2-3-25 roundup: Pro football, soccer and basketball, High school basketball and wrestling, College basketball, Middle school basketball, Auto racing

By Richard Walker

One of Gaston County’s most famous athletic figures is announcing his retirement.

Leonard Hamilton announced he would be retiring at the end of the current season at Florida State.

A 1966 Highland High and 1968 Gaston College graduate, Hamilton is one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history.

Entering Tuesday’s game against Notre Dame, Hamilton has a 675-564 overall head coaching record that includes 656-501 as a college head coach and 456-290 at Florida State in 23 seasons.

Hamilton is the winningest head coach in Florida State history, the 5th-winningest head coach in ACC history and 35th winning coach in NCAA Division I history. The Seminoles are currently 13-9 overall and 4-7 in the ACC.

“I am deeply thankful for the tremendous support of our fans, alumni, and everyone associated with Florida State throughout my time here,” Hamilton said in a school news release. “I am proud of the quality of the young men that it was my privilege to lead, for their faith in this program and in their belief in the philosophy that we tried to instill in them over the years. I have been blessed beyond words for the opportunity and the experience we’ve had here.
“My family and I truly love this place, this institution, and its people. I’m very fortunate to be able to have given this job my all with no regrets. Every head coach inherits a legacy and is obligated to leave the job better than they inherited it. I’m very proud of what we have been able to accomplish here over the last 23 seasons. We were a consistent contender, and we created success for our players during their time here. So many of them have gone on to be successful in life. I hope that it will be remembered as my legacy. I look forward to working with our administration during this transition and being as helpful as possible through this process.”

Hamilton has earned national Coach of the Year honors 3 times and been named conference Coach of the Year 5 times and is the only coach to earn multiple top coaching honors in the ACC and Big East. In his 37 seasons as head coach at Oklahoma State, Miami (Fla.) and Florida State, he has guided his teams to 22 postseason bids highlighted by 5 Sweet 16 appearances, 3 conference championships and Florida State’s first ACC title in 2012. The ACC tourney title made Hamilton the 1st African-American coach to win the event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school basketball

Area high school basketball standings through games of Jan. 31:

-BOYS
(Big South 3A)
Ashbrook 10-0, 18-2
Crest 8-2, 15-2
Huss 7-3, 12-6
Kings Mountain 7-3, 12-8
South Point 4-6, 11-9
Forestview 2-8, 8-12
Cramer 2-8, 7-13
North Gaston 0-10, 6-14

(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A)
Burns 8-0, 14-5
Shelby 7-1, 12-7
Thomas Jefferson 5-4, 14-5
Bessemer City 3-4, 11-8
Highland Tech 3-5, 9-10
East Gaston 2-6, 3-16
Cherryville 0-8, 1-18

(Others)
East Lincoln 7-3, 14-6
North Lincoln 8-2, 14-5
Lincolnton 9-1, 16-4
West Lincoln 3-7, 8-12
Lincoln Charter 8-2, 12-6
Mtn Isl Charter 2-8, 9-11
Piedmont CC 3-4, 9-9
Gaston Christian 7-2, 20-7
Gaston Day 5-4, 17-9

-GIRLS
(Big South 3A)
Huss 10-0, 14-4
Cramer 9-1, 18-2
South Point 8-2, 15-4
Crest 5-5, 9-9
Ashbrook 5-5, 7-11
Forestview 2-8, 8-12
Kings Mountain 1-9, 1-19
North Gaston 0-10, 3-17

(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A)
Thomas Jefferson 9-0, 13-6
Shelby 7-1, 13-7
Burns 5-3, 12-8
Bessemer City 3-4, 10-9
Cherryville 3-5, 8-11
Highland Tech 1-7, 7-12
East Gaston 0-8, 2-18

(Others)
East Lincoln 9-1, 16-4
North Lincoln 10-0, 18-1
Lincolnton 4-6, 11-9
West Lincoln 0-10, 2-18
Lincoln Charter 10-0, 12-6
Mtn Isl Charter 3-7, 7-9
Piedmont CC 6-1, 13-6
Gaston Christian 7-2, 12-5
Gaston Day 0-9, 4-1

Here are area results and schedule:

(Friday, Jan. 31)
-BOYS
Ashbrook 84, Kings Mountain 66
South Point 69, Forestview 66
Crest 65, Huss 59
Cramer 74, North Gaston 58
Bessemer City 66, Cherryville 59
Shelby 59, Highland Tech 57
Thomas Jefferson 61, East Gaston 58
West Iredell 69, East Lincoln 56
North Lincoln 75, North Iredell 42
Lincolnton 84, Bandys 71
West Lincoln 74, Bunker Hill 70
Lincoln Charter 83, Langtree Charter 31
Pine Lake Prep 84, Mountain Island Charter 58
Piedmont CC 77, Valor Prep 54
Gaston Christian 88, Carmel Christian 41
Westminster Catawba 52, Gaston Day 46

-GIRLS
Ashbrook 60, Kings Mountain 32
South Point 80, Forestview 39
Huss 72, Crest 44
Cramer 84, North Gaston 25
Bessemer City 54, Cherryville 37
Shelby 45, Highland Tech 30
Thomas Jefferson 47, East Gaston 3
East Lincoln 55, West Iredell 7
North Iredell 73, North Lincoln
Bandys 72, Lincolnton 44
Bunker Hill 52, West Lincoln 48
Lincoln Charter 75, Langtree Charter 26
Mountain Island Charter 33, Pine Lake Prep 30
Piedmont CC 50, Valor Prep 25
Gaston Christian 75, Matthews Socrates Academy 5
Westminster Catawba 57, Gaston Day 21

(Tuesday, Feb. 4)
Ashbrook at Crest
Forestview at North Gaston
Kings Mountain at Huss
South Point at Cramer
Burns at Cherryville
East Gaston at Bessemer City
Thomas Jefferson at Highland Tech
Foard at East Lincoln
St. Stephens at North Lincoln
West Caldwell at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Langtree Charter at Mountain Island Charter
Lincoln Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Jackson Day at Piedmont CC
Westminster Catawba at Gaston Christian
SouthLake Christian at Gaston Day

(Wednesday, Feb. 5)
Bessemer City at Shelby

(Thursday, Feb. 6)
Gaston Day at Concord Academy

(Friday, Feb. 7)
Cramer at Crest
Forestview at Ashbrook
North Gaston at Kings Mountain
South Point at Huss
Bessemer City at Burns
East Gaston at Shelby
Highland Tech at Cherryville
North Lincoln at Foard
St. Stephens at East Lincoln
Lincolnton at East Burke
West Lincoln at West Caldwell
Bradford Prep at Lincoln Charter
Corvian Community at Mountain Island Charter
Piedmont CC at Queen’s Grant
Gaston Christian at SouthLake Christian
Gaston Day at Metrolina Christian

(Saturday, Feb. 8)
Lincoln Charter at Asheville Christ School

(Monday, Feb. 10)
Metrolina Athletic Conference tournament

(Tuesday, Feb. 11)
Ashbrook at North Gaston
Crest at South Point
Huss at Cramer
Kings Mountain at Forestview
Bessemer City at Cherryville
East Gaston at Burns
Shelby at Thomas Jefferson
East Lincoln at North Iredell
North Lincoln at West Iredell
Lincolnton at Maiden
West Lincoln at East Burke
Bradford Prep at Mountain Island Charter
Lincoln Charter at Christ the King

(Wednesday, Feb. 12)
Highland Tech at Bessemer City

(Friday, Feb. 14)
Ashbrook at Huss
Cramer at Forestview
Crest at Kings Mountain
North Gaston at South Point
Burns at Shelby
Cherryville at Thomas Jefferson
Highland Tech at East Gaston
East Lincoln at North Lincoln
Lincolnton at West Lincoln
Mountain Island Charter at Lincoln Charter
Queen’s Grant at Piedmont CC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school wrestling

Here are the area playoff results:

-Saturday, Feb. 1
(Class 1A)
No. 5 Cherryville vs. No. 12 Draughn (at No. 4 Bradford Prep) – Cville 42-40
No. 5 Cherryville at No. 4 Bradford Prep – BP 52-28

(Class 2A)
No. 12 Lincolnton vs. No. 5 North Wilkes (at No. 4 Eden Morehead) – NW 42-29
No. 7 Burns vs. No. 10 West Stanly (at No. 2 Newton-Conover) – Burns 42-27
No. 7 Burns at No. 2 Newton-Conover – N-C 48-29

(Class 3A)
No. 12 Ashbrook vs. No. 5 Eastern Guilford (at No. 4 West Rowan) – EG 46-33
No. 7 South Point vs. No. 10 Dudley (at No. 2 St. Stephens) – Dudley 41-33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school basketball

Gaston County Conference standings through Feb. 3:
-BOYS
Belmont 5-0
Southwest 4-0
W.C. Friday 4-1
Grier 3-1
Stanley 3-1
Holbrook 2-2
Cramerton 2-3
Bessemer City 1-4
York Chester 1-4
Mount Holly 0-4
Chavis 0-5

-GIRLS
Holbrook 4-0
Belmont 4-1
Cramerton 4-1
Grier 3-1
Southwest 3-1
Bessemer City 3-2
Mount Holly 2-2
W.C. Friday 1-4
York Chester 1-4
Stanley 0-4
Chavis 0-5

(Monday, Feb. 3)
-BOYS
W.C. Friday 39, Holbrook 28: Ja’kobi Freeman had 10 points, Antonio Surratt 8 and Christopher Johnson 6 for Holbrook.

Cramerton 29, Mount Holly 24: Brody Banner had 12 points and Coley Pruitt, Jayden McCaskill, Jalen Littlejohn and Jake Pritchett 3 each for Cramerton.

Southwest 57, Chavis 17

Stanley 49, Bessemer City 19: Cam Stillwell (23 points, 12 rebounds, 6 steals), Aiden Gibson (8 points, 4 rebounds),
Jace Johnson (4 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds) led Stanley.

Belmont 44, York Chester 27: Tre Gardin (10 points, 10 rebounds, 5 steals, 5 blocks), Kelly Bridges (10 points, 10 rebounds), Jack Revels (10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals) and Tressel Lowcock (8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists) led Belmont.

BYE – Grier

-GIRLS
Holbrook 34, W.C. Friday 9: Kyzland Forney (13 points, 9 steals, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), Genesis Hall (9 points), Kennedi Johnson (6 points) and Caitlyn Lindsay (4 points) led Holbrook.

Cramerton 32, Mount Holly 29

Southwest 26, Chavis 19

Bessemer City 41, Stanley 8

Belmont 34, York Chester 10: Sage Kocher had 10 points, Kate Hux 7 and Logan Culbertson 7 for Belmont and Myracle Gladden had 14 points for York Chester.

BYE – Grier

(Thursday, Feb. 6)
Cramerton at Grier, Chavis at Holbrook, Bessemer City at Mount Holly, Belmont at Southwest, York Chester at Stanley, BYE – W.C. Friday

(Monday, Feb. 10)
W.C. Friday at Chavis, Grier at Bessemer City, Holbrook at Belmont, Mount Holly at York Chester, Southwest at Stanley, BYE – Cramerton

(Thursday, Feb. 13)
Bessemer City at Cramerton, Belmont at W.C. Friday, York Chester at Grier, Stanley at Holbrook, Southwest at Mount Holly, BYE – Chavis

(Tuesday, Feb. 18)
Chavis at Belmont, Cramerton at York Chester, W.C. Friday at Stanley, Grier at Southwest, Holbrook at Mount Holly, BYE – Bessemer City

(Thursday, Feb. 20)
York Chester at Bessemer City, Stanley at Chavis, Southwest at Cramerton, Mount Holly at W.C. Friday, Holbrook at Grier, BYE – Belmont

(Monday, Feb. 25)
Stanley at Belmont, Southwest at Bessemer City, Mount Holly at Chavis, Holbrook at Cramerton, Grier at W.C. Friday, BYE – York Chester

(Thursday, Dec. 27)
Playoffs: No. 4 at No. 1, No. 3 at No. 2

(Tuesday, March 4)
Girls championship

(Wednesday, March 5)
Boys championship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

Washington 124, Charlotte 114: The Hornets trailed by 26 late in the 1st half and by 19 early in the 4th quarter before a furious rally brought them within 6 with 2:06 to play.

But Charlotte never got any closer on a night in which Miles Bridges (24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) had his 1st triple double. Other Hornets’ leaders were Mark Williams (23 points, 14 rebounds), Nick Smith Jr. (24 points), Vasa Micic (13 points, 5 assists) and Josh Green (11 points).

Here is the Charlotte Hornets full 2024-25 results and schedule:

-Regular season
(*-Emirates Cup games)
OCTOBER
Wed. 23 at Houston (W 110-105)
Fri. 25 at Atlanta (L 120-125)
Sat. 26 MIAMI (L 106-114)
Wed. 30 TORONTO (W 138-133)

NOVEMBER
Fri. 1 BOSTON (L 109-124)
Sat. 2 BOSTON (L 103-113)
Mon. 4 at Minnesota (L 93-114)
Wed. 6 DETROIT (W 108-107)
Fri. 8 INDIANA (W 103-83)
Sun. 10 at Philadelphia (L 105-107 in OT)
Tue. 12 at Orlando* (L 89-114)
Sat. 16 MILWAUKEE (W 115-114)
Sun. 17 at Cleveland (L 114-128)
Tue. 19 at Brooklyn* (L 115-116)
Thu. 21 DETROIT (W 123-121 in OT)
Sat. 23 at Milwaukee (L 119-125)
Mon. 25 ORLANDO (L 84-95)
Wed. 27 MIAMI (L 94-98)
Fri. 29 NEW YORK* (L 98-99)
Sat. 30 ATLANTA 6:00 (L 104-107)

DECEMBER
Tue. 3 PHILADELPHIA* (L 104-110)
Thu. 5 at New York (L 101-125)
Sat. 7 CLEVELAND (L 102-116)
Sun. 8 at Indiana (W 113-109)
Fri. 13 at Chicago (L 95-109)
Mon. 16 Philadelphia (L 108-121)
Thu. 19 at Washington (L 114-123)
Fri. 20 at Philadelphia (L 98-108)
Mon. 23 HOUSTON (L 101-114)
Thu. 26 at Washington (L 110-113)
Sat. 28 OKLAHOMA CITY (L 94-106)
Mon. 30 CHICAGO (L 108-115 in OT)

JANUARY
Fri. 3 at Detroit (L 94-98 )
Sun. 5 at Cleveland (L 105-115)
Tue. 7 PHOENIX (W 115-104)
Thu. 9 at L.A. Lakers (ppd., Feb. 19)
Sat. 11 at LA Clippers (ppd., March 16)
Sun. 12 at Phoenix (L 113-120)
Wed. 15 at Utah (W 117-112)
Fri. 17 at Chicago (W 125-123)
Mon. 20 DALLAS (W 110-105)
Wed. 22 at Memphis (L 120-132)
Fri. 24 PORTLAND (L 97-102)
Sat. 25 NEW ORLEANS (W 123-92 )
Mon. 27 L.A. LAKERS (L 107-112)
Wed. 29 BROOKLYN (L 83-104)
Fri. 31 LA CLIPPERS (L 104-112)

FEBRUARY
Sat. 1 DENVER (L 104-107)
Mon. 3 WASHINGTON (L 114-124)
Wed. 5 MILWAUKEE 7:00
Fri. 7 SAN ANTONIO 7:00
Sun. 9 at Detroit 1:00
Mon. 10 at Brooklyn 7:30
Wed. 12 at Orlando 7:00
Wed. 19 at L.A. Lakers 10:00
Thu. 20 at Denver 9:00
Sat. 22 at Portland 10:00
Mon. 24 at Sacramento 10:00
Tue. 25 at Golden State 10:00
Thu. 27 at Dallas 8:30

MARCH
Sat. 1 WASHINGTON 6:00
Mon. 3 GOLDEN STATE 7:00
Wed. 5 MINNESOTA 7:00
Fri. 7 CLEVELAND 7:00
Sat. 8 BROOKLYN 6:00
Mon. 10 at Miami 7:30
Wed. 12 at Atlanta 7:30
Fri. 14 at San Antonio 8:00
Sun. 16 at L.A. Clippers 7:00
Tue. 18 ATLANTA 7:00
Thu. 20 NEW YORK 7:00
Fri. 21 at Oklahoma City 8:00
Sun. 23 at Miami 6:00
Tue. 25 ORLANDO 7:00
Fri. 28 at Toronto 7:30
Sun. 30 at New Orleans 7:00
Mon. 31 UTAH 7:00

APRIL
Wed. 2 at Indiana 7:00
Fri. 4 SACRAMENTO 7:00
Sun. 6 CHICAGO 1:00
Tue. 8 MEMPHIS 7:00
Wed. 9 at Toronto 7:30
Fri. 11 at Boston 7:30
Sun. 13 at Boston 1:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College basketball

Here are the area men’s results and schedule:

(Saturday, Feb. 1)
Gaston College 85, Central Carolina CC 78
UAB 99, Charlotte 78
Fayetteville Tech 85, Cleveland CC 66
Francis Marion 76, Belmont Abbey 70
Winthrop 96, Gardner-Webb 93
George Mason 64, Davidson 60
Queens 87, West Georgia 68

(Sunday, Feb. 2)
Bryant & Stratton 98, Cleveland CC 94

(Monday, Feb. 3)
J.C. Smith 77, Claflin 69

(Tuesday, Feb. 4)
Davidson at Dayton
Gaston College at Caldwell Tech
Wichita State at Charlotte

(Wednesday, Feb. 5)
Belmont Abbey at North Greenville
Cleveland CC at Davidson-Davie CC
Queens at Central Arkansas

(Thursday, Feb. 6)
Fayetteville State at J.C. Smith
Gardner-Webb at UNC Asheville

(Saturday, Feb. 8)
Central Carolina CC at Cleveland CC
Charleston Southern at Gardner-Webb
Gaston College at Cape Fear CC
Lipscomb at Queens
Rice at Charlotte
Richmond at Davidson

(Monday, Feb. 10)
Charlotte at Florida Atlantic

(Tuesday, Feb. 11)
Belmont Abbey at King
J.C. Smith at Winston-Salem State

(Wednesday, Feb. 12)
Catawba Valley CC at Cleveland CC
Davidson at UMass
Gaston College at Wake Tech

(Thursday, Feb. 13)
Queens at Bellarmine

(Saturday, Feb. 15)
Belmont Abbey at Shorter
Brunswick CC at Gaston College
East Carolina at Charlotte
Eastern Kentucky at Queens
Gardner-Webb at USC Upstate
George Washington at Davidson
Guilford Tech at Cleveland CC
Shaw at J.C. Smith

(Tuesday, Feb. 18)
Central Arkansas at Queens
Loyola Chicago at Davidson

(Wednesday, Feb. 19)
Converse at Belmont Abbey
Davidson-Davie CC at Cleveland CC
Gardner-Webb at Longwood
J.C. Smith at Livingstone
Temple at Charlotte
Wake Tech at Gaston College

(Thursday, Feb. 20)
Austin Peay at Queens

(Saturday, Feb. 22)
Cleveland CC at Louisburg
Davidson at Fordham
High Point at Gardner-Webb
J.C. Smith at Claflin
Mount Olive at Belmont Abbey
Richard Bland at Gaston College

(Monday, Feb. 24)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
Emmanuel at Belmont Abbey
West Georgia at Queens

(Tuesday, Feb. 25)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
Saint Louis at Davidson

(Wednesday, Feb. 26)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
Belmont Abbey at Lees-McRae
Charlotte at Tulane
Cleveland CC at Southwest Virginia
Gaston College at USC Salkehatchie
Queens at North Alabama
Radford at Gardner-Webb

(Thursday, Feb. 27)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.

(Friday, Feb. 28)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
Davidson at VCU

(Saturday, March 1)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian
Gaston College at Brunswick CC

(Sunday, March 2)
Conference Carolinas tournament at top seeds
Charlotte at East Carolina

(Monday, March 3)
Conference Carolinas tournament at top seeds

(Wednesday, March 5)
Big South Conference tournament at Johnson, City, Tenn.
Region 10 Division II tournament at Cape Fear CC
Caldwell Tech at Gaston College
Davidson at Loyola Chicago

(Thursday, March 6)
Big South Conference tournament at Johnson, City, Tenn.
Region 10 Division II tournament at Cape Fear CC
Charlotte at North Texas

(Friday, March 7)
Big South Conference tournament at Johnson, City, Tenn.
Region 10 Division II tournament at Cape Fear CC
Conference Carolinas tournament at Spartanburg, S.C.

(Saturday, March 8)
Big South Conference tournament at Johnson, City, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas tournament at Spartanburg, S.C.
St. Bonaventure at Davidson

(Sunday, March 9)
Big South Conference tournament at Johnson, City, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas tournament at Spartanburg, S.C.
UTSA at Charlotte

(Tuesday, March 11)
ACC at Charlotte Spectrum Center

(Wednesday, March 12)
ACC at Charlotte Spectrum Center
Atlantic 10 tournament at Washington, D.C.

(Thursday, March 13)
ACC at Charlotte Spectrum Center
American Athletic Conference tournament at Fort Worth, Tex.
Atlantic 10 tournament at Washington, D.C.
Region 10 Division I tournament at Catawba Valley CC

(Friday, March 14)
ACC at Charlotte Spectrum Center
American Athletic Conference tournament at Fort Worth, Tex.
Atlantic 10 tournament at Washington, D.C.
Region 10 Division I tournament at Catawba Valley CC

(Saturday, March 15)
ACC at Charlotte Spectrum Center
American Athletic Conference tournament at Fort Worth, Tex.
Atlantic 10 tournament at Washington, D.C.
Region 10 Division I tournament at Catawba Valley CC

(Sunday, March 16)
American Athletic Conference tournament at Fort Worth, Tex.
Atlantic 10 tournament at Washington, D.C.

The full 2025 T. Rowe Price ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule at Spectrum Center in Charlotte:

(Tuesday, March 11)
Game 1 – No. 13 seed vs No. 12 seed, 2 p.m.
Game 2 – No. 15 seed vs No. 10 seed, 4:30 p.m.
Game 3 – No. 14 seed vs No. 11 seed, 7 p.m.
(Wednesday, March 12)
Game 4 – No. 9 seed vs No. 8 seed, Noon
Game 5 – Winner Game 1 vs No. 5 seed, 2:30 p.m.
Game 6 – Winner Game 2 vs No. 7 seed, 7 p.m.
Game 7 – Winner Game 3 vs No. 6 seed, 9:30 p.m.
(Thursday, March 13)
Game 8 – Winner Game 4 vs No. 1 seed, Noon
Game 9 – Winner Game 5 vs No. 4 seed, 2:30 p.m.
Game 10 – Winner Game 6 vs No. 2 seed, 7 p.m.
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs No. 3 seed, 9:30 p.m.
(Friday, March 14)
Game 12 – Semifinal 1 (Winners Games 8 vs 9), 7 p.m.
Game 13 – Semifinal 2 (Winners Games 10 vs 11), 9:30 p.m.
(Saturday, March 15)
Game 14 – Championship Game, 8:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro football

The 2024-25 NFL playoff schedule:

(Wild Card weekend – Jan. 11-13)
-AFC
No. 1 Kansas City – bye
(Saturday, Jan. 11)
No. 5 L.A. Chargers at No. 4 Houston – Houston 32-12
No. 6 Pittsburgh at No. 3 Baltimore – Baltimore 28-14
(Sunday, Jan. 12)
No. 7 Denver at No. 2 Buffalo – Buffalo 31-7
-NFC
No. 1 Detroit – bye
(Sunday, Jan. 12)
No. 7 Green Bay at No. 2 Philadelphia – Philadelphia 22-10
No. 6 Washington at No. 3 Tampa Bay – Washington 23-20
(Monday, Jan. 13)
No. 5 Minnesota at No. 4 L.A. Rams – L.A. 27-9

(Conference semifinals – Jan. 18-19)
-AFC
(Saturday, Jan. 18)
No. 4 Houston at No. 1 Kansas City – KC 23-14
(Sunday, Jan. 19)
No. 3 Baltimore at No. 2 Buffalo – Buffalo 27-25
-NFC
(Saturday, Jan. 18)
No. 6 Washington at No. 1 Detroit – Washington 45-31
(Sunday, Jan. 19)
No. 4 L.A. Rams at No. 2 Philadelphia – Philadelphia 28-22

(Conference finals – Jan. 26)
-NFC
No. 6 Washington at No. 2 Philadelphia – Philadelphia 55-23
-AFC
No. 2 Buffalo at No. 1 Kansas City – KC 32-29

(Super Bowl – Feb. 9 at New Orleans)
AFC champion (Kansas City) vs. NFC champion (Philadelphia), 6:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro soccer

The Charlotte FC MLS team’s 2025 schedule:

Saturday, Feb. 22 at Seattle 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1 Atlanta 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 at Miami 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 Cincinnati 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 San Jose 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 at Colorado 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 Nashville 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 at Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 San Diego 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 New England 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 at Columbus 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 at Nashville 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14 at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 Chicago 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 Columbus 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 28 at NY Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 25 at Kansas City 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 28 at Chicago 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 5 Orlando 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 12 New York 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 16 DC 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 10 at Cincinnati 6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 16 Real Salt Lake 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 24 NY Red Bulls 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 30 at New England 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13 Miami 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 19 at New York 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27 Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 4 at DC 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 18 Philadelphia 6 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto racing

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule with * indicating the in-season tournament and # including the playoffs:

Date Race / Track Broadcast partner Winner
Feb. 2 Clash at Bowman Gray FOX Sports (Chase Elliott)
Feb. 16 Daytona 500 FOX Sports
Feb. 23 Atlanta FOX Sports
March 2 Circuit of The Americas FOX Sports
March 9 Phoenix FOX Sports
March 16 Las Vegas FOX Sports
March 23 Homestead-Miami FOX Sports
March 30 Martinsville FOX Sports
April 6 Darlington FOX Sports
April 13 Bristol FOX Sports
April 20 Off
April 27 Talladega FOX Sports
May 4 Texas FOX Sports
May 11 Kansas FOX Sports
May 18 North Wilkesboro (ASR) FOX Sports
May 25 Charlotte Prime Video
June 1 Nashville Prime Video
June 8 Michigan Prime Video
June 15 Mexico City Prime Video
June 22 Pocono Prime Video
June 28 (Sat.) Atlanta * TNT Sports
July 6 Chicago * TNT Sports
July 13 Sonoma * TNT Sports
July 20 Dover * TNT Sports
July 27 Indianapolis * TNT Sports
Aug. 3 Iowa NBC Sports
Aug. 10 Watkins Glen NBC Sports
Aug. 16 (Sat.) Richmond NBC Sports
Aug. 23 (Sat.) Daytona NBC Sports
Aug. 31 Darlington # NBC Sports
Sept. 7 World Wide Tech Raceway # NBC Sports
Sept. 13 (Sat.) Bristol # NBC Sports
Sept. 21 New Hampshire # NBC Sports
Sept. 28 Kansas # NBC Sports
Oct. 5 Charlotte Roval # NBC Sports
Oct. 12 Las Vegas # NBC Sports
Oct. 19 Talladega # NBC Sports
Oct. 26 Martinsville # NBC Sports
Nov. 2 Phoenix Championship # NBC Sports