9-29-25 roundup: Pro baseball, football, soccer and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, basketball and baseball, boys soccer, volleyball, tennis and basketball, Middle school football, softball and golf, Auto racing
By Richard Walker
Charlotte Hornets basketball fans have suffered through historic hardship.
How bad has it been?
Since the franchise was born in 1988 – and even with a 364-game home sellout streak at the since imploded 24,000-seat Charlotte Coliseum off Tyvola Road in the 1980s and 1990s – the team has struggled to win in the regular season. And it has struggled even more in the playoffs.
Entering the 2025-26 season, Charlotte ranks 27th out of 30 NBA teams in all-time regular season victories (1,193) and winning percentage (43.7) and is 29th in playoff appearances (10) and playoff wins (23) and 30th/last in winning percentage (36.5).
The Hornets and the New Orleans Pelicans, who were born when former Charlotte owner George Shinn moved the original Hornets franchise there in 2002, are the only franchises in the current NBA who have not advanced as far as a conference final. And Charlotte’s last postseason appearance in 2016 makes the ongoing nine-year stretch the longest playoff drought in the league.
So, on Monday’s 2025 Media Day, when second-year head coach Charles Lee said he’s hopeful of a NBA Finals appearance in the future, it has to give Hornets’ fans some hope.
Lee was asked how he viewed last year’s Oklahoma City NBA Finals win over Indiana – a matchup of smaller market teams.
“I took away that I want to be there,” Lee said. “And we will be – in due time.”
With FanDuel Sports book listing the over/under for Hornets’ wins this season at 26 1/2, few would expect Lee’s hopes to come true this season.
But Charlotte general manager Jeff Peterson sounded upbeat as did most of his team’s players during Monday’s annual event that precedes the Hornets’ Tuesday start of training camp at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.
“Just getting to the playoffs is not the goal,” Peterson said. “We want to build a team that can sustain itself and go every year. I can’t tell you exactly when that’s going to be.”
Rookie first round draft pick Kon Knueppel, who led the Hornets to the franchise’s first summer league title in July’s Las Vegas Summer League, says the team’s goal is clear.
“When you play games, you play to win,” Knueppel said. “It’s awesome to win … but it’s a different group now. Hopefully, some of that carries over.”
The Charlotte Hornets 2025 preseason schedule:
Sunday, Oct. 5 Oklahoma City (at North Charleston Coliseum), 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 9 at Oklahoma City, TBD
Saturday, Oct. 11 at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 15 Memphis (at First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro), 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 17 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
The Charlotte Hornets full 2025-26 regular season schedule:
OCTOBER
Wednesday 22 BROOKLYN, 7 p.m.
Saturday 25 at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday 26 at Washington 6 p.m.
Tuesday 28 at Miami 7:30 p.m.
Thursday 30 ORLANDO 7 p.m.
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1 MINNESOTA 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 2 UTAH 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 4 at New Orleans 8:00 p.m.
Friday 7 at Miami* 8:00 p.m.
Monday 10 L.A. LAKERS 7:00 p.m.
Wed. 12 MILWAUKEE 7:00 p.m.
Friday 14 at Milwaukee* 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 15 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:00 p.m.
Monday 17 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday 19 at Indiana 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 22 LA CLIPPERS 1:00 p.m.
Sunday 23 at Atlanta 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday 26 NEW YORK* 7:00 p.m.
Friday 28 CHICAGO* 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 29 TORONTO 6:00 p.m.
DECEMBER
Monday 1 at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday 3 at New York 7:30 p.m.
Friday 5 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Sunday 7 DENVER 6:00 p.m.
9-16 Two games TBD**
Thursday 18 ATLANTA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 20 at Detroit 7:30 p.m.
Monday 22 at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday 23 WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m.
Friday 26 at Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Monday 29 MILWAUKEE 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 31 GOLDEN STATE 1:00 p.m.
JANUARY
Friday 2 at Milwaukee 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 3 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Monday 5 at Oklahoma City 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 7 TORONTO 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 8 INDIANA 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 10 at Utah 9:30 p.m.
Monday 12 at LA Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Thursday 15 at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m.
Saturday 17 at Golden State 8:30 p.m.
Sunday 18 at Denver 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 21 CLEVELAND 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 22 at Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 24 WASHINGTON 6:00 p.m.
Monday 26 PHILADELPHIA 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 28 at Memphis 8:00 p.m.
Thursday 29 at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 31 SAN ANTONIO 3:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY
Monday 2 NEW ORLEANS 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 5 at Houston 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 7 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Monday 9 DETROIT 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 11 ATLANTA 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 19 HOUSTON 7:00 p.m.
Friday 20 CLEVELAND 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 22 at Washington 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 24 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Thursday 26 at Indiana 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 28 PORTLAND 1:00 p.m.
MARCH
Tuesday 3 DALLAS 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 4 at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Friday 6 MIAMI 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 8 at Phoenix 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10 at Portland 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday 11 at Sacramento 10:00 p.m.
Saturday 14 at San Antonio 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday 17 MIAMI 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 19 ORLANDO 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 21 MEMPHIS 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 24 SACRAMENTO 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 26 NEW YORK 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 28 PHILADELPHIA 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 30 BOSTON 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 31 at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.
APRIL
Thursday 2 PHOENIX 7:00 p.m.
Friday 3 INDIANA 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 5 at Minnesota 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday 7 at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Friday 10 DETROIT 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 12 at New York 6:00 p.m.
Home games in CAPS
All times listed are Eastern
* Denotes Emirates NBA Cup Group Play game
Schedule to be announced following Emirates NBA Cup Group Play: Dec. 9, 10, 13, 16- Emirates NBA Cup Knockout Rounds, Dec. 11, 12, 14, 15- Additional regular-season games for eliminated teams
Pro baseball
Three players with local connections have played a role on their respective major league playoff teams as the 2025 postseason gets underway on Tuesday.
Former Gardner-Webb and Belmont Abbey standout Emilio Pagan is the closer for the Cincinnati Reds, former Gardner-Webb standout Mason Miller is a top reliever for the San Diego Padres and former Kings Mountain High standout Will Wilson spent part of the summer with the Cleveland Guardians.
Pagan, who played at Gardner-Webb (2010-11) and Belmont Abbey (2012-13), is 2-4 with 32 saves and a 2.88 ERA in 70 appearances for the Reds, who are the No. 6 seed in the National League and open a best-of-3 wild card series at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Miller, who played at Gardner-Webb (2021), was traded on July 31 from the Athletics to San Diego. He is 0-0 with 2 saves and a 0.77 ERA in 22 appearances for the Padres, who are the No. 5 seed in the National League and open a best-of-3 wild card series at the Chicago Cubs.
And Will Wilson, 2016 Kings Mountain graduate, made his major league debut with the Cleveland Guardians on April 23 and spent time this season in Cleveland and with the Class AAA Columbus Clippers. Wilson hit .246 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs in 70 games for the Clippers and .192 with two RBIs in 34 games for the Guardians, who made the largest comeback in major league history to win a division or league title. Cleveland is the No. 3 seed in the American League as Central Division champion and opens a best-of-3 wild card series with the Detroit Tigers.
College football
Ashbrook senior linebacker Caleb Gordon announced on social media on Monday that he was decommitting from Arkansas after the Razorbacks fired head coach Sam Pittman during the weekend.
A 6-foot, 217-pound linebacker, Gordon was considered the No. 20-ranked senior prospect in North Carolina and committed to Arkansas in June after receiving offers from Virginia, North Carolina, N.C. State, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, West Virginia and others.
On Monday, Gordon said, “Thank you to all the coaches and staff at university of Arkansas for taking a chance on me, but after recent events I will be decomitting and reopening my recruitment 100%.”
High school football
Here are the results/upcoming schedule for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:
(Friday, Sept. 26)
Ashbrook 44, North Gaston 0
Forestview at Crest, suspended to Monday at 6:30 p.m. with Crest leading 7-0 in 1st quarter
South Point 53, Huss 6
East Gaston 42, Bessemer City 12
Shelby 51, Cramer 29
Lincolnton 56, Highland Tech 0
Burns 47, West Lincoln 19
East Lincoln 57, Bunker Hill 0
Hickory 49, North Lincoln 6
Corvian Community 52, Lincoln Charter 6
Mountain Island Charter 14, Albemarle 0
Idle – Cherryville, Kings Mountain
(Monday, Sept. 29)
Crest 48, Forestview 0
(Friday, Oct. 3)
Forestview at Huss
North Gaston at Kings Mountain
South Point at Crest
Bessemer City at Lincolnton
Burns at Cramer
East Gaston at Highland Tech
West Lincoln at Cherryville
East Lincoln at West Iredell
North Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Lincoln Charter at Langtree Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Thomas Jefferson
Idle – Ashbrook, Shelby
(Friday, Oct. 10)
Crest at Huss
Kings Mountain at Ashbrook
South Point at North Gaston
Cramer at West Lincoln
East Gaston at Cherryville
Highland Tech at Bessemer City
Shelby at Lincolnton
Bandys at North Lincoln
Foard at East Lincoln
Lincoln Charter at Community School of Davidson
Union Academy at Mountain Island Charter
Idle – Burns, Forestview
(Friday, Oct. 17)
Ashbrook at Forestview
Kings Mountain at South Point
North Gaston at Crest
Cherryville at Burns
Lincolnton at Cramer
Shelby at East Gaston
Highland Tech at West Lincoln
Hickory at East Lincoln
Cone Leadership at Mountain Island Charter
Idle – Bessemer City, Huss, Lincoln Charter, North Lincoln
(Friday, Oct. 24)
Crest at Ashbrook
Forestview at South Point
Huss at Kings Mountain
Bessemer City at Shelby
Cramer at Cherryville
Burns at Highland Tech
West Lincoln at East Gaston
East Lincoln at Maiden
North Lincoln at Bunker Hill
Lincoln Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Mountain Island Charter at South Stanly
Idle – Lincolnton, North Gaston
(Thursday, Oct. 30)
North Rowan at Mountain Island Charter
(Friday, Oct. 31)
Ashbrook at Huss
Crest at Kings Mountain
North Gaston at Forestview
Burns at Shelby
Cherryville at Bessemer City
Cramer at East Gaston
Lincolnton at West Lincoln
Foard at North Lincoln
Lake Norman Charter at Lincoln Charter
South Point at Ambassador Christian
Idle – East Lincoln, Highland Tech
Pro football
The Carolina Panthers’ 2025 schedule:
-Preseason
Friday, Aug. 8 Cleveland Browns (L 10-30)
Saturday, Aug. 16 at Houston Texans (L 3-20)
Thursday, Aug. 21 Pittsburgh Steelers (L 10-19)
-Regular season
Sunday, Sept. 7 at Jacksonville Jaguars (L 10-26)
Sunday, Sept. 14 at Arizona Cardinals (L 22-27)
Sunday, Sept. 21 Atlanta Falcons (W 30-0)
Sunday, Sept. 28 at New England Patriots (L 13-42)
Sunday, Oct. 5 Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 12 Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 19 at New York Jets, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 26 Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 2 at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 9 New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 16 at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 24 at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 30 Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 7 BYE WEEK
Sunday, Dec. 14 at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m.
Week 17 TBA, Dec. 25-29 Seattle Seahawks, TBA
Week 18 TBA, Jan. 3-4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TBA
High school volleyball
(Friday, Sept. 26-27)
Kings Mountain went 5-0 to win the Mountaineer Invitational championship.
Kings Mountain d. Hickory 2-1 (25-13, 24-26, 15-9)
Kings Mountain d. Community School of Davidson 2-1 (20-25, 25-17, 15-13)
Kings Mountain d. Polk County 2-0 (25-15, 25-18)
Kings Mountain d. Ayden-Grifton 2-1 (24-26, 25-16, 15-11)
Kings Mountain d. Hickory 2-0 (25-23, 25-19)
Leaders for Kings Mountain in the event were Camden Pasour (130 serve receptions, 75 assists, 46 digs, 11 kills, 5 blocks and 28 service pts), Denet Houey (50 kills, 4 blocks and 13 digs), Ruby Osborne (38 kills, 5 blocks, 12 digs and 2 service pts), Abigail Hedgepath (80 assists, 9 kills, 3 blocks and 30 service pts), Ava Tipton (32 serve receptions, 4 assists, 55 digs and 19 service pts), Kenzlie Morris (30 kills, 7 blocks, and 9 digs), Campbell Benton (36 kills, 2 blocks, and 13 digs) and Madison Broome (23 serve receptions, 31 digs, 1 assist and 17 service pts).
(Monday, Sept. 29)
Kings Mountain d. North Gaston 3-0 (25-5, 25-12, 25-6): Denet Houey (20 kills), Camden Pasour (12 serve receptions, 7 digs, 2 kills, 25 assists and 5 service pts), Ruby Osborne (8 kills), Kenzlie Morris (8 kills) and Abigail Hedgepath (15 assists, 1 kill, 3 digs and 24 service pts) led Kings Mountain.
In the JV match, Kings Mountain won 2-0 (25-5, 25-9) behind Avery Cruise and Elyn Phongsa.
Middle school football
Gaston County Conference standings thru Sept. 24:
-Division I Div. All PF-PA
Belmont 3-0 5-0 175-32
Holbrook 3-1 5-1 164-67
Grier 1-2 3-2 108-64
Southwest 1-2 2-3 70-36
Cramerton 0-3 0-5 36-142
-Division II Div. All PF-PA
Stanley 4-0 6-0 172-36
York Chester 3-1 4-2 190-60
Mount Holly 3-1 3-2 107-95
Chavis 1-3 1-5 38-226
Bessemer City 0-4 0-5 14-180
W.C. Friday 1-3 1-5 58-194
(Wednesday, October 1)
Stanley at Mount Holly, Belmont at Southwest, Grier at Cramerton, York Chester at Bessemer City, W.C. Friday at Chavis,
BYE – Holbrook
(Wednesday, October 8)
County Championship: Stanley, York Chester or Mount Holly at Belmont
Tri-County Conference standings thru Sept. 24:
-East Div. All PF-PA
Burns 4-0 5-0 158-44
Kings Mountain 4-0 5-0 138-12
Lincolnton 2-2 2-2 82-105
East Lincoln 1-3 2-3 66-86
West Lincoln 1-3 2-3 62-84
North Lincoln 0-4 1-4 41-110
-West Div. All PF-PA
Crest 3-0 4-1 131-74
Shelby 3-0 4-1 145-40
East Rutherford 2-2 2-3 102-107
Chase 0-3 1-3 44-140
R-S Central 0-3 0-4 14-130
(Tuesday, September 30)
Chase at R-S Central
(Wednesday, October 1)
Burns at Kings Mountain, North Lincoln at East Lincoln, West Lincoln at Lincolnton, Shelby at Crest, BYE – East Rutherford
(Wednesday, October 8)
Semifinals- West-2 at East-1, East-2 at West-1
(Wednesday, October 15)
Championship game at West
Middle school softball
Gaston County Conference standings thru Sept. 25:
Chavis 8-0
Belmont 6-2
Stanley 6-2
Mount Holly 5-3
Bessemer City 4-4
Cramerton 3-5
W.C. Friday 3-5
Holbrook 1-7
Southwest 0-8
(Tuesday, September 30)
Semifinals: No. 4 (Mount Holly) at No. 1 (Chavis), No. 3 (Stanley) at No. 2 (Belmont)
(Thursday, October 2)
Finals: Semifinals winner at highest remaining seed
Middle school golf
Gaston County Conference standings through Sept. 25:
Cramerton 7-0
W.C. Friday 7-1
Belmont 6-2
Stanley 5-2
Chavis 4-4
Mount Holly 3-5
Bessemer City 1-6-1
Holbrook 0-7-1
Southwest 0-6
(Tuesday, September 30)
County championship at Cherryville CC
Pro soccer
The Charlotte FC MLS team’s 2025 schedule:
(17-13-2 record)
Saturday, Feb. 22 at Seattle (T 2-2)
Saturday, March 1 Atlanta (W 2-0)
Sunday, March 9 at Miami (L 0-1)
Saturday, March 15 Cincinnati (W 2-0)
Saturday, March 22 San Jose (W 4-1)
Saturday, March 29 at Colorado (L 0-2)
Saturday, April 5 Nashville (W 2-1)
Saturday, April 12 at Montreal (W 1-0)
Saturday, April 19 San Diego (W 3-0)
Saturday, April 26 New England (L 0-1)
Saturday, May 3 at Columbus (L 2-4)
Saturday, May 10 at Nashville (L 1-2)
Wednesday, May 14 at Orlando (L 1-3)
Saturday, May 17 Chicago (L 1-4)
Saturday, May 24 Columbus (W 3-2)
Wednesday, May 28 at NY Red Bulls (L 2-4)
Saturday, May 31 at Toronto (W 2-0)
Saturday, June 14 at Philadelphia (L 1-2)
Wednesday, June 25 at Kansas City (L 1-2)
Saturday, June 28 at Chicago (L 2-3)
Saturday, July 5 Orlando (T 2-2)
Saturday, July 12 New York (W 2-0)
Wednesday, July 16 DC (W 2-1)
Saturday, July 19 at Atlanta (W 3-2)
Saturday, July 26 Toronto (W 2-0)
Sunday, Aug. 10 at Cincinnati (W 1-0)
Saturday, Aug. 16 Real Salt Lake (W 1-0)
Sunday, Aug. 24 NY Red Bulls (W 1-0)
Saturday, Aug. 30 at New England (W 2-1)
Saturday, Sept. 13 Miami (W 3-0)
Saturday, Sept. 20 at New York (L 0-2)
Saturday, Sept. 27 Montreal (L 1-4)
Saturday, October 4 at DC 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 18 Philadelphia 6 p.m.
(U.S. Open Cup 2025)
Tuesday, May 6 North Carolina FC (W 4-1)
Wednesday, May 21 at D.C. United (L 3-3, 1-2 penalty kicks)
(Leagues Cup 2025)
Thursday, July 31 FC Juárez (L 1-4)
Sunday, Aug. 3 C.D. Guadalajara (L 2-2, 2-4 penalty kicks)
Thursday, Aug. 7 C.F. Monterrey (W 2-0)
College football
Here are the Carolinas’ NCAA Division I football results/schedule:
(Thursday, Sept. 25)
East Carolina 28, Army 6
(Saturday, Sept. 27)
Duke 38, Syracuse 3
Georgia Tech 30, Wake Forest 29 (OT)
Presbyterian 41, Morehead State 0
Elon 41, Hampton 20
Furman 31, Samford 13
Maine 37, North Carolina A&T 30
Western Carolina 42, Campbell 35
The Citadel 28, Chattanooga 10
Charleston Southern 31, S.C. State 24
N.C. Central 50, East Texas A&M 42
Virginia Tech 23, N.C. State 21
Boise State 47, Appalachian State 14
South Carolina 35, Kentucky 13
(Friday, Oct. 3)
Charlotte at South Florida, 7 p.m.
(Saturday, Oct. 4)
Clemson at North Carolina, noon
Davidson at Stetson, 1 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m.
Wake Forest at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m.
Savannah State at S.C. State, 1:30 p.m.
Western Carolina at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.
Campbell at N.C. State, 2 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at William & Mary, 3:30 p.m.
Elon at Towson, 4 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion, 6 p.m.
Duke at California, 10:30 p.m.
(Thursday, Oct. 9)
East Carolina at Tulane, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Oct. 11)
Charlotte at Army, noon
Presbyterian at Butler, 1 p.m.
St. Thomas-Minnesota at Davidson, 1 p.m.
S.C. State at North Carolina A&T, 1 p.m.
Norfolk State at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.
Campbell at Hampton, 2 p.m.
Valdosta State at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Villanova at Elon, 2 p.m.
Furman at Western Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Eastern Illinois, 3 p.m.
N.C. Central at Florida A&M, 3 p.m.
Appalachian State at Georgia State, 3:30 p.m.
N.C. State at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.
Wake Forest at Oregon State, 3:30 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Charleston Southern, 4 p.m.
UL Monroe at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.
Clemson at Boston College, 7:30 p.m.
South Carolina at LSU, TBD
(Thursday Oct. 16)
Tulsa at East Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
(Friday, Oct. 17)
North Carolina at California, 10:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Oct. 18)
Furman at Wofford, noon
Davidson at Drake, 1 p.m.
Stetson at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
Tennessee-Martin at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m.
Western Carolina at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Elon at William & Mary, 3:30 p.m.
New Hampshire at Campbell, 3:30 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Western Illinois, 4 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State, TBD
Georgia Tech at Duke, TBD
Oklahoma at South Carolina, TBD
SMU at Clemson, TBD
Temple at Charlotte, TBD
(Friday, Oct. 24)
North Florida at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
(Saturday, Oct. 25)
Presbyterian at Dayton, noon
San Diego at Davidson, noon
Campbell at North Carolina A&T, 1 p.m.
Delaware State at N.C. Central, 1 p.m.
Elon at Maine, 1 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m.
S.C. State at Norfolk State, 2 p.m.
The Citadel at Furman, 2 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Lindenwood, 3 p.m.
Wofford at East Tennessee State, 3:30 p.m.
Alabama at South Carolina, TBD
Appalachian State at Old Dominion, TBD
N.C. State at Pittsburgh, TBD
SMU at Wake Forest, TBD
Virginia at North Carolina, TBD
(Thursday, Oct. 30)
Marshall at Coastal Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
(Friday, Oct. 31)
North Carolina at Syracuse, 2:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Nov. 1)
Towson at North Carolina A&T, noon
Davidson at Morehead State, 1 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Tennessee Tech, 1 p.m.
Valparaiso at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
Samford at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Southeast Missouri State, 2 p.m.
Mercer at Furman, 2 p.m.
Morgan State at S.C. State, 2 p.m.
VMI at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
N.C. Central at Howard, 3:30 p.m.
Western Carolina at Chattanooga, 4 p.m.
Duke at Clemson, TBD
East Carolina at Temple, TBD
Georgia Tech at N.C. State, TBD
South Carolina at Mississippi, TBD
Wake Forest at Florida State, TBD
(Thursday, Nov. 6)
Georgia Southern at Appalachian State, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Nov. 8)
Furman at Chattanooga, noon
North Carolina A&T at Stony Brook, noon
The Citadel at Mississippi, 1 p.m.
Howard at S.C. State, 1:30 p.m.
Southeast Missouri State at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m.
Wofford at VMI, 1:30 p.m.
Norfolk State at N.C. Central, 2 p.m.
Rhode Island at Elon, 2 p.m.
William & Mary at Campbell, 2 p.m.
Mercer at Western Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
Duke at Connecticut, 3:30 p.m.
Presbyterian at Davidson, 5 p.m.
Charlotte at East Carolina, TBD
Florida State at Clemson, TBD
Georgia State at Coastal Carolina, TBD
Stanford at North Carolina, TBD
Wake Forest at Virginia, TBD
Pro baseball
-Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Playoffs
SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP (Best-of-5)
Sept. 20 at Gastonia – Gastonia 6-4
Sept. 21 at Gastonia – High Point 8-5
Sept. 23 at High Point – High Point 6-2
Sept. 24 at High Point – Gastonia 4-2
Sept. 25 at High Point – High Point 8-1 (High Point wins series 3-2)
NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP (Best-of-5): Lancaster vs. York
Sept. 20 at York – York 6-2
Sept. 21 at York – York 4-3
Sept. 23 at Lancaster – York 6-3 (York wins series 3-0)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-5): Gastonia-High Point winner vs. York
Sept. 27 at York – York 2-0
Sept. 28 at York – High Point 9-3
Sept. 30 at High Point, 7 p.m.
Oct. 1 (if necessary) at High Point, 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 (if necessary) at High Point, 7 p.m.
Auto racing
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Playoff Field was set on Aug. 23 and is comprised of the following: Denny Hamlin (4 wins)
Shane van Gisbergen (4 wins), Kyle Larson (3 wins), Christopher Bell (3 wins), William Byron (2 wins), Ryan Blaney (2 wins),
Chase Elliott (2 wins), Chase Briscoe (1 win), Bubba Wallace (1 win), Joey Logano (1 win), Ross Chastain (1 win), Austin Cindric (1 win), Josh Berry (1 win), Austin Dillon (1 win), Tyler Reddick and Alex Bowman.
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 (William Byron)
Feb. 23 Atlanta FOX Sports (Christopher Bell)
March 2 Circuit of The Americas FOX Sports (Bell-2)
March 9 Phoenix FOX Sports (Bell-3)
March 16 Las Vegas FOX Sports (Josh Berry)
March 23 Homestead-Miami FOX Sports (Kyle Larson)
March 30 Martinsville FOX Sports (Denny Hamlin)
April 6 Darlington FOX Sports (Hamlin-2)
April 13 Bristol FOX Sports (Larson-2)
April 20 Off
April 27 Talladega FOX Sports (Austin Cindric)
May 4 Texas FOX Sports (Joey Logano)
May 11 Kansas FOX Sports (Larson-3)
May 18 North Wilkesboro (ASR) FOX Sports (Bell-4)
May 25 Charlotte Prime Video (Ross Chastain)
June 1 Nashville Prime Video (Ryan Blaney)
June 8 Michigan Prime Video (Hamlin-2)
June 15 Mexico City Prime Video (Shane van Gisbergen)
June 22 Pocono Prime Video (Chase Briscoe)
June 28 (Sat.) Atlanta * TNT Sports (Elliott-2)
July 6 Chicago * TNT Sports (van Gisbergen-2)
July 13 Sonoma * TNT Sports (van Gisbergen-3)
July 20 Dover * TNT Sports (Hamlin-3)
July 27 Indianapolis * TNT Sports (Bubba Wallace)
Aug. 3 Iowa NBC Sports (Byron-2)
Aug. 10 Watkins Glen NBC Sports (van Gisbergen-4)
Aug. 16 (Sat.) Richmond NBC Sports (Austin Dillon)
Aug. 23 (Sat.) Daytona NBC Sports (Blaney-2)
Aug. 31 Darlington # NBC Sports (Briscoe-2)
Sept. 7 World Wide Tech Raceway # NBC Sports (Hamlin-4)
Sept. 13 (Sat.) Bristol # NBC Sports (Bell-5)
Sept. 21 New Hampshire # NBC Sports (Blaney-3)
Sept. 28 Kansas # NBC Sports (Elliott-3)
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