9-10-23 roundup: Pro football, baseball, basketball and soccer, High school football, College football, Middle school football and softball, NASCAR

By Richard Walker

The Carolina Panthers struggles in Atlanta and head coach Frank Reich’s struggles in season openers continued on Sunday as rookie Bryce Young’s regular season debut was ruined by 2 pass interceptions that led to 10 Falcons’ points in Sunday’s 24-10 Atlanta victory.

The Panthers fell to 8-21 all time in Atlanta and 11-18 in season openers while Reich dropped to 0-5-1 in season openers.

Young, whom Carolina traded up to select No. 1 overall in April’s NFL draft, completed 20 of 38 passes for 146 yards with one TD and two interceptions and rushed 3 times for 17 yards.

But Young, who became the 4th opening day starting quarterback in 4 years for the Panthers, became the 13th starting quarterback in 23 1st starts for the franchise to lose in his starting debut.

Carolina and Atlanta were tied at 10 entering the 4th quarter before the Falcons scored 2 TDs in the final 15 minutes to close out a victory in a game in which the Panthers held a 281 to 221 total yardage advantage.

Miles Sanders (72 yards) and Chuba Hubbard (60) led a 154-yard rushing attack for Carolina and Hayden Hurst was the top receiver with five catches for 41 yards and the Panthers’ lone touchdown.

Additionally, Carolina outside linebacker Brian Burns played after there was speculation he may sit out as contract extension talks appear to have stalled the final year of his rookie contract; Burns started and made 7 tackles with 1 1/2 sacks and a forced fumble.

The Panthers get seven full days off before returning to action on Monday, Sept. 18 in the home opener at 7:15 p.m. on Monday Night Football against NFC South division rival New Orleans.

Here is the Carolina Panthers’ 2023 schedule:

Sept. 10 at Atlanta (L 10-24)
Sept. 18 New Orleans, 7:15 p.m.
Sept. 24 at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 1 Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Oct. 8 at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Oct. 15 at Miami, 1 p.m.
Oct. 22 OFF WEEK
Oct. 29 Houston, 1 p.m.
Nov. 5 Indianapolis, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 9 at Chicago, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 19 Dallas, 1 p.m.
Nov. 26 at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Dec. 3 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Dec. 10 at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 17-18 Atlanta, TBD
Dec. 24 Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Dec. 31 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Jan. 6-7 Tampa Bay, TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College football

Gardner-Webb and Charlote had strong starts in their games on Saturday night with Gardner-Webb finishing off its game against Elon with a victory while Charlotte fell victim to a second half comeback at Maryland.

In Gardner-Webb’s 2023 home opener, an 11-yard TD pass from Matthew Caldwell to Ephraim Floyd with 14 seconds left broke a 27-all tie and sparked the Runnin’ Bulldogs to a 34-27 victory.

A pass interception by Jimmy Bowdry in the final seconds clinched the win.

Gardner-Webb had leads of 3-0, 13-3, 20-10 and 27-13 before Elon forged a tie with 1:25 to play, the tying score coming on an extra point by true freshman kicker Jack Berkowitz (2023 Shelby High graduate).

In the victory, Caldwell passed for 296 yards and 2 TDs and rushed for 25 yards and another TD and Ty French and Narii Gaither continued to climb up the career leaders.

French had a half-sack in the fourth quarter to become the Big South Conference leader in career sacks with 25 1/2. It also moved him 3 1/2 away from former Super Bowl champion Gabe Wilkins’ G-W career sack record of 29.

Gaither rushed for 95 yards to give him 2,612 career rushing yards to surpass the school’s first 1,000-yard single-season rusher Frank Taylor for 5th place in school history.

Gardner-Webb’s next game is next Saturday at Tennessee State at 6 p.m. in the Runnin’ Bulldogs league opener – and their first Big South-OVC contest.

In Charlotte’s 2023 road debut, the 49ers scored the first 14 points of the game before host Maryland scored 38 unanswered points and took a 38-20 victory in Charlotte’s first nationally-televised game on one of the three major networks – ABC, CBS and NBC.

In Saturday night’s NBC Big Ten Game of the Week, 49ers quarterback Jalon Jones threw a 48-yard TD pass to Jairus Mack on the opening drive of the game before Charlotte linebacker Demetrius Knight returned a pass interception 16 yards on Maryland’s first play from scrimmage.

But the 49ers’ 14-0 lead just 3:20 into the contest wouldn’t hold up as Maryland kicked three field goals in the second quarter to close within 14-9 at halftime and a TD and 2-point conversion with 9:18 left in the third quarter gave the Terrapins the lead for good.

Maryland then scored 3 TDs in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the 4th quarter close out it 38-point run and put the game away.

“The first three quarters were lights out,” Biff Poggi said of the 49ers defense in a postgame news conference. “We’re playing a Big 10 East team. They’re a very good football team. We have a two touchdown lead early, and then we make them earn nine points like they’re climbing Mt. Everest. Our defense just had to play too much.”

One of Charlotte’s defenders, 2019 Huss graduate Prince Bemah, had 6 tackles and surpassed 100 tackles for his college career.

The Terrapins outgained Charlotte 530 to 314 in totel offense.

The 49ers return to action on Saturday at 6 p.m. at home at Jerry Richardson Stadium and Charlotte will be honoring its 2022 and 2023 Hall of Fame classes at halftime.

Here are this week’s Carolinas NCAA Division I (FBS and FCS) results:

(Friday, Sept. 8)
Barton 33, Davidson 31

(Saturday, Sept. 9)
Wake Forest 36, Vanderbilt 20
Notre Dame 45, N.C. State 24
Georgia Tech 48, S.C. State 13
Presbyterian 48, Virginia Lynchburg 17
Clemson 66, Charleston Southern 17
Western Carolina 30, Samford 7
Campbell 56, The Citadel 7
Marshall 31, East Carolina 13
North Carolina 40, Appalachian State 34, 2 OT
Gardner-Webb 34, Elon 27
Duke 42, Lafayette 7
William & Mary 23, Wofford at William & Mary 6
Coastal Carolina 30, Jacksonville State 16
N.C. Central 30, North Carolina A&T 16
Maryland 38, Charlotte 20
South Carolina 47, Furman 21

Here is next week’s Carolinas NCAA Division I (FBS and FCS) schedule:

(Saturday, Sept. 16)
Wake Forest at Old Dominion, noon
Campbell at Monmouth, 1 p.m.
Davidson at Marist, 1 p.m.
VMI at N.C. State, 2 p.m.
East Carolina at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m.
Minnesota at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
Northwestern at Duke, 3:30 p.m.
South Carolina at Georgie, 3:30 p.m.
William & Mary at Charleston Southern, 4 p.m.
Furman at Kennesaw State, 5 p.m.
N.C. Central at UCLA, 5 p.m.
The Citadel at Chattanooga, 6 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Tennessee State, 6 p.m.
Georgia State at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Elon, 6 p.m.
Presbyterian at Wofford, 6 p.m.
Western Carolina at Eastern Kentucky, 6 p.m.
Duquesne at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Clemson, 8 p.m.

Here are the following week’s Carolinas NCAA Division I (FBS and FCS) schedule:

(Thursday, Sept. 21)
Georgia State at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.

(Friday, Sept. 22)
N.C. State at Virginia, 7:30 p.m.

(Saturday, Sept. 23)
Wofford at VMI, 1:30 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Western Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
Mississippi Valley State at N.C. Central, 3 p.m.
Duke at Connecticut, 3:30 p.m.
The Citadel at S.C. State, 6 p.m.
Elon at Campbell, 6 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at East Carolina, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Florida, 7 p.m.
Appalachian State at Wyoming, 7 p.m.
St. Andrews at Davidson, 7 p.m.
Florida State at Clemson, TBD
North Carolina at Pittsburgh, TBD
Georgia Tech at Wake Forest, TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school football

(Friday’s area results:)
Shelby 51, Olympic 21
North Gaston 55, Cherryville 7
East Gaston 27, Ashbrook 0
Bessemer City 37, Union Academy 16
Burns 50, Alexander Central 7
North Lincoln 56, East Rutherford 21
Mountain Island Charter 42, SouthLake Christian 13
South Point 20, Hibriten 7
Winston-Salem Prep 41, Highland Tech 8

(Other games:)
Rocky River 21, Berry 20
Kell 27, Catawba Ridge, S.C. 14
Corvian Community 58, Garinger 0
Gaffney, S.C. 24, Mallard Creek 7
Chambers 63, Hickory Ridge 14
Monroe 70, East Meck 0
Catholic 29, North Meck 0
Cuthertson 23, Palisades 0
Myers Park 47, Richmond County 14
Independence 45, South Meck 0
Butler 22, Weddington 15
Thomas Jefferson 45, Greenville Hurricanes 14
Draughn 35, Chase 25
Hickory 35, Cox Mill 15
Bunker Hill 45, Hickory Hawks 6
Maiden 50, St. Stephens 19
Chesnee, S.C. 41, R-S Central 18
Bandys 45, South Caldwell 14
West Iredell 21, West Wilkes 7

(Next week’s area games:)
Bessemer City at Thomas Jefferson
Bunker Hill at Lincolnton
Cherryville at Shelby
Cramer at South Point
Crest at Ashbrook
East Lincoln at Hickory
Forestview at North Gaston
Highland Tech at Burns
Kings Mountain at Huss
North Lincoln at Statesville
Pine Lake Prep at Mountain Island Charter
West Lincoln at Bandys
Off – East Gaston

-Thursday
Berry at Palisades
Catholic at Parovidence
Chambers at West Meck
Hopewell at Harding
Hough at North Meck
Marvin Ridge at Myers Park
Olympic at South Meck
Rocky River at East Meck
West Charlotte at Mallard Creek
-Friday
Garinger at Butler
East Rutherford at Brevard
Foard at North Iredell
Freedom at Chase
Maiden at East Burke
Newton-Conover at West Caldwell
R-S Central at Hendersonville
St. Stephens at West Iredell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school football

Gaston County Conference standings through Sept. 6:
-Division I
Belmont 1-0, 3-0
Southwest 1-0, 3-0
Cramerton 0-0, 2-0
Grier 0-1, 2-1
Holbrook 0-1, 2-1
-Division II
York Chester 1-0, 1-1
Chavis 1-0, 1-2
Stanley 1-0, 1-2
W.C. Friday 0-1, 0-2
Bessemer City 0-1, 0-3
Mount Holly 0-1, 0-3

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

Tri-County Conference standings through Sept. 6
-East
East Lincoln 1-0, 2-0
Lincolnton 1-0, 2-0
Kings Mountain 1-0, 1-0
West Lincoln 0-1, 1-1
Burns 0-1, 0-2
North Lincoln 0-1, 0-2
-West
Crest 1-0, 2-0
Shelby 1-0, 1-0
Chase 1-0, 1-1
R-S Central 0-1, 1-1
East Rutherford 0-1, 0-2
Thomas Jefferson 0-1, 0-2

(Sept. 13 games)
Burns at West Lincoln, East Lincoln at Lincolnton, North Lincoln at Kings Mountain, East Rutherford at Chase, Crest at R-S Central, Shelby at Thomas Jefferson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school softball

Gaston County Conference standings through Sept. 7:

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

(Sept. 11 games)
Belmont at Holbrook, Bessemer City at Grier, Chavis at W.C. Friday, Stanley at Southwest, BYE – Cramerton, Mount Holly

(Sept. 12 game)
Southwest at Chavis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

Here is the Charlotte Hornets’ full 2023-24 schedule:

October
Wed. 25 ATLANTA 7 p.m.
Fri. 27 DETROIT 7 p.m.
Mon. 30 BROOKLYN 7 p.m.
November
Wed. 1 at Houston 8 p.m.
Sat. 4 at Indiana 7 p.m.
Sun. 5 at Dallas 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 8 WASHINGTON 7 p.m.
Fri. 10 at Washington 7 p.m.
Sun. 12 at New York Noon
Tue. 14 MIAMI 7 p.m.
Fri. 17 MILWAUKEE 7 p.m.
Sat. 18 NEW YORK 6 p.m.
Mon. 20 BOSTON 7 p.m.
Wed. 22 WASHINGTON 7 p.m.
Sun. 26 at Orlando 6 p.m.
Tue. 28 at New York 7:30 p.m.
Thu. 30 at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.
December
Sat. 2 MINNESOTA 5 p.m.
4-9 Two games TBD
Mon. 11 MIAMI 7 p.m.
Wed. 13 at Miami 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 15 NEW ORLEANS 7 p.m.
Sat. 16 PHILADELPHIA 7 p.m.
Mon. 18 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 20 at Indiana 7 p.m.
Sat. 23 DENVER 7 p.m.
Tue. 26 at LA Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Thu. 28 at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m.
Fri. 29 at Phoenix 9 p.m.
January
Mon. 1 at Denver 9 p.m.
Tue. 2 at Sacramento 10 p.m.
Fri. 5 at Chicago 8 p.m.
Mon. 8 CHICAGO 7 p.m.
Wed. 10 SACRAMENTO 7 p.m.
Fri. 12 at San Antonio 10 p.m.
Sun. 14 at Miami 6 p.m.
Wed. 17 at New Orleans 8 p.m.
Fri. 19 SAN ANTONIO 7 p.m.
Sat. 20 PHILADELPHIA 7 p.m.
Mon. 22 at Minnesota 8 p.m.
Wed. 24 at Detroit 7 p.m.
Fri. 26 HOUSTON 7 p.m.
Sat. 27 UTAH 7 p.m.
Mon. 29 NEW YORK 7 p.m.
Wed. 31 CHICAGO 7 p.m.
February
Fri. 2 at Oklahoma City 8 p.m.
Sun. 4 INDIANA 6 p.m.
Mon. 5 L.A. LAKERS 7 p.m.
Wed. 7 TORONTO 7 p.m.
Fri. 9 at Milwaukee 8 p.m.
Sat. 10 MEMPHIS 7 p.m.
Mon. 12 INDIANA 7 p.m.
Wed. 14 ATLANTA 7 p.m.
Thu. 22 at Utah 9 p.m.
Fri. 23 at Golden State 10 p.m.
Sun. 25 at Portland 9 p.m.
Tue. 27 at Milwaukee 8 p.m.
Thu. 29 MILWAUKEE 7 p.m.
March
Fri. 1 at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Sun. 3 at Toronto 6 p.m.
Tue. 5 ORLANDO 7 p.m.
Fri. 8 at Washington 7 p.m.
Sat. 9 BROOKLYN 7 p.m.
Mon. 11 at Detroit 7 p.m.
Wed. 13 at Memphis 8 p.m.
Fri. 15 PHOENIX 7 p.m.
Sat. 16 at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Tue. 19 at Orlando 7 p.m.
Sat. 23 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Mon. 25 at Cleveland 7 p.m.
Wed. 27 CLEVELAND 7 p.m.
Fri. 29 GOLDEN STATE 7 p.m.
Sun. 31 LA CLIPPERS 6 p.m.
April
Mon. 1 BOSTON 7 p.m.
Wed. 3 PORTLAND 7 p.m.
Fri. 5 ORLANDO 7 p.m.
Sun. 7 OKLAHOMA CITY 6 p.m.
Tue. 9 DALLAS 7 p.m.
Wed. 10 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 12 at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Sun. 14 at Cleveland 1 p.m.

Charlotte’s In-Season Tournament Group Play Schedule:

Nov. 10 at Washington, 7 p.m.
Nov. 14 MIAMI, 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 MILWAUKEE, 7 p.m.
Nov. 28 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals: Dec. 4-5 at higher-seeded teams
Semifinals: Dec. 7 at Las Vegas
Championship game: Dec. 9 at Las Vegas

The NBA In-Season Tournament Groups:

Western Conference
A: Memphis, Phoenix, L.A. Lakers, Utah, Portland
B: Denver, L.A. Clippers, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston
C: Sacramento, Golden State, Minnesota, Oklahoma City, San Antonio

Eastern Conference
A: Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Indiana, Detroit
B: Milwaukee, New York, Miami, Washington, Charlotte
C: Boston, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago, Orlando

The Charlotte Hornets’ 2023 preseason schedule:

Oct. 10 at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 12 at Washington Wizards, 7 p.m.
Oct. 15 Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Oct. 19 Boston Celtics, 7 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro soccer

Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule with results:

(8-8-10 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 (W 3-2)
May 13 at Atlanta United FC (W 3-1)
May 17 Chicago Fire FC (W 2-1)
May 20 Nashville SC (L 1-2)
May 27 at L.A. Galaxy (W 1-0)
May 31 at Philadelphia Union (L 0-1)
June 3 at Columbus Crew (W 4-2)
June 10 Seattle Sounders FC (T 3-3)
June 21 at New York Red Bulls (T 2-2)
June 24 CF Montreal (T 0-0)
July 5 at New York City FC (T 1-1)
July 8 FC Cincinnati (T 2-2)
July 15 at CF Montreal (L 0-2)
Aug. 26 L.A. FC (W 2-1)
Aug. 30 Orlando City SC (T 1-1)
Sept. 2 at Nashville SC (T 1-1)
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. 18 at Inter Miami CF, 8 p.m.
Oct. 21 Inter Miami CF, TBD

(Leagues Cup schedule – Group stage)
July 21 at FC Dallas (T 2-2, wins 4-1 on penalty kicks)
July 29 Necaxa (W 4-1)
(Round of 32)
Aug. 3 Cruz Azul (at Dallas TX) (T 0-0, wins 4-3 on penalty kicks)
Aug. 7 at Houston Dynamo (W 2-1)
Aug. 11 at Inter Miami (L 0-4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro baseball

Durham 7, Charlotte 5: Yoelqui Cespedes had 2 hits, including a home run, and 3 RBIs for the Knights, but the Bulls won the finale of the 6-game series. Charlotte begins its final 6-game home series of the year on Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. when it hosts Nashville.

Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2023 schedule:

Overall record: 49-89
First half record: 35-40
Second half record: 14-49

-First half
March 31-April 2 Louisville (2-1)
April 4-9 at Columbus (3-3)
April 11-16 Jacksonville (3-3)
April 18-23 at Louisville (2-4)
April 25-30 Norfolk (2-4)
May 2-7 at Gwinnett (4-2)
May 9-14 Durham (3-3)
May 16-21 Scranton-Wilkes Barre (2-4)
May 23-28 at Jacksonville (4-2)
May 30-June 4 Nashville (3-3)
June 6-11 at Gwinnett (1-5)
June 13-18 at Durham (3-3)
June 20-25 Louisville (3-3)

-Second half
June 28-July 3 at Norfolk (1-4)
July 4-9 Jacksonville (1-5)
July 14-16 at Lehigh Valley (0-3)
July 18-23 Memphis (1-5)
July 25-30 at Durham (1-5)
Aug. 1-6 at Norfolk (2-5)
Aug. 8-13 Gwinnett (0-6)
Aug. 15-20 at Nashville (2-4)
Aug. 22-24, 26-27 Memphis (3-3)
Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1-3 at Jacksonville (2-4)
Sept. 5-10 Durham (1-5)
Sept. 12-17 Nashville
Sept. 18-24 at Memphis

Charleston, W.Va. 3, Gastonia 2: The visitors scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th to rally for a victory over the Honey Hunters.

Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:

Overall record: 75-45
First half record: 41-22
Second half record: 34-23

-First half
April (3-0)
28 Spire City (W 10-4)
29 Spire City (W 8-6)
30 Spire City (W 7-4)

May (17-9)
2 at So. Maryland (W 8-6)
3 at So. Maryland (W 11-6)
4 at So. Maryland (L 2-4)
5 at Long Island (W 3-2)
6 at Long Island (L 1-3)
7 at Long Island (L 4-6)
9 Spire City (W 2-1 in 10)
10 Spire City (W 10-0)
11 Spire City (W 9-7)
12 at High Point (L 5-8)
13 at High Point (W 12-5)
14 at High Point (L 3-4)
16 Charleston, W.Va. (W 13-4)
17 Charleston, W.Va. (W 4-2)
18 Charleston, W.Va. (L 4-6)
19 at Lexington (W 15-2)
20 at Lexington (W 8-0)
21 at Lexington (W 5-3)
23 at Spire City (W 6-0)
24 at Spire City (W 8-5)
25 at Spire City (W 8-3)
26 Lancaster (L 3-4 in 11)
27 Lancaster (ppd., rain)
28 Lancaster (ppd., rain)
29 Lancaster (W 9-1)
29 Lancaster (L 3-4)
30 High Point (L 8-10)
31 High Point (W 14-10)

June (19-8)
1 High Point (W 7-4)
2 Lexington (W 3-2)
3 Lexington (W 10-1)
4 Lexington (W 4-1)
6 at Charleston, W.Va. (W 4-1)
7 at Charleston, W.Va. (L 1-13)
8 at Charleston, W.Va. (L 2-4)
9 at Spire City (W 5-4)
10 at Spire City (W 12-7)
11 at Spire City (L 6-9)
13 So. Maryland (W 5-0)
14 So. Maryland (L 9-10)
15 So. Maryland (W 11-6)
16 Staten Island (W 5-4)
17 Staten Island (W 7-5)
18 Staten Island (W 5-1)
20 at Lancaster (L 0-6)
21 at Lancaster (W 9-7)
22 at Lancaster (W 4-1)
22 at Lancaster (L 2-6)
24 at Staten Island (W 12-3)
25 at Staten Island (L 2-7)
27 High Point (W 8-3)
28 High Point (W 7-3)
29 High Point (L 1-11)
30 So. Maryland (W 15-0)

July (13-13)
1 So. Maryland (L 6-7)
1 So. Maryland (W 8-7)
2 So. Maryland (W 3-2 in 10)
4 at Spire City (L 3-4)
5 at Spire City (L 8-18)
6 at Spire City (L 4-6)
7 at High Point (L 1-8)
-Second half
8 at High Point (W 7-2)
9 at High Point (L 13-14)
11 at Charleston, W.Va. (W 5-3)
12 at Charleston, W.Va. (W 2-1)
13 at Charleston, W.Va. (ppd.)
14 Staten Island (W 7-3)
15 Staten Island (L 10-12 in 10)
16 Staten Island (W 13-8)
18 High Point (W 6-5)
19 High Point (L 5-9)
20 High Point (W 10-5)
21 at So. Maryland (L 9-11)
22 at So. Maryland (W 8-6)
23 at So. Maryland (L 8-12)
25 at Staten Island (W 10-2)
26 at Staten Island (L 3-8)
27 at Staten Island (W 17-5)
28 at Long Island (L 1-18)
29 at Long Island (W 12-5)
30 at Long Island (L 2-4)

August (19-7)
1 High Point (L 3-6)
2 High Point (L 3-7)
3 High Point (ppd.)
4 Lexington (W 9-8)
5 Lexington (W 9-2)
6 Lexington (W 4-3)
8 Spire City (W 8-3)
9 Spire City (L 2-3)
10 Spire City (W 9-6)
11 at Long Island (L 5-7)
12 at Long Island (W 14-3)
13 at Long Island (W 10-7)
15 York (W 6-5)
16 York (L 1-2)
17 York (W 5-2)
18 Lexington (W 12-8)
19 Lexington (L 1-5)
20 Lexington (W 8-3)
22 at Long Island (W 6-5)
23 at Long Island (W 5-0)
24 at Long Island (W 13-12)
25 at Lancaster (W 4-1)
26 at Lancaster (L 2-6)
27 at Lancaster (W 5-4)
29 Spire City (W 6-4)
30 Spire City (ppd., Aug. 31)
31 Spire City (W 6-4)
31 Spire City (W 8-2)

September (4-8)
1 So. Maryland (W 5-2)
2 So. Maryland (W 8-6)
3 So. Maryland (L 2-11)
4 So. Maryland (L 4-5)
5 at High Point (L 2-8)
5 at High Point (W 7-0)
6 at High Point (L 3-4)
7 at High Point (L 3-8)
8 Charleston, W.Va. (L 8-19)
9 Charleston, W.Va. (W 8-2)
9 Charleston, W.Va. (L 3-4)
10 Charleston, W.Va. (L 2-3)
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-2)
May 1 NASCAR Cup Series at Dover, Dover DE (Martin Truex, Jr.-2)
May 7 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS (Denny Hamlin)
May 14 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC (William Byron-3)
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open Race, North Wilkesboro NC (Josh Berry)
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro NC (Kyle Larson-3)
May 29 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC (Ryan Blaney)
Jun 4 NASCAR Cup Series at World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison IL (Kyle Busch-3)
Jun 11 NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma, Sonoma CA (Martin Truex, Jr.-3)
Jun 25 NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville, Lebanon TN (Ross Chastain)
Jul 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Chicago, Chicago IL (Shane van Gisbergen)
Jul 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA (William Byron-4)
Jul 17 NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire, Loudon NH, noon on USA (Martin Truex, Jr.-4)
Jul 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono, Long Pond PA, 2:30 p.m. on USA (Denny Hamlin-2)
Jul 30 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA, 3 p.m. on USA (Chris Buescher)
Aug 6-7 NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan, Brooklyn MI, noon on USA (Chris Buescher-2)
Aug 13 NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis Road Course, Speedway IN (Michael McDowell)
Aug 20 NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen NY (William Byron-5)
Aug 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona, Daytona Beach FL (Chris Buescher-3)

(Cup Playoffs)
Sep 3 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC (Kyle Larsen-4)
Sep 10 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS (Tyler Reddick-2)
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