4-25-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer, High school baseball and softball, Middle school baseball and soccer, NASCAR
By Richard Walker
The Carolina Panthers are set to make their second No. 1 overall selection when the 2023 NFL Draft begins at 8 p.m. on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo.
And the team is expected to select Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with that first selection, the Panthers will become the 18th team to select a quarterback at No. 1 in the past 26 drafts.
Clearly, new Carolina head coach Frank Reich along with owner David Tepper, general manager Scott Fitterer and their fans who have suffered through a franchise-record five straight losing seasons hope Young will have a solid upcoming career.
The results of the previous 17 No. 1 overall selections offers mostly positive reviews.
Peyton Manning, the 1998 overall pick out of Tennessee by the Indianapolis Colts, went on to have a Hall of Fame career with two Super Bowl titles.
Other potential Hall of Famers chosen No. 1 in the last 26 years could include Michael Vick (2001), Carson Palmer (2003), Eli Manning (2004), Matthew Stafford (2009) and Cam Newton (2011).
It’s too early to tell about recent No. 1 selections Jared Goff (2016), Baker Mayfield (2018), Kyler Murray (2019), Joe Burrow (2020) and Trevor Lawrence (2021).
The others – Tim Couch (1999), David Carr (2002), Alex Smith (2005), JaMarcus Russell (2007), Andrew Luck (2012) and Jameis Winston (2015) – had solid if not spectacular or less than spectacular careers.
In Carolina’s history, Young would become only the third first-round pick at the position as each of the previous first-rounders – Kerry Collins in 1995 and Newton in 2011 – went on become Panthers’ starters that helped their teams advance to a NFC title game and a Super Bowl, respectively.
After Thursday’s opening round selections, the draft will continue Friday night and Saturday.
Here’s a list of the Carolina Panthers’ all-time draft picks:
1995
First round (No. 5 overall) Kerry Collins, QB Penn State
First round (No. 22 overall) Tyrone Poole, DB Fort Valley State
First round (No. 29 overall) Blake Brockermeyer, OT Texas
Second round (No. 36 overall) Shawn King, DE Louisiana-Monroe
Fourth round (No. 132 overall) Frank Garcia, C Washington
Fifth round (No. 135 overall) Michael Senters, DB Northwestern
Fifth round (No. 171 overall) Andrew Peterson, OT Washington
Sixth round (No. 188 overall) Steve Strahan, DT Baylor
Sixth round (No. 191 overall) Jerry Colquitt, QB Tennessee
Seventh round (No. 209 overall) Chad Cota, DB Oregon
Seventh round (No. 249 overall) Michael Reed, DB Boston College
1996
First round (No. 8 overall) Tim Biakabutuka, RB Michigan
Second round (No. 43 overall) Muhsin Muhammad, WR Michigan State
Third round (No. 73 overall) Winslow Oliver, RB New Mexico
Third round (No. 88 overall) J.C. Price, DT Virginia Tech
Fourth round (No. 106 overall) Norbert Davidds-Garrido, OT Southern California
Fourth round (No. 111 overall) Emmanuel McDaniel, DB East Carolina
Fifth round (No. 142 overall) Marquette Smith, RB Central Florida
Sixth round (No. 193 overall) Scott Greene, RB Michigan State
Seventh round (No. 217 overall) Donnell Baker, WR Southern U.
Seventh round (No. 234 overall) Kerry Hicks, DE Colorado
1997
First round (No. 27 overall) Rae Carruth, WR Colorado
Second round (No. 56 overall) Mike Minter, DB Nebraska
Third round (No. 87 overall) Kinnon Tatum, LB Notre Dame
Fourth round (No. 122 overall) Tarek Saleh, LB Wisconsin
Sixth round (No. 189 overall) Matt Finkes, DE Ohio State
Seventh round (No. 228 overall) Kris Mangum, TE Mississippi
1998
First round (No. 14 overall) Jason Peter, DE Nebraska
Third round (No. 62 overall) Chuck Wiley, DE LSU
Third round (No. 73 overall) Mitch Marrow, DE Pennsylvania
Fourth round (No. 106 overall) Donald Hayes, WR Wisconsin
Fifth round (No. 136 overall) Jerry Jensen, LB Washington
Sixth round (No. 165 overall) Damien Richardson, DB Arizona State
Seventh round (No. 196 overall) Viliami Maumau, DT Colorado
Seventh round (No. 228 overall) Jim Turner, WR Syracuse
1999
Second round (No. 34 overall) Chris Terry, OT Georgia
Second round (No. 38 overall) Mike Rucker, DE Nebraska
Fourth round (No. 100 overall) Hannibal Navies, LB Colorado
Sixth round (No. 175 overall) Robert Daniel, DE Northwestern State
Seventh round (No. 211 overall) Tony Booth, DB James Madison
2000
First round (No. 23 overall) Rashard Anderson, DB Jackson State
Second round (No. 57 overall) Deon Grant, DB Tennessee
Third round (No. 82 overall) Leander Jordan, OT Indiana, Pa.
Fourth round (No. 120 overall) Alvin McKinley, DE Mississippi State
Fifth round (No. 147 overall) Gillis Wilson, DE Saginaw Valley State
Sixth round (No. 182 overall) Jeno James, OG Auburn
Seventh round (No. 221 overall) Lester Towns, LB Washington
2001
First round (No. 11 overall) Dan Morgan, LB Miami, Fla.
Second round (No. 44 overall) Kris Jenkins, DT Maryland
Third round (No. 74 overall) Steve Smith, WR Utah
Fourth round (No. 106 overall) Chris Weinke, QB Florida State
Fifth round (No. 143 overall) Jarrod Cooper, DB Kansas State
Sixth round (No. 175 overall) Dee Brown, RB Syracuse
Seventh round (No. 211 overall) Louis Williams, C LSU
Seventh round (No. 227 overall) Mike Roberg, TE Idaho
2002
First round (No. 2 overall) Julius Peppers, DE North Carolina
Second round (No. 34 overall) DeShaun Foster, RB UCLA
Third round (No. 73 overall) Will Witherspoon, LB Georgia
Fourth round (No. 100 overall) Dante Wesley, DB Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Fifth round (No. 137 overall) Randy Fasani, QB Stanford
Fifth round (No. 145 overall) Kyle Johnson, RB Syracuse
Sixth round (No. 174 overall) Keith Heinrich, TE Sam Houston State
Seventh round (No. 213 overall) Pete Campion, OG North Dakota State
Seventh round (No. 258 overall) Brad Franklin, DB Louisiana-Lafayette
2003
First round (No. 8 overall) Jordan Gross, OT Utah
Second round (No. 50 overall) Bruce Nelson, OG UCLA
Third round (No. 76 overall) Mike Seidman, TE UCLA
Third round (No. 82 overall) Ricky Manning, DB UCLA
Fourth round (No. 119 overall) Colin Branch, DB Stanford
Fifth round (No. 145 overall) Kindal Moorehead, DT Alabama
Seventh round (No. 226 overall) Walter Young, WR Illinois
Seventh round (No. 247 overall) Casey Moore, RB Stanford
2004
First round (No. 28 overall) Chris Gamble, DB Ohio State
Second round (No. 62 overall) Keary Colbert, WR Southern California
Third round (No. 94 overall) Travelle Wharton, OT South Carolina
Fifth round (No. 163 overall) Drew Carter, WR Ohio State
Sixth round (No. 196 overall) Sean Tufts, LB Colorado
Seventh round (No. 232 overall) Michael Gaines, TE Central Florida
2005
First round (No. 14 overall) Thomas Davis, DB Georgia
Second round (No. 54 overall) Eric Shelton, RB Louisville
Third round (No. 79 overall) Evan Mathis, OG Alabama
Third round (No. 89 overall) Atiyyah Ellison, DT Missouri
Fourth round (No. 121 overall) Stefan Lefors, QB Louisville
Fifth round (No. 149 overall) Adam Seward, LB UNLV
Fifth round (No. 169 overall) Geoff Hangartner, C Texas A&M
Fifth round (No. 171 overall) Ben Emanuel, DB UCLA
Sixth round (No. 189 overall) Jovan Haye, DE Vanderbilt
Sixth round (No. 207 overall) Joe Berger, OT Michigan Tech
2006
First round (No. 27 overall) DeAngelo Williams, RB Memphis
Second round (No. 58 overall) Richard Marshall, DB Fresno State
Third round (No. 88 overall) James Anderson, LB Virginia Tech
Third round (No. 89 overall) Rashad Butler, OT Miami, Fla.
Fourth round (No. 121 overall) Nate Salley, DB Ohio State
Fifth round (No. 155 overall) Jeff King, TE Virginia Tech
Seventh round (No. 234 overall) Will Montgomery, OG Virginia Tech
Seventh round (No. 237 overall) Stanley McClover, DE Auburn
2007
First round (No. 25 overall) Jon Beason, LB Miami, Fla.
Second round (No. 45 overall) Dwayne Jarrett, WR Southern California
Second round (No. 59 overall) Ryan Kalil, C Southern California
Third round (No. 83 overall) Charles Johnson, DE Georgia
Fourth round (No. 118 overall) Ryne Robinson, WR Miami, O.
Fifth round (No. 155 overall) Dante Rosario, TE Oregon
Fifth round (No. 164 overall) Tim Shaw, LB Penn State
Seventh round (No. 226 overall) C.J. Wilson, DB Baylor
2008
First round (No. 13 overall) Jonathan Stewart, RB Oregon
First round (No. 19 overall) Jeff Otah, OT Pittsburgh
Third round (No. 67 overall) Charles Godfrey, DB Iowa
Third round (No. 74 overall) Dan Connor, LB Penn State
Fifth round (No. 141 overall) Gary Barnidge, TE Louisville
Sixth round (No. 181 overall) Nick Hayden, DT Wisconsin
Seventh round (No. 221 overall) Hilee Taylor, DE North Carolina
Seventh round (No. 241 overall) Geoff Schwartz, OT Oregon
Seventh round (No. 250 overall) Mackenzy Bernadeau, OG Bentley
2009
Second round (No. 43 overall) Everette Brown, DE Florida State
Second round (No. 59 overall) Sherrod Martin, DB Troy
Third round (No. 93 overall) Corvey Irvin, DT Georgia
Fourth round (No. 111 overall) Mike Goodson, RB Texas A&M
Fourth round (No. 128 overall) Tony Fiammetta, RB Syracuse
Fifth round (No. 163 overall) Duke Robinson, OG Oklahoma
Seventh round (No. 216 overall) Captain Munnerlyn, DB South Carolina
2010
Second round (No. 48 overall) Jimmy Clausen, QB Notre Dame
Third round (No. 78 overall) Brandon LaFell, WR LSU
Third round (No. 89 overall) Armanti Edwards, WR Appalachian State
Fourth round (No. 124 overall) Eric Norwood, LB South Carolina
Sixth round (No. 175 overall) Greg Hardy, DE Mississippi
Sixth round (No. 198 overall) David Gettis, WR Baylor
Sixth round (No. 202 overall) Jordan Pugh, DB Texas A&M
Sixth round (No. 204 overall) Tony Pike, QB Cincinnati
Seventh round (No. 223 overall) R.J. Stanford, DB Utah
Seventh round (No. 249 overall) Robert McClain, DB Connecticut
2011
First round (No. 1 overall) Cam Newton, QB Auburn
Third round (No. 65 overall) Terrell McClain, DL South Florida
Third round (No. 97 overall) Sione Fua, DL Stanford
Fourth round (No. 98 overall) Brandon Hogan, DB West Virginia
Fifth round (No. 132 overall) Kealoha Pilares, WR Hawaii
Sixth round (No. 166 overall) Lawrence Wilson, LB Central Connecticut State
Sixth round (No. 203 overall) Zachary Wilson, OL Washington State
Seventh round (No. 244 overall) Lee Ziemba, OL Auburn
2012
First round (No. 12 overall) Luke Kuechly, LB Boston College
Second round (No. 40 overall) Amini Silatolu, OT Midwestern State
Fourth round (No. 103 overall) Frank Alexander, DE Oklahoma
Fourth round (No. 104 overall) Joe Adams, WR Arkansas
Fifth round (No. 143 overall) Josh Norman, CB Coastal Carolina
Sixth round (No. 207 overall) Brad Nortman, P Wisconsin
Seventh round (No. 216 overall) Josh Campbell, FS California
2013
First round (No. 14 overall) Star Lotulelei, DT Utah
Second round (No. 44 overall) Kawann Short, DT Purdue
Fourth round (No. 108 overall) Edmund Kugbila, OG Valdosta State
Fifth round (No. 148 overall) A.J. Klein, LB Iowa State
Sixth round (No. 182 overall) Kenjon Barner, RB Oregon
2014
First round (No. 28 overall) Kelvin Benjamin, WR Florida State
Second round (No. 60 overall) Kony Ealy, DE Missouri
Third round (No. 92 overall) Trai Turner, OG LSU
Fourth round (No. 128 overall) Tre Boston, S North Carolina
Fifth round (No. 148 overall) Bene Benwikere, CB San Jose State
Sixth round (No. 204 overall) Tyler Gaffney, RB Stanford
2015
First round (No. 25 overall) Shaq Thompson, LB Washington
Second round (No. 41 overall) Devin Funchess, WR Michigan
Fourth round (No. 102 overall) Daryl Williams, OT Oklahoma
Fifth round (No. 169 overall) David Mayo, LB Texas State
Fifth round (No. 174 overall) Cameron Artis-Payne, RB Auburn
2016
First round (No. 30 overall) Vernon Butler, DT Louisiana Tech
Second round (No. 62 overall) James Bradberry, CB Samford
Fifth round (No. 141 overall) Zach Sanchez, CB Oklahoma
Seventh round (No. 252 overall) Beau Sandland, TE Montana State
2017
First round (No. 8 overall) Christian McCaffrey, RB Stanford
Second round (No. 40 overall) Curtis Samuel, WR Ohio State
Second round (No. 64 overall) Taylor Moton, OT Western Michigan
Third round (No. 77 overall) Daeshon Hall, DE Texas A&M
Fifth round (No. 152 overall) Corn Elder, DB Miami, Fla.
Sixth round (No. 192 overall) Alex Armah, FB West Georgia
Seventh round (No. 233 ovearll) Harrison Butker, PK Georgia Tech
2018
First round (No. 24 overall) D.J. Moore, WR Maryland
Second round (No. 55 overall) Donte Jackson, CB LSU
Third round (No. 85 overall) Rashaan Gaulden, DB Tennesseee
Fourth round (No. 101 overall) Ian Thomas, TE Indiana
Fourth round (No. 136 overall) Marquis Haynes, DE Mississippi
Fifth round (No. 161 overall) Jermaine Carter, LB Maryland
Seventh round (No. 234 overall) Andre Smith, LB North Carolina
Seventh round (No. 242 overall) Kendrick Norton, DT Miami, Fla.
2019
First round (No. 16 overall) Brian Burns, DE Florida State
Second round (No. 37 overall) Greg Little, OT Mississippi
Third round (No. 100 overall) Will Grier, QB West Virginia
Fourth round (No. 115 overall) Christian Miller, LB Alabama
Fifth round (No. 154 overall) Jordan Scarlett, RB Florida
Sixth round (No. 212 overall) Dennis Daley, OT South Carolina
Seventh round (No. 237 overall) Terry Godwin, WR Georgia
2020
First round (No. 7 overall) Derrick Brown, DT Auburn
Second round (No. 38 overall) Yetur Gross-Matos, DE Penn State
Second round (No. 64 overall) Jeremy Chinn, S Southern Illinois
Fourth round (No. 113 overall) Troy Pride, Jr., CB Notre Dame
Fifth round (No. 152 overall) Kenny Robinson, Jr., S West Virginia
Sixth round (No. 184 overall) Bravvion Roy, DT Baylor
Seventh round (No. 221 overall) Stantley Thomas-Oliver III, CB Florida International
2021
First round (No. 8 overall) Jaycee Horn, CB South Carolina
Second round (No. 59 overall) Terrace Marshall, WR LSU
Third round (No. 70 overall) Brady Christensen, OT BYU
Third round (No. 83 overall) Tommy Tremble, TE Notre Dame
Fourth round (No. 126 overall) Chuba Hubbard, RB Oklahoma State
Fifth round (No. 158 overall) Daviyon Nixon, DT Iowa
Fifth round (No. 166 overall) Keith Taylor, CB Washington
Sixth round (No. 193 overall) Deonte Brown, OG Alabama
Sixth round (No. 204 overall) Shi Smith, WR South Carolina
Sixth round (No. 222 overall) Thomas Fletcher, LS Alabama
Seventh round (No. 232 overall) Phil Hoskins, DT Kentucky
2022
First round (No. 6 overall) Ikem Ekwonu, OT N.C. State
Third round (No. 94 overall) Matt Corral, QB, Mississippi
Fourth round (No. 120 overall) Brandon Smith, LB, Penn State
Sixth round (No. 189 overall) Amare’ Barno, DE, Virginia Tech
Sixth round (No. 199 overall) Cade Mays, OG, Tennessee
Seventh round (No. 242 overall) Kalon Barnes, CB, Baylor
2023
First round (No. 1 overall)
Second round (No. 39 overall)
Third round (No. 93 overall)
Fourth round (No. 114 overall)
Fourth round (No. 132 overall)
Fifth round (No. 145 overall)
High school baseball
(Tuesday, April 25)
Crest 6, Forestview 3: Ryan Ropp (2-hitter, 1 hit), Ethan Hayes (2 hits), Clayton Brown (1 hit), Walker Henderson (1 hit) and Vari Green (2-run home run) led Crest.
Cramer 1, Kings Mountain 0: Nate Brittain threw a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts and drove in the only run with a third-inning base hit for Cramer.
North Gaston 20, Huss 2 (5 innings): Brayden Hudson (4 hits, 1 RBI), Chase Ghantt (2 hits, 2 RBIs), Preston Martin (2 hits, 2 RBIs), Wyatt McSwain (2 hits, 4 RBIs) led North Gaston.
South Point 9, Ashbrook 1
Cherryville 10, Bessemer City 0 (5 innings): Kanon Willis threw a 2-hitter for Cherryville.
Burns 5, Shelby 0
Foard 4, East Lincoln 1: Trey Spees (double), Isaac Armstrong (home run), Carson Dahle (1 hit) and Landon Burns (1 hit) led East Lincoln.
St. Stephens 7, North Lincoln 4
Maiden 12, Lincolnton 10
East Burke 4, West Lincoln 0
Bradford Prep 4, Mountain Island Charter 3
Lincoln Charter 6, Christ the King 1
Corvian Community 6, Piedmont Community Charter 2
Gaston Christian 4, Concord Academy 0
(Wednesday, April 26)
Ashbrook at South Point
Thomas Jefferson at Highland Tech
Charlotte Stampede at Mountain Island Charter
Draughn at Burns
East Gaston at North Gaston
Huss at West Meck
Piedmont CC at Bessemer City
R-S Central at Lincolnton
Langtree Charter at Lincoln Charter
(Thursday, April 27)
Forestview at Crest
Ashbrook at Cherryville
Gaston Day at Metrolina
Hickory Grove at Gaston Christian
Pinnacle at Piedmont CC
(Friday, April 28)
Cramer at Kings Mountain
Huss at North Gaston
Cherryville at Bessemer City
Shelby at Burns
North Lincoln at Foard
St. Stephens at East Lincoln
Lincolnton at West Lincoln
Lincoln Charter at Christ the King
Mountain Island Charter at Bradford Prep
R-S Central at East Gaston
High school softball
(Tuesday, April 25)
Cramer 20, Huss 1
Kings Mountain 14, Forestview 1
North Gaston 16, Ashbrook 0
Crest 12, South Point 2
Bessemer City 5, Cherryville 4 (9 innings)
Burns 14, Shelby 0 (5 innings): Sayge Strange (12 strikeouts, 3 hits, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs), Jaycee Bivins (2 hits, triple, 1 RBI, 2 walks, 1 stolen base), Peyton Cook (2 hits, double), Chloe Hull (2 hits, 2 RBIs) and Esynce Howze (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Burns and Abby Clary (double) led Shelby.
East Lincoln 7, Foard 2
North Lincoln 4, St. Stephens 3
Maiden 12, Lincolnton 1
West Lincoln 7, East Burke 4
Concord Academy 14, Gaston Christian 2
Mountain Island Charter 18, Bradford Prep 3
(Wednesday, April 26)
Ashbrook at Forestview
Thomas Jefferson at Highland Tech
South Point at Bessemer City
East Gaston at North Gaston
Cherryville at Lincoln Charter
Crest at R-S Central
West Mecklenburg at Ashbrook
Pinnacle at Piedmont CC
(Thursday, April 27)
Ashbrook at Cramer
South Point at Kings Mountain
Lincolnton at Draughn
Apprentice Academy at Piedmont CC
Hickory Grove at Gaston Christian
(Friday, April 28)
Crest at North Gaston
Huss at Forestview, DH
Cherryville at Bessemer City
Shelby at Burns
North Lincoln at Foard
St. Stephens at East Lincoln
Lincolnton at West Lincoln
Lincoln Charter at Christ the King
Mountain Island Charter at Bradford Prep
Middle school baseball
Standings through games of April 25:
Chavis 8-1
Belmont 7-1
Cramerton 7-2
Stanley 7-2
W.C. Friday 6-3
Mount Holly 5-3
Bessemer City 3-5
Holbrook 2-6
York Chester 1-7
Southwest 1-8
Grier 0-9
(Monday’s games)
W.C. Friday 18, Grier 0
Cramerton 12, Holbrook 0
Chavis 4, Mount Holly 1
Bessemer City 13, Southwest 1
Belmont 8, Stanley 7
(Tuesday’s games)
W.C. Friday 5, Cramerton 1: Blake Mitchell (11 strikeouts, 1 hit), Kohen Boye (3 hits, 3 runs), Chandler Wooten (1 hit), Matthew Kuester (1 hit), Sam Castle (1 hit) and Ethan Robbins (1 hit) led W.C. Friday.
Chavis 21, Grier 0
(Wednesday’s game)
Bessemer City at Holbrook
(Thursday’s games)
Belmont at Mount Holly, York Chester at Southwest
(Monday, May 1)
Cramerton at Chavis, W.C. Friday at Bessemer City, Grier at Belmont, Holbrook at York Chester, Mount Holly at Stanley
END REGULAR SEASON
Middle school girls soccer
Standings through games of April 25:
Belmont 8-0
Cramerton 8-1
Mount Holly 7-1
Stanley 7-2
W.C. Friday 5-4
Chavis 4-5
Holbrook 3-5
Grier 3-6
York Chester 1-7
Southwest 1-8
Bessemer City 0-8
(Monday’s games)
W.C. Friday 6, Grier 0
Cramerton 9, Holbrook 0
Mount Holly 8, Chavis 0
Southwest defeated Bessemer City
Belmont 5, Stanley 0
(Tuesday’s games)
Cramerton 9, W.C. Friday 1: Jyiyanna Watkins (4 goals), Savannah Barnhill (1 goal), Brooklyn Cheatham (2 goals, 1 assist), Lily Porter (1 goal, 1 assist), Ava Cabe (1 goal, 4 assists), Audrey Howell (1 assist) and defender Lydia Gould led Cramerton.
Chavis 2, Grier 0
(Wednesday’s games)
Bessemer City at Holbrook
(Thursday’s games)
Belmont at Mount Holly, York Chester at Southwest
(Monday, May 1)
Cramerton at Chavis, W.C. Friday at Bessemer City, Grier at Belmont, Holbrook at York Chester, Mount Holly at Stanley
END REGULAR SEASON
Pro soccer
Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule:
(2-4-3 record)
Feb. 25 New England Revolution (L 0-1)
March 4 at St. Louis City SC (L 1-3)
March 11 Atlanta United FC (L 0-3)
March 18 at Orlando City SC (W 2-1)
March 25 New York Red Bulls (T 1-1)
April 1 at Toronto FC (T 2-2)
April 8 at Real Salt Lake (L 1-3)
April 15 Colorado Rapids (T 2-2)
April 22 Columbus Crew (W 1-0)
April 29 at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
May 6 New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
May 13 at Atlanta United FC, 7:30 p.m.
May 17 Chicago Fire FC, 7:30 p.m.
May 20 Nashville SC, 7:30 p.m.
May 27 at L.A. Galaxy, 10:30 p.m.
May 31 at Philadelphia Union, 7:30 0.m.
June 3 at Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m.
June 10 Seattle Sounders FC, 7:30 p.m.
June 21 at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.
June 24 CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
July 5 at New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
July 8 FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
July 15 at CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 20 at Inter Miami CF, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 26 L.A. FC, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 30 Orlando City SC, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 2 at Nashville SC, 8:30 p.m.
Sept. 16 D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 20 Philadelphia Union, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 23 at FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 30 at New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 4 Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 7 at Chicago Fire FC, 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 21 Inter Miami CF, TBD
Pro basketball
The NBA play-in tournament games:
(April 11)
Game 1- East No. 8 Atlanta at East No. 7 Miami – Atlanta 116-105
Game 2- West No. 8 Minnesota at West No. 7 L.A. Lakers – L.A. Lakers 108-102 (OT)
(April 12)
Game 3- East No. 10 Chicago at East No. 9 Toronto – Chicago 109-105
Game 4- West No. 10 Oklahoma City at West No. 9 New Orleans – Oklahoma City 123-118
(April 14)
East No. 10 Chicago at East No. 7 Miami – Miami 102-91
West No. 10 Oklahoma City at West No. 8 Minnesota – Minnesota 120-95
The first round NBA playoffs schedule (x-if necessary):
East No. 1 Milwaukee vs. East No. 8 Miami
Game 1: April 16 at Milwaukee – Miami 130-117
Game 2: April 19 at Milwaukee – Milwaukee 127-106
Game 3: April 22 at Miami – Miami 121-99
Game 4: April 24 at Miami – Miami 119-114
Game 5: April 26 at Milwaukee, 9:30 p.m. ET (NBATV)
Game 6-x: April 28 at Miami
Game 7-x: April 30 at Milwaukee
East No. 2 Boston vs. East No. 7 Atlanta
Game 1: April 15 at Boston – Boston 112-99
Game 2: April 18 at Boston – Boston 119-106
Game 3: April 21 at Atlanta – Atlanta 130-122
Game 4: April 23 at Atlanta – Boston 129-121
Game 5: April 25 at Boston – Atlanta 119-117
Game 6: April 27 at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 7-x: April 29 at Boston (TNT)
East No. 3 Philadelphia vs. East No. 6 Brooklyn
Game 1: April 15 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 121-101
Game 2: April 17 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 96-84
Game 3: April 20 at Brooklyn – Philadelphia 102-97
Game 4: April 22 at Brooklyn – Philadelphia 96-88 (Philadelphia wins series 4-0)
East No. 4 Cleveland vs. East No. 5 New York
Game 1: April 15 at Cleveland – New York 101-97
Game 2: April 18 at Cleveland – Cleveland 107-90
Game 3: April 21 at New York – New York 99-79
Game 4: April 23 at New York – New York 102-99
Game 5: April 26 at Cleveland, 7 p.m. ET (NBATV)
Game 6-x: April 28 at New York
Game 7-x: April 30 at Cleveland
West No. 1 Denver vs. West No. 8 Minnesota
Game 1: April 16 at Denver – Denver 109-80
Game 2: April 19 at Denver – Denver 122-113
Game 3: April 21 at Minnesota – Denver 120-111
Game 4: April 23 at Minnesota – Minnesota 114-108
Game 5: April 25 at Denver, 9 p.m. ET (NBATV)
Game 6-x: April 27 at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. ET (NBATV)
Game 7-x: April 29 at Denver (TNT)
West No. 2 Memphis vs. West No. 7 L.A. Lakers
Game 1: April 16 at Memphis – L.A. Lakers 128-112
Game 2: April 19 at Memphis – Memphis 103-93
Game 3: April 22 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 111-101
Game 4: April 24 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 117-111 (OT)
Game 5: April 26 at Memphis, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 6-x: April 28 at Los Angeles
Game 7-x: April 30 at Memphis
West No. 3 Sacramento vs. West No. 6 Golden State
Game 1: April 15 at Sacramento – Sacramento 126-123
Game 2: April 17 at Sacramento – Sacramento 114-106
Game 3: April 20 at Golden State – Golden State 114-97
Game 4: April 23 at Golden State – Golden State 126-125
Game 5: April 26 at Sacramento, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 6-x: April 28 at Golden State
Game 7-x: April 30 at Sacramento
West No. 4 Phoenix Suns vs. West No. 5 L.A. Clippers
Game 1: April 16 at Phoenix – L.A. Clippers 115-110
Game 2: April 18 at Phoenix – Phoenix 123-109
Game 3: April 20 at LA – Phoenix 129-124
Game 4: April 22 at LA – Phoenix 112-100
Game 5: April 25 at Phoenix, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 6-x: April 27 at LA, 10 p.m. (TNT)
Game 7-x: April 29 at Phoenix (TNT)
Pro hockey
The Carolina Hurricanes’ NHL playoffs schedule (x-if necessary):
(First round)
Carolina vs. New York Islanders
Game 1: April 17 at Carolina – Carolina 2-1
Game 2: April 19, at Carolina – Carolina 4-3 in OT
Game 3: April 21, at N.Y. Islanders – N.Y. 5-1
Game 4: April 23, at N.Y. Islanders – Carolina 5-2 (TNT)
Game 5: April 25, at Carolina – N.Y. 3-2
Game 6: April 28, TBD at N.Y. Islanders (TBD)
Game 7-x: April 30, TBD at Carolina (TBD)
Pro baseball
Norfolk 15, Charlotte 5: Despite a late-inning rally, the Knights dropped the opening game of a 6-game series. Charlotte brought brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs before a strikeout ended the contest. The series continues on Wednesday at 11:05 a.m. at Charlotte’s Truist Field.
Auto racing
The 2023 NASCAR schedule (with winners in parentheses):
Feb 5 Clash at The Coliseum, Los Angeles CA (Martin Truex, Jr.)
Feb 16 Duel No. 1, Daytona Beach FL (Joey Logano)
Feb 16 Duel No. 2, Daytona Beach FL (Aric Almirola)
Feb 19 Daytona 500, Daytona Beach FL (Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.)
Feb 26 NASCAR Cup Series at California, Fontana CA (Kyle Busch)
Mar 5 NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV (William Byron)
Mar 12 NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix, Avondale AZ (William Byron-2)
Mar 19 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA (Joey Logano-2)
Mar 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas, Austin TX (Tyler Reddick)
Apr 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA (Kyle Larson)
Apr 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN (Christopher Bell)
Apr 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville VA (Kyle Larson-2)
Apr 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL (Kyle Busch)
Apr 30 NASCAR Cup Series at Dover, Dover DE, 2 p.m. on FS1
May 7 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS, 3 p.m. on FS1
May 14 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC, 3 p.m. on FS1
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open Race, North Wilkesboro NC, 6 p.m. on FS1
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro NC, 8 p.m. on FS1
May 28 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC, 6 p.m. at FOX
Jun 4 NASCAR Cup Series at World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison IL, 3:30 p.m. on FS1
Jun 11 NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma, Sonoma CA, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Jun 25 NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville, Lebanon TN, 7 p.m. on NBC
Jul 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Chicago, Chicago IL, 5:30 p.m. on NBC
Jul 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA, 7 p.m. on USA
Jul 16 NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire, Loudon NH, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Jul 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono, Long Pond PA, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Jul 30 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA, 3 p.m. on USA
Aug 6 NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan, Brooklyn MI, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Aug 13 NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis Road Course, Speedway IN, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Aug 20 NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen NY, 3 p.m. on USA
Aug 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona, Daytona Beach FL, 7 p.m. on NBC
(Cup Playoffs)
Sep 3 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC, 6 p.m. on USA
Sep 10 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS, 3 p.m. on USA
Sep 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN, 7:30 p.m. on USA
Sep 24 NASCAR Cup Series at Texas, Fort Worth TX, 3:30 p.m. on USA
Oct 1 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL, 2 p.m. on NBC
Oct 8 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC, 2 p.m. on NBC
Oct 15 NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Oct 22 NASCAR Cup Series at Miami, Homestead FL, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Oct 29 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville, 2 p.m. on NBC
Nov 5 NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix, Avondale AZ, 3 p.m. on NBC