10-14-25 roundup: Pro football, soccer and basketball, College football and basketball, High school football, soccer, volleyball and tennis, Middle school football, Auto racing
By Richard Walker
For the 10th time in the past 13 seasons, Duke has been voted preseason ACC favorites by a select media panel.
The Blue Devils, who won the 2025 ACC title, are currently No. 6 in the preseason Associate Press poll. The media results were released six days after ACC TipOff was held in Charlotte at the downtown Hilton.
N.C. State senior forward Darrion Williams was selected ACC Preseason Player of the Year and Duke’s Cameron Boozer ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year.
Duke picked up 34 of the 49 1st-place votes with No. 11 nationally-ranked Louisville taking 2nd (and receiving the remaining 15 1st-place votes). North Carolina, No. 25 in the AP preseason rankings, was 3rd.
Here’s the full 2025 ACC Preseason Poll
School (1st place votes), Points
1. Duke (34), 866
2. Louisville (15), 842
3. North Carolina, 741
4. NC State, 710
5. Virginia, 623
6. SMU, 616
7. Clemson, 510
8. Miami, 500
9. Syracuse, 489
10. Notre Dame, 477
11. Wake Forest, 412
12. Virginia Tech, 355
13. Georgia Tech, 315
14. Pitt, 301
15. Florida State, 221
16. California, 156
17. Stanford, 138
18. Boston College, 107
2025-26 Preseason All-ACC Team
-First Team
Name, School, Votes
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 46
Markus Burton, Notre Dame, 46
Darrion Williams, N.C. State, 45
Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville, 36
Ryan Conwell, Louisville, 36
-Second Team
Isaiah Evans, Duke, 24
Boopie Miller, SMU, 27
J.J. Starling, Syracuse, 27
Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech, 24
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina, 24
-ACC Preseason Player of the Year
Darrion Williams, N.C. State, 23 votes
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 19
Markus Burton, Notre Dame, 2
J.J. Starling, Syracuse, 2
Donald Hand Jr., Boston College, 1
Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech, 1
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina, 1
ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 43 votes
Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville, 3
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina, 2
Neoklis Avdalas, Virginia Tech, 1
College football
The Charlotte 49ers now have their full list of football opponents for the 2026 season.
In addition to 4 previously scheduled non-conference opponents, the American Conference announced Charlotte’s 8 league opponents on Tuesday.
The 49ers will host East Carolina, Memphis, Navy and Tulane and visit North Texas, Temple, Tulsa and UAB. Dates for the conference matchups will be announced later.
After selling out season tickets for the 1st time in program history, Charlotte Football season tickets for 2026 are currently on a waitlist. For 2025, the 49ers rank 4th in the nation in average seating capacity at 105.16 percent at Jerry Richardson Stadium that was highlighted by a record attendance of 19,233 against North Carolina this year.
Here’s the 2026 schedule that begins with dates for teams in the Southern Conference, Southeastern Conference, Sun Belt Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference:
Sept. 5 The Citadel
Sept. 12 Mississippi
Sept. 19 at Appalachian State
Sept. 26 at Louisville
TBD East Carolina
TBD Memphis
TBD Navy
TBD Tulane
TBD at North Texas
TBD at Temple
TBD at Tulsa
TBD at UAB
Here are the Carolinas’ NCAA Division I football results/schedule:
(Thursday, Oct. 9)
Tulane 26, East Carolina 19
(Saturday, Oct. 11)
Army 24, Charlotte 7
Presbyterian 31, Butler 25
St. Thomas-Minnesota 57, Davidson 13
S.C. State 22, North Carolina A&T 16
Wofford 31, Norfolk State 14
Campbell 38, Hampton 21
The Citadel 38, Valdosta State 14
Villanova 29, Elon 21
Western Carolina 52, Furman 7
Gardner-Webb 21, Eastern Illinois 10
N.C. Central 45, Florida A&M 7
Appalachian State 41, Georgia State 20
Notre Dame 36, N.C. State 7
Wake Forest 39, Oregon State 14
Tennessee Tech 27, Charleston Southern 13
Coastal Carolina 23, UL Monroe 8
Clemson 41, Boston College 10
LSU 20, South Carolina 10
(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
Georgia Tech at Duke, noon
Oklahoma at South Carolina, 12:45 p.m.
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, 3:30 p.m.
SMU at Clemson, 3:30 p.m.
Temple at Charlotte, 3:30 p.m.
(Friday, Oct. 24)
North Florida at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
(Saturday, Oct. 25)
Appalachian State at Old Dominion, noon
Presbyterian at Dayton, noon
San Diego at Davidson, noon
SMU at Wake Forest, noon
Virginia at North Carolina, 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.
Alabama at South Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
Wofford at East Tennessee State, 3:30 p.m.
N.C. State at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m.
(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
(Friday, Nov. 14)
S.C. State at N.C. Central, 5:30 p.m.
Clemson at Louisville, 7:30 p.m.
(Saturday, Nov. 15)
Davidson at Marist, noon
East Tennessee State at Western Carolina, noon
Monmouth at North Carolina A&T, noon
VMI at Furman, 1 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Tennessee-Martin, 2 p.m.
Elon at Campbell, 2 p.m.
Wofford at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Tennessee State, 2:30 p.m.
Appalachian State at James Madison, TBD
Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern, TBD
Memphis at East Carolina, TBD
North Carolina at Wake Forest, TBD
N.C. State at Miami, TBD
Presbyterian at St. Thomas, Minn., TBD
South Carolina at Texas A&M, TBD
UTSA at Charlotte, TBD
Virginia at Duke, TBD
(Friday, Nov. 21)
Florida State at N.C. State, 8 p.m.
(Saturday, Nov. 22)
N.C. Central at Morgan State, noon
Western Carolina at VMI, noon
Charlotte at Georgia, 12:45 p.m.
Campbell at Towson, 1 p.m.
The Citadel at East Tennessee State, 1 p.m.
Dayton at Davidson, 1 p.m.
Marist at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.
S.C. State at Delaware State, 1 p.m.
Chattanooga at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.
Western Illinois at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Elon, 2 p.m.
Tennessee State at Charleston Southern, 2 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at South Carolina, TBD
Delaware at Wake Forest, TBD
Duke at North Carolina, TBD
East Carolina at UTSA, TBD
Furman at Clemson, TBD
Marshall at Appalachian State, TBD
(Saturday, Nov. 29)
-FCS playoffs
TBD
Clemson at South Carolina, noon
Arkansas State at Appalachian State, TBD
Charlotte at Tulane, TBD
East Carolina at Florida Atlantic, TBD
North Carolina at N.C. State, TBD
Wake Forest at Duke, TBD
(Friday, Dec. 5)
Sun Belt championship at team with best conference record, 7 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 5 or Saturday, Dec. 6)
American championship game at TBD, TBD
(Saturday, Dec. 6)
SEC championship at Atlanta, Ga., 4 p.m.
ACC championship game at Charlotte, 8 p.m.
High school football
Here are the area’s standings thru Oct. 10:
Big South 5A/6A
Ashbrook (6A) 3-0, 7-0 253-82
Crest (5A) 3-0, 6-1 303-95
Kings Mountain (6A) 2-1, 5-2 246-148
South Point (5A) 2-2, 5-2 220-106
Huss (5A) 2-2, 5-3 184-200
Forestview (5A) 0-3, 2-5 128-220
North Gaston (5A) 0-4, 1-6 72-281
Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A
Lincolnton (3A) 6-0, 7-1 341-133
Burns (4A) 4-1, 4-3 267-184
Shelby (3A) 4-1, 4-3 323-139
Cramer (4A) 3-2, 5-2 260-130
Cherryville (2A) 2-3, 4-3 172-190
West Lincoln (3A) 2-3, 3-4 220-242
East Gaston (4A) 2-3, 2-5 104-167
Highland Tech (2A) 1-5, 1-6 21-347
Bessemer City (3A) 0-6, 1-7 65-330
Western Foothills 4A/5A
East Lincoln (5A) 6-0, 8-0 409-135
Hickory (5A) 6-0, 7-1 360-90
Maiden (4A) 4-1, 5-2 247-127
Newton-Conover (4A) 3-2, 5-2 253-205
Bandys (4A) 3-2, 4-3 244-180
West Iredell (4A) 2-3, 4-3 147-114
Foard (4A) 0-5, 2-5 49-214
Bunker Hill (4A) 0-5, 1-6 100-290
North Lincoln (5A) 0-6, 1-7 163-322
Others
Lincoln Charter (4A) 1-3, 3-5 239-327
Mtn Isl Charter (2A) 2-1, 4-3 167-149
Here’s are the results/upcoming schedule for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:
(Friday, Oct. 10)
Crest 62, Huss 7
Ashbrook 43, Kings Mountain 7
South Point 53, North Gaston 0
Cramer 21, West Lincoln 0
Cherryville 21, East Gaston 14
Highland Tech 15, Bessemer City 12
Lincolnton 35, Shelby 34 (OT)
Bandys 49, North Lincoln 23
East Lincoln 30, Foard 0
Community School of Davidson 49, Lincoln Charter 7
Mountain Island Charter 28, Union Academy 27
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
Middle school football
Tri-County Conference standings thru Oct. 8:
-East Div. All PF-PA
Kings Mountain 5-0 7-0 192-26
Burns 4-1 6-1 178-80
East Lincoln 2-3 3-3 94-93
West Lincoln 2-3 3-3 98-104
Lincolnton 2-3 2-3 102-141
North Lincoln 0-5 1-5 48-138
-West Div. All PF-PA
Shelby 4-0 5-2 153-46
Crest 3-1 4-3 131-110
East Rutherford 2-2 2-3 102-107
Chase 1-3 2-3 56-140
R-S Central 0-4 0-5 14-142
(Monday, October 6)
Shelby 8, Crest 0
(Wednesday, October 8)
Semifinals-
West-2 (Crest) at East-1 (Kings Mountain) – Kings Mountain 28-0
East-2 (Burns) at West-1 (Shelby) – Burns 6-0
(Wednesday, October 15)
Championship game- Burns at Kings Mountain
High school boys soccer
Here are the area’s NCISAA playoff pairings:
-Class 2A
(Tuesday, Oct. 14)
No. 5 Gaston Day hosts Southern Pines O’Neal
(Thursday, Oct. 16)
Regional quarterfinals
(Saturday, Oct. 18)
Regional semifinals
(Tuesday, Oct. 21)
Regional finals
(Saturday, Oct. 25)
State final at Fayetteville Academy
High school volleyball
(Tuesday Oct. 14)
Kings Mountain d. Crest 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-20): Camden Pasour (23 serve receptions, 23 assists, 7 digs, 2 kills, 2 blocks and 6 service pts), Denet Houey (16 kills, 3 blocks and 2 digs), Abigail Hedgepath (13 assists, 9 digs, 1 kill and 10 service pts), Ava Tipton (10 serve receptions, 8 digs and 6 service pts) and Kenzlie Morris (9 kills, 4 blocks and 1 dig) led Kings Mountain.
In the JV match, Kings Mountain won 2-0 (25-14, 25-20) behind Avery Cruise, Elyn Phongsa and Caroline Lane.
Piedmont Community Charter d. Thomas Jefferson 3-2 (16-25, 25-12, 27-29, 26-24, 15-13): Lily Cochcroft (31 Assists, 2 Aces and 2 Kills), Madelyn Wyatt (12 Kills and 10 Digs), Faith Brown (12 Kills) and Emma Ackerman (9 Kills and 4 Blocks) led Piedmont to a win in the Catawba Shores 1A/2A/3A tournament semifinals.
Here are the area’s conference tournament pairings:
-Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A
(Monday, Oct. 13)
No. 8 Shelby at No. 1 Highland Tech – Highland Tech 3-0
No. 5 Cramer at No. 4 Cherryville – Cherryville 3-2 (24-26, 25-17, 22-25, 25-17, 18-16): Emily Allen (31 assists), Kate Mulvey (14 kills), Camryn Shirley (11 digs) and Raylei Gidney (9 kills) led Cherryville with Allen recording her school-record 708th career kill.
No. 7 Lincolnton at No. 2 Burns – Burns 3-0
No. 6 West Lincoln at No. 3 East Gaston – East Gaston 3-0
(Tuesday, Oct. 14)
Cherryville at Highland Tech – Highland Tech 3-1 (25-16, 25-12, 19-25, 25-14): Kate Mulvey (10 kills), Emily Allen (16 assists) and Camryn Shirley (12 digs) led Cherryville
East Gaston at Burns – East Gaston 3-1
(Wednesday, Oct. 15)
Championship – East Gaston at Highland Tech
-Western Foothills 4A/5A
(Monday, Oct. 13)
No. 8 Newton-Conover at No. 1 Hickory – Hickory 3-0
No. 5 Bandys at No. 4 Foard – Bandys 3-2
No. 7 West Iredell at No. 2 North Lincoln – North Lincoln 3-0
No. 6 East Lincoln at No. 3 Maiden – Maiden 3-0
(Tuesday, Oct. 14)
Bandys at Hickory – Hickory 3-0
Maiden at North Lincoln – North Lincoln 3-0
(Wednesday, Oct. 15)
Championship – North Lincoln at Hickory
Here are the area’s NCISAA playoff pairings:
-Class 2A
(Saturday, Oct. 18)
No. 1 Gaston Day hosts winner of Oct. 16 regional quarterfinal
(Tuesday, Oct. 21)
Regional finals
(Saturday, Oct. 25)
State final at Gaston Day
-Class 3A
(Tuesday, Oct. 14)
unseeded Gaston Christian at unseeded Winston-Salem Calvary Day
(Thursday, Oct. 16)
Regional quarterfinals
(Saturday, Oct. 18)
Regional semifinals
(Tuesday, Oct. 21)
Regional finals
(Saturday, Oct. 25)
State final at Gaston Day
High school girls tennis
Here are the area’s NCHSAA playoff pairings:
-2A West
(Wednesday, Oct. 15)
No. 1 Highland Tech hosts No. 16 Avery County
No. 8 Mountain Island Charter hosts No. 9 Cherryville
No. 9 Cherryville at No. 8 Mountain Island Charter
(Monday, Oct. 20)
Regional quarterfinals
(Wednesday, Oct. 22)
Regional semifinals
(Tuesday, Oct. 28)
Regional finals
(Saturday, Nov. 1)
State championships at Burlington Tennis Center
-3A West
(Monday, Oct. 13)
No. 16 Shelby hosts No. 17 Piedmont Community Charter – Piedmont CC 6-2
No. 17 Piedmont Community Charter at No. 16 Shelby – Piedmont CC 6-3
No. 5 West Lincoln- bye
No. 21 Lincolnton at No. 12 Patton – Patton 6-0
(Wednesday, Oct. 15)
No. 17 Piedmont Community Charter at No. 1 North Stanly
No. 5 West Lincoln hosts No. 12 Patton
(Monday, Oct. 20)
Regional quarterfinals
(Wednesday, Oct. 22)
Regional semifinals
(Tuesday, Oct. 28)
Regional finals
(Saturday, Nov. 1)
State championships at Burlington Tennis Center
-4A West
(Monday, Oct. 13)
No. 5 Lincoln Charter- bye
No. 11 East Gaston hosts No. 22 East Burke – East Gaston 5-2
No. 7 Burns- bye
No. 15 Cramer hosts No. 18 Bandys – Bandys 5-0
(Wednesday, Oct. 15)
No. 5 Lincoln Charter hosts No. 12 North Surry
No. 11 East Gaston at No. 6 Hibriten
No. 7 Burns hosts No. 10 Mount Pleasant
(Monday, Oct. 20)
Regional quarterfinals
(Wednesday, Oct. 22)
Regional semifinals
(Tuesday, Oct. 28)
Regional finals
(Saturday, Nov. 1)
State championships at Burlington Tennis Center
-5A West
(Monday, Oct. 13)
No. 1 East Lincoln- bye
No. 5 North Lincoln- bye
No. 20 Forestview at No. 13 Oak Grove – Oak Grove 5-1
No. 14 Crest hosts No. 19 Parkwood – Crest 5-3
No. 7 South Point- bye
No. 15 North Gaston hosts No. 18 Carson – Carson 6-0
(Wednesday, Oct. 15)
No. 1 East Lincoln hosts No. 16 North Henderson-No. 17 Clyde Erwin winner
No. 5 North Lincoln hosts No. 12 Franklin
No. 14 Crest at No. 3 Montgomery Central
No. 7 South Point hosts No. 10 Concord
(Monday, Oct. 20)
Regional quarterfinals
(Wednesday, Oct. 22)
Regional semifinals
(Tuesday, Oct. 28)
Regional finals
(Friday, Oct. 31)
State championships at Burlington Tennis Center
-6A West
(Monday, Oct. 13)
No. 4 Kings Mountain- bye
No. 20 Ashbrook at No. 13 Ragsdale – Ragsdale 6-0
(Wednesday, Oct. 15)
No. 4 Kings Mountain hosts No. 13 Ragsdale
(Monday, Oct. 20)
Regional quarterfinals
(Wednesday, Oct. 22)
Regional semifinals
(Tuesday, Oct. 28)
Regional finals
(Friday, Oct. 31)
State championships at Burlington Tennis Center
Here are the area’s NCISAA playoff pairings:
-Class 2A
(Friday, Oct. 17)
No. 1 Gaston Day hosts winner of Oct. 14 Burlington Christian at Southern Pines O’Neal
(Tuesday, Oct. 21)
Regional finals
(Saturday, Oct. 25)
State final at Carmel Christian
-Class 3A
Here are the area’s NCISAA playoff pairings:
-Class 2A
(Tuesday, Oct. 14)
unseeded Gaston Christian at unseeded High Point Christian – High Point Christian 5-0
Pro basketball
The Charlotte Hornets 2025 preseason schedule:
Sunday, Oct. 5 Oklahoma City (at N. Charleston Col.) L 114-135
Thursday, Oct. 9 at Oklahoma City L 116-122
Saturday, Oct. 11 at Dallas W 120-116
Wednesday, Oct. 15 Memphis (at First Horizon Col., Gboro), 7 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 soccer
The Charlotte FC MLS team’s 2025 schedule:
(18-13-2 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 (W 1-0)
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)
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.
Eliminated after Sept. 13 (4 drivers): Alex Bowman, Austin Dillon, Shane van Gisbergen, Josh Berry
Eliminated after Oct. 5 (4 drivers): Austin Cindric, Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick, Ross Chastain
Eliminated after Oct. 26 (4 drivers): TBD
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 (van Gisbergen-5)
Oct. 12 Las Vegas # NBC Sports (Hamlin-5)
Oct. 19 Talladega # NBC Sports
Oct. 26 Martinsville # NBC Sports
Nov. 2 Phoenix Championship # NBC Sports