey (14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block) led Cramer.
North Lincoln 68, Foard 31
Lincoln Charter 66, Lake Norman Charter 45
Jackson Day 52, Mountain Island Charter 32
Concord Academy 91, Gaston Day 20
(Tuesday, Feb. 17)
Forestview at Kings Mountain
South Point at Ashbrook
East Lincoln at West Iredell
Newton-Conover at North Lincoln
(Wednesday, Feb. 18)
Ashbrook at Crest
Foard at East Lincoln
North Lincoln at Bandys
(Thursday, Feb. 19)
Crest at South Point
Huss at Forestview
Kings Mountain at North Gaston
North Lincoln at Hickory
-END REGULAR SEASON
Pro basketball
The Charlotte Hornets full 2025-26 regular season schedule:
OCTOBER
Wednesday 22 BROOKLYN (W 136-117)
Saturday 25 at Philadelphia (L 121-125)
Sunday 26 at Washington (W 139-113)
Tuesday 28 at Miami (L 117-144)
Thursday 30 ORLANDO (L 107-123)
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1 MINNESOTA (L 105-122)
Sunday 2 UTAH (W 126-103)
Tuesday 4 at New Orleans (L 112-116)
Friday 7 at Miami* (L 108-126)
Monday 10 L.A. LAKERS (L 111-121)
Wed. 12 MILWAUKEE (W 111-100)
Friday 14 at Milwaukee* (L 134-147, OT)
Saturday 15 OKLAHOMA CITY (L 96-109)
Monday 17 at Toronto (L 108-110)
Wednesday 19 at Indiana (L 118-127)
Saturday 22 LA CLIPPERS (L 116-131)
Sunday 23 at Atlanta (L 110-113)
Wednesday 26 NEW YORK* (L 101-129)
Friday 28 CHICAGO* (W 123-116)
Saturday 29 TORONTO (W 118-111, OT)
DECEMBER
Monday 1 at Brooklyn (L 103-116)
Wednesday 3 at New York (L 104-119)
Friday 5 at Toronto (W 111-86 )
Sunday 7 DENVER (L 106-115)
Friday 12 CHICAGO (L 126-129)
Sunday 14 at Cleveland (W 119-111)
Thursday 18 ATLANTA (W 133-126)
Saturday 20 at Detroit (L 86-112)
Monday 22 at Cleveland (L 132-139)
Tuesday 23 WASHINGTON (W 126-109)
Friday 26 at Orlando (W 120-105)
Monday 29 MILWAUKEE (L 113-123)
Wednesday 31 GOLDEN STATE (L 125-132)
JANUARY
Friday 2 at Milwaukee (L 121-122)
Saturday 3 at Chicago (W 112-99 )
Monday 5 at Oklahoma City (W 124-97 )
Wednesday 7 TORONTO (L 96-97 )
Thursday 8 INDIANA (L 109-112)
Saturday 10 at Utah (W 150-95 )
Monday 12 at LA Clippers (L 109-117)
Thursday 15 at L.A. Lakers (W 135-117)
Saturday 17 at Golden State (L 116-136)
Sunday 18 at Denver (W 110-87 )
Wednesday 21 CLEVELAND (L 87-94 )
Thursday 22 at Orlando (W 124-97 )
Saturday 24 WASHINGTON (W 119-115)
Monday 26 PHILADELPHIA (W 130-93 )
Wednesday 28 at Memphis (W 112-97 )
Thursday 29 at Dallas (W 123-121)
Saturday 31 SAN ANTONIO (W 111-106)
FEBRUARY
Monday 2 NEW ORLEANS (W 102-95 )
Thursday 5 at Houston (W 109-99 )
Saturday 7 at Atlanta (W 126-119)
Monday 9 DETROIT (W 110-104)
Wednesday 11 ATLANTA (W 110-107)
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
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 W 120-116
Wednesday, Oct. 15 Memphis (at First Horizon Col., Gboro) W 145-116
Friday, Oct. 17 at New York L 108-113
High school wrestling
Here are the opening round pairings for local teams:
-First 2 rounds (Feb. 10-12)
(Class 1A)
West 1st round at Thomas Jefferson- No. 2 Thomas Jefferson vs. No. 3 Rosman
(Class 2A)
West 1st round at East Wilkes- No. 9 Cherryville vs. No. 8 Murphy – Murphy
West 1st round at Alleghany- No. 10 Mountain Island Charter vs. No. 7 Starmount – Starmount
(Class 3A)
West 1st round- No. 16 Shelby at No. 1 Lincolnton – Lincolnton
West 1st round at West Wilkes- No. 5 West Lincoln vs. No. 12 Union Academy – West Lincoln
(Class 4A)
West 1st round at Pisgah- No. 9 East Gaston vs. No. 8 Foard – Foard
West 1st round- No. 14 Burns at No. 3 Maiden – Maiden
West 1st round at Maiden- No. 11 Lincoln Charter vs. No. 6 Newton-Conover – Newton-Conover
West 1st round at R-S Central- No. 10 Cramer vs. No. 7 South Rowan – South Rowan
(Class 5A)
West 1st round- No. 16 North Gaston at No. 1 West Rowan – West Rowan
West 1st round at West Rowan- No. 8 Huss vs. No. 9 North Davidson – Huss
West 2nd round- No. 8 Huss at No. 1 West Rowan – West Rowan
West 1st round at East Rowan- No. 5 South Point vs. No. 12 North Lincoln – South Point
West 1st round- No. 13 Crest at No. 4 East Rowan – East Rowan
West 2nd round- No. 5 South Point at No. 4 East Rowan – East Rowan
West 1st round at North Henderson- No. 6 East Lincoln vs. No. 11 West Henderson – West Henderson
(Class 6A)
West 1st round at Eastern Guilford- No. 7 Kings Mountain vs. No. 10 Charlotte Catholic – Catholic
Here are the regionals and state finals pairings for local teams:
-Rounds 3 and 4 (Feb. 16-17)
(Class 3A)
Regional semifinals- No. 1 Lincolnton vs. No. 5 West Lincoln at Wheatmore
Middle school basketball
The 2026 Gaston County Conference standings thru Feb. 12:
-BOYS
York Chester 6-0
Belmont 6-1
Holbrook 5-1
Grier 4-2
Stanley 4-2
Chavis 3-4
Southwest 3-4
Mount Holly 2-4
Cramerton 1-5
W.C. Friday 1-5
Bessemer City 0-7
-GIRLS
Holbrook 6-0
W.C. Friday 5-1
Belmont 5-2
Bessemer City 5-2
Grier 4-2
Cramerton 3-3
York Chester 3-3
Southwest 2-5
Mount Holly 1-5
Stanley 1-5
Chavis 0-7
Gaston County Conference results/schedule:
(Thursday, Feb. 12)
-BOYS
Chavis 46, W.C. Friday 43
Grier 60, Bessemer City 31
Belmont 35, Holbrook 14
York Chester 44, Mount Holly 16
Stanley 39, Southwest 34
BYE – Cramerton
-GIRLS
W.C. Friday 34, Chavis 12
Grier 34, Bessemer City 24
Holbrook 34, Belmont 9
York Chester 36, Mount Holly 28
Southwest 26, Stanley 17
BYE – Cramerton
(Tuesday, Feb. 17)
Cramerton at Bessemer City
W.C. Friday at Belmont
Grier at York Chester
Holbrook at Stanley
Mount Holly at Southwest
BYE – Chavis
(Wednesday, Feb. 18)
Stanley at Mount Holly
York Chester at Holbrook
Belmont at Grier
Bessemer City at W.C. Friday
Chavis at Cramerton
BYE – Southwest
(Thursday, Feb. 19)
Belmont at Chavis
York Chester at Cramerton
Stanley at W.C. Friday
Southwest at Grier
Mount Holly at Holbrook
BYE – Bessemer City
(Monday, Feb. 23)
Bessemer City at York Chester
Chavis at Stanley
Cramerton at Southwest
W.C. Friday at Mount Holly
Grier at Holbrook
BYE – Belmont
(Thursday, Feb. 26)
Semifinals: No. 4 at No. 1, No. 3 at No. 2
(Tuesday, March 3)
Boys final
(Wednesday, March 4)
Girls final
Tri-County Conference standings:
-BOYS
(East Division)
West Lincoln 9-1
Kings Mountain 8-1
Lincolnton 5-4
East Lincoln 3-6
Burns 1-7
North Lincoln 1-8
(West Division)
Crest 7-0
East Rutherford 7-1
Shelby 5-4
Chase 3-5
R-S Central 2-5
Thomas Jefferson 0-9
-GIRLS
(East Division)
Kings Mountain 9-0
North Lincoln 7-2
Lincolnton 5-4
East Lincoln 4-5
Burns 2-6
West Lincoln 0-10
(West Division)
R-S Central 7-0
Shelby 8-1
Crest 3-4
Thomas Jefferson 3-6
Chase 2-6
East Rutherford 1-7
Pro soccer
The 2026 Charlotte FC schedule:
Saturday, Feb. 21 at St. Louis, 2:30 PM
Saturday, Feb. 28 at L.A. Galaxy, 10:30 PM
Saturday, March 7 Austin, 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 14 Miami, 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 21 New York Red Bulls, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Apr. 4 Philadelphia, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Apr. 11 Nashville, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Apr. 18 at New York, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Apr. 22 at Orlando, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Apr. 25 at Nashville, 8:30 PM
Saturday, May 2 at New England, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 9 Cincinnati, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, May 13 New York, 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 16 Toronto, 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 23 New England, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, July 22 Atlanta, 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 25 at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 1 at Chicago, 8:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 15 Columbus, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Toronto, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 22 DC, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 29 at Atlanta, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 5 Houston, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Sept. 9 at Montreal, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 12 at Cincinnati, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 19 at DC, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 26 Chicago, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 10 Dallas, 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Columbus, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 17 at Philadelphia, 2:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 at Portland, 10:30 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 28 Montreal, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 31 Orlando, 1:00 PM
Saturday, Nov. 7 at Miami, 4:00 PM
College basketball
Here are the recent results/upcoming schedule for area teams:
(Wednesday, Feb. 11)
Austin Peay 95, Queens 87
Gaston College 102, Denmark Tech 79
Shaw 80, J.C. Smith 76
(Thursday, Feb. 12)
Winthrop 103, Gardner-Webb 85
(Friday, Feb. 13)
Cleveland CC 91, Guilford Tech 86 (OT)
(Saturday, Feb. 14)
Gaston College at Richard Bland, 2 p.m.
High Point at Gardner-Webb, 2 p.m.
Cleveland CC at Central Community CC, 3 p.m.
Barton at Belmont Abbey, 4 p.m.
J.C. Smith at Fayetteville State, 4 p.m.
Lipscomb at Queens, 4 p.m.
(Sunday, Feb. 15)
Davidson at Dayton, 4 p.m.
UTSA at Charlotte, noon
(Monday, Feb. 16)
Erskine at Belmont Abbey, 7:30 p.m.
USC Salkehatchie at Gaston College, 8 p.m.
(Tuesday, Feb. 17)
Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
(Wednesday, Feb. 18)
Cleveland CC at Davidson-Davie CC, 7 p.m.
Emmanuel at Belmont Abbey, 7 p.m.
Queens at North Alabama, 7 p.m.
Richmond at Davidson, 7 p.m.
Winston-Salem State at J.C. Smith, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
(Thursday, Feb. 19)
Gardner-Webb at Radford, 7 p.m.
Wake Tech at Gaston College, 8 p.m.
(Saturday, Feb. 21)
East Carolina at Charlotte, noon
Cape Fear CC at Gaston College, 2 p.m.
Davidson at Fordham, 2 p.m.
Claflin at J.C. Smith, 3 p.m.
Cleveland CC at Louisburg, 3 p.m.
West Georgia at Queens, 3 p.m.
Belmont Abbey at Southern Wesleyan, 4 p.m.
(Sunday, Feb. 22)
Bryant & Stratton, Va. at Cleveland CC, 3 p.m.
(Tuesday, Feb. 24)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
(Wednesday, Feb. 25)
Cleveland CC at Southwest Virginia, 7 p.m.
Belmont Abbey at Lees-McRae, 7 p.m.
Davidson at Duquesne, 7 p.m.
Gaston College at USC Salkehatchie, 7 p.m.
North Texas at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Queens at Eastern Kentucky, 7 p.m.
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
(Thursday, Feb. 26)
UNC-Asheville at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
(Friday, Feb. 27)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
(Saturday, Feb. 28)
Gardner-Webb at USC Upstate, 2 p.m.
Queens at Central Arkansas, TBD
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
(Sunday, March 1)
Brunswick CC at Gaston College, 2 p.m.
La Salle at Davidson, noon
Charlotte at Florida Atlantic, 2 p.m.
Conference Carolinas tournament
(Wednesday, March 4)
Gaston College at Caldwell Tech, 7 p.m.
Saint Joseph’s at Davidson, 7 p.m.
UAB at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Atlantic Sun tournament at Jacksonville, Fla.
Big South tournament at Johnson City, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas tournament
(Thursday, March 5)
Big South tournament at Johnson City, Tenn.
Region 10 Division II tournament at Wake Tech
(Friday, March 6)
Atlantic Sun tournament at Jacksonville, Fla.
Big South tournament at Johnson City, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas tournament at Spartanburg, S.C.
Region 10 Division II tournament at Wake Tech
(Saturday, March 7)
Davidson at St. Bonaventure, noon
Atlantic Sun tournament at Jacksonville, Fla.
Big South tournament at Johnson City, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas tournament at Spartanburg, S.C.
Region 10 Division II tournament at Wake Tech
(Sunday, March 8)
Charlotte at South Florida, 2 p.m.
Atlantic Sun tournament at Jacksonville, Fla.
Big South tournament at Johnson City, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas tournament at Spartanburg, S.C.
(Tuesday, March 10)
ACC tournament at Charlotte
(Wednesday, March 11)
American tournament at Birmingham, Ala.
ACC tournament at Charlotte
Atlantic 10 tournament at Pittsburgh, Pa.
(Thursday, March 12)
American tournament at Birmingham, Ala.
ACC tournament at Charlotte
Atlantic 10 tournament at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Region 10 Division I tournament at TBA
(Friday, March 13)
American tournament at Birmingham, Ala.
ACC tournament at Charlotte
Atlantic 10 tournament at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Region 10 Division I tournament at TBA
(Saturday, March 14)
American tournament at Birmingham, Ala.
ACC tournament at Charlotte
Atlantic 10 tournament at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Region 10 Division I tournament at TBA
(Sunday, March 15)
American tournament at Birmingham, Ala.
Atlantic 10 tournament at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Auto racing
Here is the full 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule with race winners in parentheses:
Feb. 4 — Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium (Ryan Preece)
Feb. 15 — Daytona 500
Feb. 22 — Atlanta
March 1 — Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
March 8 — Phoenix
March 15 — Las Vegas
March 22 — Darlington, South Carolina
March 29 — Martinsville, Virginia
April 5 — off weekend
April 12 — Bristol, Tennessee
April 19 — Kansas
April 26 — Talladega, Alabama
May 3 — Texas
May 10 — Watkins Glen, New York
May 17 — All-Star Race (Dover)
May 24 — Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
May 31 — Nashville, Tennessee
June 7 — Michigan
June 14 — Pocono in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
June 21 — San Diego
June 28 — Sonoma, California
July 5 — Chicagoland
July 12 — Atlanta
July 19 — North Wilkesboro
July 26 — Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
Aug. 2 — off weekend
Aug. 9 — Iowa
Aug. 15 — Richmond, Virginia
Aug. 23 — New Hampshire
Aug. 29 — Daytona, Florida
Sept. 6 — Darlington
Sept. 13 — Gateway in Madison, Illinois
Sept. 19 — Bristol
Sept. 27 — Kansas
Oct. 4 — Las Vegas
Oct. 11 — Charlotte Roval
Oct. 18 — Phoenix
Oct. 25 — Talladega
Nov. 1 — Martinsville
Nov. 8 — Homestead, Florida
Rodeo
Professional Bull Riding Unleash the Beast tour schedule for Greensboro-based Carolina Cowboys:
Feb. 14 – U.S. Border Patrol PBR Pittsburgh
Feb. 21 – Progressive PBR Jacksonville
Feb. 28 – PBR Bridgeport
March 7 – PBR Kubota PBR Little Rock
March 14 – PBR Florida State
March 22 – Ram Trucks PBR Indianapolis
March 29 – PBR Albuquerque
April 12 – First Premier Bank PBR Sioux Falls
April 18 – PBR Billings
April 24 – Cooper Tires PBR Tacoma
May 10 – PBR World Finals at Cowtown Coliseum
Sept. 18-20 – Greensboro First Horizon Coliseum Complex