5-2-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey, golf and soccer, High school baseball, softball, tennis and soccer, College baseball and softball, Middle school baseball and soccer, NASCAR
By Richard Walker
Pro-am play continues on Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Golf Championship at Charlotte’s Quail Hollow Club.
The tournament will feature six of the 10 highest-ranked players in the world – Rory McIlroy (No. 3), Patrick Cantlay (No. 4), Xander Schauffele (No. 5), Matt Fitzpatrick (No. 6), Max Homa (No. 7) and Jordan Speith (No. 10).
The four-round tournament begins on Thursday.
Here are the tee times for Thursday’s opening round
6:50 a.m. No. 1 Ryan Armour, Kevin Streelman, Hayden Buckley
6:50 a.m. No. 10 Ben Martin, Robby Shelton, Taylor Montgomery
7:01 a.m. No. 1 Keith Mitchell, Mark Hubbard, Tyson Alexander
7:01 a.m. No. 10 Ryan Moore, Stephan Jaeger, Will Gordon
7:12 a.m. No. 1 Adam Long, Byeong Hun An, Lee Hodges
7:12 a.m. No. 10 Andrew Putnam, Denny McCarthy, Beau Hossler
7:23 a.m. No. 1 Erik van Rooyen, Joel Dahmen, J.B. Holmes
7:23 a.m. No. 10 Max Homa, Patrick Cantlay, Sahith Theegala
7:34 a.m. No. 1 Sepp Straka, Luke List, Michael Thompson
7:34 a.m. No. 10 Matt Fitzpatric, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day
7:45 a.m. No. 1 Nico Echavarria, K.H. Lee, Martin Laird
7:45 a.m. No. 10 Tony Finau, Corey Conners, Harris English
7:56 a.m. No. 1 Cam Davis, Jim Herman, Francesco Molinari
7:56 a.m. NO. 10 Seamus Power, Mackenzie Hughes, Webb Simpson
8:07 a.m. No. 1 Chez Reavie, J.T. Poston, Garrick Higgo
8:07 a.m. No. 10 Nick Hardy, Matt Wallace, Taylor Moore
8:18 a.m. No. 1 Adam Svensson, Robert Streb, Gary Woodland
8:18 a.m. No. 10 Davis Riley, Sungjae Im, Lucas Glover
8:29 a.m. No. 1 Kelly Kraft, Zac Blair, Justin Lower
8:29 a.m. No. 10 Troy Merritt, Doc Redman, Alex Smalley
8:40 a.m. No. 1 Adam Hadwin, Russell Knox, Joseph Bramlett
8:40 a.m. No. 10 Dylan Frittelli, Scott Piercy, Jimmy Walker
8:51 a.m. No. 1 Kevin Tway, Patton Kizzire, James Hahn
8:51 a.m. No. 10 Aaron Rai, Austin Eckroat, Harrison Endycott
9:02 a.m. No. 1 Carson Young, Trevor Cone, Ryan Gerard
9:02 a.m. No. 10 Alejandro Tosti, Willie Mack III, Austin Greaser
12:10 p.m. No. 1 Rory Sabbatini, Kramer Hickok, David Lipsky
12:10 p.m. No. 10 C.T. Pan, Patrick Rodgers, Doug Ghim
12:21 p.m. No. 1 Nick Watney, Justin Suh, Austin Smotherman
12:21 p.m. No. 10 Danny Willett, Callum Tarren, Matthias Schwab
12:32 p.m. No. 1 Tommy Fleetwood, Alex Noren, Eric Cole
12:32 p.m. No. 10 Chesson Hadley, Ben Taylor, Sam Stevens
12:43 p.m. No. 1 Tom Kim, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth
12:43 p.m. No. 10 Chris Kirk, Tyler Duncan, Brendon Todd
12:54 p.m. No. 1 Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler
12:54 p.m. No. 10 J.J. Spaun, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson
1:05 p.m. No. 1 Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Cameron Young
1:05 p.m. No. 10 Kurt Kitayama, Richy Werenski, Brian Harman
1:16 p.m. No. 1 Sam Burns, Adam Scott, Shane Lowry
1:16 p.m. No. 10 Chad Ramey, Paul Haley II, Lanto Griffin
1:27 p.m. No. 1 Si Woo Kim, Trey Mullinax, Tyrrell Hatton
1:27 p.m. No. 10 Cameron Champ, Andrew Landry, Matt Kuchar
1:38 p.m. No. 1 Wyndham Clark, Matthew NeSmith, Davis Thompson
1:38 p.m. No. 10 Nate Lashley, Adam Schenk, Taylor Pendrith
1:49 p.m. No. 1 Michael Kim, Sam Ryder, Greyson Sigg
1:49 p.m. No. 10 Ryan Palmer, Peter Malnati, Ben Griffin
2:00 p.m. No. 1 David Lingmerth, Henrik Norlander, S.H. Kim
2:00 p.m. No. 10 Jason Dufner, Emiliano Grillo, Max McGreevy
2:11 p.m. No. 1 Brent Grant, Akshay Bhatia, Pierceson Coody
2:11 p.m. No. 10 Dylan Wu, Harry Hall, M.J. Daffue
2:22 p.m. No. 1 Danny Guise, Ryan Cole, Marcus Byrd
2:22 p.m. No. 10 Trace Crowe, Morgan Deneen, Quinn Riley
College baseball
Here are the full pairings for the Conference Carolinas tournament at CaroMont Health Park in Gastonia:
(Wednesday, May 3)
Game 1: No. 5 Belmont Abbey vs. No. 8 Emmanuel, 1 p.m.
Game 2: No. 6 Francis Marion vs. No. 7 Erskine, 5 p.m.
(Thursday, May 4)
Game 3: No. 3 UNC Pembroke vs. No. 4 Mount Olive, 11 a.m.
Game 4: No. 2 Barton vs. Winner Game 1, 3 p.m.
Game 5: No. 1 North Greenville vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m.
(Friday, May 5)
Game 6: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 4, 11 a.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 3, 3 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.
…If four teams remain after Game 8
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 10, 7 p.m.
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13 (if necessary): Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 4 p.m.
…If five teams remain after Game 8 and two after Game 11
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 3 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 7 p.m.
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13 (if necessary): Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12, 4 p.m.
…If five teams remain after Game 8 and three after Game 11
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 4 p.m.
Here are the full pairings for the Region 10 tournament at Lexington County Stadium in Lexington, S.C.:
(Friday, May 5)
Game 1: USC Sumter vs. USC Union, 9 a.m.
Game 2: Gaston College vs. Louisburg, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Lancaster, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Florence Darlington Tech vs. USC Salkehatchie, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7:30 p.m.
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 9: Game 8 loser vs. Game 5 winner, 12:30 p.m.
Game 10: Game 7 loser vs. Game 6 winner, 9 a.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7:30 p.m.
(Monday, May 8)
Game 13: Game 11 loser vs. Game 12 winner, noon
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 4 p.m.
(Tuesday, May 9)
Game 15 (if necessary): If Game 11 winner loses in Game 14, 11 a.m.
College softball
Here are the full pairings for the Region 10 tournament at Pine Grove Complex in Lexington, S.C.:
(Thursday, May 4)
Game 1: No. 4 Spartanburg Methodist (19-23) vs. No. 5 Florence Darlington Tech (23-18), noon Field 1
Game 2: No. 3 Harford, Md. (25-6) vs. No. 6 Monroe, N.Y. (26-22), 1:30 p.m. Field 5
Game 3: No. 2 USC Union (19-22) vs. No. 7 USC Sumter (2-26), noon Field 5
Game 4: No. 1 Gaston College (38-8) vs. Game 1 winner, 3 p.m. Field 1
Game 5: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 4 p.m. Field 5
(Friday, May 5)
Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 11 a.m. Field 5
Game 7: Game 1 loser vs. Game 5 loser, 1:30 p.m. Field 1
Game 8: Game 4 loser vs. Game 6 winner, 1:30 p.m. Field 5
Game 9: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 11 a.m. Field 1
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4 p.m. Field 1
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 11: Game 9 loser vs. Game 10 winner, 11 a.m. Field 1
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 1:30 p.m. Field 1
Game 13 (if necessary): If Game 9 winner loses in Game 12, 4 p.m. Field 1
High school boys tennis
The N.C. High School Athletic Association has released the pairings for the dual-team playoffs that begin on Wednesday, May 3.
Second round matches are scheduled for May 9, third round matches on May 15, and regionals on May 17. Each of these rounds will be hosted by the higher seed. State championships will be played on Saturday, May 20, at the Burlington Tennis Center.
Here’s the pairings for area teams:
(Class 1A)
No. 13 Cherryville (6-9) at No. 4 Piedmont Community Charter (6-2)
No. 10 Highland Tech (9-5) at No. 7 Mount Airy (16-2)
No. 15 Christ the King (4-7) at No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (10-2)
(Class 2A)
No. 12 Southwestern Randolph (10-2) at No. 5 Burns (11-1)
(Class 3A)
No. 16 North Gaston (6-3) at No. 1 Hickory (13-0)
No. 14 North Lincoln (6-3) at No. 3 North Henderson (13-0)
No. 15 Cramer (8-4) at No. 2 South Point (10-0)
High school baseball
(Tuesday, May 2)
Ashbrook 6, Huss 4
Cramer 14, Forestview 2 (5 innings)
Kings Mountain 6, Crest 3
South Point 10, North Gaston 2
(Thursday, May 4)
Forestview at Cramer
Huss at Ashbrook
North Gaston at South Point
East Lincoln at North Lincoln
(Friday, May 5)
Crest at Kings Mountain
Gaston Day at Carolina Royals
-Conference tournaments
(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A at top seeds)
Tuesday’s first round
No. 5 Highland Tech at No. 4 East Gaston – EG 7-5
No. 7 Thomas Jefferson at No. 2 Cherryville – C 10-0 in 5: Winning Collin Huss (4 innings) and Collin Robinson (1 inning) combined on the shutout and Landon Hahn (3 hits, triple), Kanon Willis (2 hits, triple, 2 RBIs), Robinson (2 hits, triple, 1 RBI), Huss (2-run home run), Tobias Miller (3-run home run) and Brayden Reynolds (solo home run) led the Cherryville offense.
No. 6 Bessemer City at No. 3 Shelby – Shelby 17-4 in 5
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 4 East Gaston at No. 1 Burns
No. 3 Shelby at No. 2 Cherryville
Thursday’s championship
At highest seed
(Catawba Valley 2A at top seeds)
Monday’s first round
No. 8 West Caldwell at No. 1 Maiden – Maiden 10-0 in 5
No. 5 Bunker Hill at No. 4 West Lincoln – West Lincoln 4-2
No. 7 Lincolnton at No. 2 Bandys – Bandys 4-3
No. 6 Newton-Conover at No. 3 East Burke – East Burke 15-2
Tuesday’s semifinals
No. 4 West Lincoln at No. 1 Maiden – Maiden 9-1
No. 3 East Burke at No. 2 Bandys – Bandys 11-1 in 5
Thursday’s championship
No. 2 Bandys at No. 1 Maiden
(Catawba Shores 1A/2A at top seeds)
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 4 Pine Lake Prep at No. 1 Lincoln Charter
No. 3 Community School of Davidson at No. 2 Christ the King
Friday’s championship
At highest seed
High school softball
(Tuesday, May 2)
Cramer 5, Kings Mountain 1
Crest 8, Forestview 1: Aidan Ledbetter (6-hitter, 9 strikeouts), Addie Beaver (3 hits, 2 doubles), Makenzie Clark (3 hits, double), Ella Shope (2 hits), Molly Beam (double), Jaylen Ledbetter (1 hit), Jourdan Martin (1 hit) and Hayden Lail (1 hit) led Crest.
North Gaston 15, Huss 0 (3 innings)
(Wednesday, May 3)
Ashbrook at Cramer
(Thursday, May 4)
East Lincoln at North Lincoln
(Friday, May 5)
Crest at Kings Mountain
Forestview at Cramer
Huss at Ashbrook
South Point at North Gaston
-Conference tournaments
(Southern Piedmont 1A/2A at top seeds)
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 4 East Gaston at No. 1 Burns
No. 3 Highland Tech at No. 2 Cherryville
Thursday’s championship
At highest seed
(Catawba Valley 2A at top seeds)
Monday’s first round
No. 8 Newton-Conover at No. 1 Maiden – Maiden 15-0
No. 5 East Burke at No. 4 West Caldwell – West Caldwell 8-5
No. 7 Bunker Hill at No. 2 Bandys – Bandys 15-0
No. 6 Lincolnton at No. 3 West Lincoln – West Lincoln 13-1 in 5
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 4 West Caldwell at No. 1 Maiden
No. 3 West Lincoln at No. 2 Bandys
Friday’s championship
At highest seed
(Catawba Shores 1A/2A at Lincoln Charter)
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 2 Mountain Island Charter vs. No. 3 Pine Lake Prep, 4 p.m.
No. 4 Bradford Prep at No. 1 Lincoln Charter, 6 p.m.
Friday’s championship
5 p.m.
High school girls soccer
(Tuesday, May 2)
Crest 4, Forestview 1
Middle school baseball
Gaston County Conference standings through games of May 2:
Belmont 9-1
Cramerton 8-2
Chavis 8-2
Stanley 7-3
W.C. Friday 7-3
Mount Holly 6-4
Holbrook 4-6
Bessemer City 3-7
York Chester 1-9
Southwest 2-8
Grier 0-10
(Monday, May 1)
Cramerton 6, Chavis 1
W.C. Friday 11, Bessemer City 8
Belmont 17, Grier 0
Holbrook defeated York Chester
Mount Holly 3, Stanley 2: Kaden Dye (4 hits, 2 runs, 5 stolen bases), Derek Palmeros (1 hit, 2 RBIs), Dylan Rodkin (1 hit, 1 run) and winning pitcher Cooper Hartis (2 innings, 1 hit) led Mount Holly.
(Tuesday, May 2)
Holbrook 15, Bessemer City 3
Southwest 18, York Chester 3
END REGULAR SEASON
(Thursday, May 4)
-Semifinals
No. 4 Stanley at No. 1 Belmont, No. 3 Chavis at No. 2 Cramerton
(Tuesday, May 9)
-Finals
at highest remaining seed
Tri-County Conference standings through games of April 26:
(East Division)
East Lincoln 8-2
North Lincoln 8-2
Burns 7-3
Kings Mouintain 4-6
West Lincoln 2-8
Lincolnton 1-9
(West Division)
Crest 10-0
R-S Central 7-3
East Rutherford 7-3
Chase 2-8
Shelby 2-8
Thomas Jefferson 2-8
Playoff results:
(Semifinals)
East Lincoln 11, R-S Central 4
North Lincoln 12, Crest 2
(May 2 championship)
North Lincoln 15, East Lincoln 4
Middle school girls soccer
Gaston County Confence standings through games of May 2:
Belmont 10-0
Cramerton 9-1
Mount Holly 8-2
Stanley 7-3
W.C. Friday 6-4
Holbrook 5-5
Chavis 4-6
Grier 3-7
York Chester 2-8
Southwest 1-9
Bessemer City 0-10
x-missing result
(Monday, May 1)
Cramerton 9, Chavis 0
W.C. Friday 3, Bessemer City 2
Belmont 9, Grier 0
Holbrook 8, York Chester 0
Mount Holly 2, Stanley 1
(Tuesday, May 2)
Holbrook 4, Bessemer City 0
Belmont 4, Mount Holly 1: Ella Louise Blee and Alice Bass had 2 goals each for Belmont.
York Chester 2, Southwest 1
END REGULAR SEASON
(Thursday, May 4)
-Semifinals
No. 4 Stanley at No. 1 Belmont, No. 3 Mount Holly at No. 2 Cramerton
(Monday, May 8)
-Finals
at highest remaining seed
Final Tri-County Conference standings:
(East Division)
East Lincoln 10-0
North Lincoln 8-2
West Lincoln 6-4
Burns 3-7
Kings Mouintain 3-7
Lincolnton 0-10
(West Division)
East Rutherford 8-2
Thomas Jefferson 8-2
R-S Central 5-5
Shelby 5-5
Crest 4-6
Chase 0-10
Playoff results:
(Semifinals)
East Lincoln 5, Thomas Jefferson 0
North Lincoln 1, East Rutherford 0
(Championship)
North Lincoln at East Lincoln
Pro soccer
Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule:
(2-5-3 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 (L 0-3)
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 – Miami 128-126, OT (Miami wins series 4-1)
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 – Boston 128-120 (Boston wins series 4-2)
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 – New York 106-95 (New York wins series 4-1)
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 – Denver 112-109 (Denver wins series 4-1)
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 – Memphis 116-99
Game 6: April 28 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 125-85 (L.A. Lakers win series 4-2)
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 – Golden State 123-116
Game 6: April 28 at Golden State – Sacramento 118-99
Game 7: April 30 at Sacramento – Golden State 120-100 (Golden State wins series 4-3)
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 Los Angeles – Phoenix 129-124
Game 4: April 22 at Los Angeles – Phoenix 112-100
Game 5: April 25 at Phoenix – Phoenix 136-130 (Phoenix wins series 4-1)
The second round NBA playoffs schedule (x-if necessary):
East No. 8 Miami vs. East No. 5 New York
Game 1: April 30 at New York – Miami 108-101
Game 2: May 2 at New York – New York 111-105
Game 3: May 6 at Miami, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 4: May 8 at Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5-x: May 10 at New York, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 12 at Miami, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 15 at New York, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
East No. 2 Boston vs. East No. 3 Philadelphia
Game 1: May 1 at Boston – Philadelphia 119-115
Game 2: May 3 at Boston, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 3: May 5 at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 4: May 7 at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 5-x: May 9 at Boston, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 11 at Philadelphia, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Boston, TBD (TBD)
West No. 1 Denver vs. West No. 4 Phoenix
Game 1: April 29 at Denver – Denver 125-107
Game 2: May 1 at Denver, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 3: May 5 at Phoenix, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 4: May 7 at Phoenix, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5-x: May 9 at Denver, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 11 at Phoenix, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Denver, TBD (TBD)
West No. 7 L.A. Lakers vs. West No. 6 Golden State
Game 1: May 2 at Golden State, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 2: May 4 at Golden State, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 3: May 6 at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 4: May 8 at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5-x: May 10 at Golden State, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 12 at Los Angeles, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Golden State, TBD (TBD)
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 at N.Y. Islanders – Carolina 2-1 in OT (Carolina wins series 4-2)
(Second round)
Carolina vs. New Jersey
Game 1: May 3 at Carolina, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 2: May 5 at Carolina, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 3: May 7 at New Jersey, 3:30 p.m. ET (TBS)
Game 4: May 9 at New Jersey, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 5-x: May 11 at Carolina, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 13 at New Jersey, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 15 at Carolina, TBD (ESPN)
Pro baseball
Gwinnett 10, Charlotte 2: Catcher Carlos Pérez hit the Knights’ team-leading seventh home run of the season but Charlotte lost the opener of the 6-game road series. Charlotte and Gwinnett play the second game of the series at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday.
Gastonia 8, Southern Maryland 6: Honey Hunters catcher Scott Manea had four hits, including a home run, and 3 RBIs as Gastonia stayed unbeaten with a victory in its first road game of the season.
Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 4-0
April (3-0)
28 Frederick (W 10-4)
29 Frederick (W 8-6)
30 Frederick (W 7-4)
May (1-0)
2 at So. Maryland (W 8-6)
3 at So. Maryland
4 at So. Maryland
5 at Long Island
6 at Long Island
7 at Long Island
9 Frederick
10 Frederick
11 Frederick
12 at High Point
13 at High Point
14 at High Point
16 Charleston, W.Va.
17 Charleston, W.Va.
18 Charleston, W.Va.
19 at Lexington
20 at Lexington
21 at Lexington
23 at Frederick
24 at Frederick
25 at Frederick
26 Lancaster
27 Lancaster
28 Lancaster
29 Lancaster
30 High Point
31 High Point
June
1 High Point
2 Lexington
3 Lexington
4 Lexington
6 at Charleston, W.Va.
7 at Charleston, W.Va.
8 at Charleston, W.Va.
9 at Frederick
10 at Frederick
11 at Frederick
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 So. Maryland
16 Staten Island
17 Staten Island
18 Staten Island
20 at Lancaster
21 at Lancaster
22 at Lancaster
23 at Staten Island
24 at Staten Island
25 at Staten Island
27 High Point
28 High Point
29 High Point
30 So. Maryland
July
1 So. Maryland
2 So. Maryland
4 at Frederick
5 at Frederick
6 at Frederick
7 at High Point
8 at High Point
9 at High Point
11 at Charleston, W.Va.
12 at Charleston, W.Va.
13 at Charleston, W.Va.
14 Staten Island
15 Staten Island
16 Staten Island
18 High Point
19 High Point
20 High Point
21 at So. Maryland
22 at So. Maryland
23 at So. Maryland
25 at Staten Island
26 at Staten Island
27 at Staten Island
28 at Long Island
29 at Long Island
30 at Long Island
August
1 High Point
2 High Point
3 High Point
4 Lexington
5 Lexington
6 Lexington
8 Frederick
9 Frederick
10 Frederick
11 at Long Island
12 at Long Island
13 at Long Island
15 York
16 York
17 York
18 Lexington
19 Lexington
20 Lexington
22 at Long Island
23 at Long Island
24 at Long Island
25 at Lancaster
26 at Lancaster
27 at Lancaster
29 Frederick
30 Frederick
31 Frederick
September
1 So. Maryland
2 So. Maryland
3 So. Maryland
4 So. Maryland
5 at High Point
6 at High Point
7 at High Point
8 Charleston, W.Va.
9 Charleston, W.Va.
10 Charleston, W.Va.
12 So. Maryland
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 at Lexington
16 at Lexington
17 at Lexington
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)
May 1 NASCAR Cup Series at Dover, Dover DE (Martin Truex, Jr.-2)
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