2-7-26 roundup: Pro football, basketball, auto racing and rodeo, College basketball, High school basketball and wrestling, Middle school basketball
By Richard Walker
Five Cleveland County products have played or coached in the Super Bowl and two from Gaston County.
On Sunday, when the AFC champion New England Patriots meet the NFC champion Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Cal., Lincoln County will make its debut.
Chazz Surratt, a 2016 East Lincoln High graduate, was activated by the Seahawks last week after missing the Seahawks last six regular season games and both playoff games with an ankle injury.
Surratt was a Parade All-American quarterback at East Lincoln who played quarterback and linebacker at the University of North Carolina.
Selected in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, Surratt has played one season for the Vikings, three for the New York Jets and started this season with the San Francisco 49ers before the Seahawks signed him on Aug. 28.
In 11 games this season, Surratt has made 10 tackles and is considered a top special teams performer.
NFL 2025-26 playoff schedule:
-CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
BYES- AFC Denver (14-3), NFC Seattle (14-3)
(Saturday, Jan. 10)
NFC- No. 5 L.A. Rams (12-5) at No. 4 Carolina (8-9) – L.A. Rams 34-31
NFC- No. 7 Green Bay (9-7-1) at No. 2 Chicago (11-6) – Chicago 31-27
(Sunday, Jan. 11)
AFC- No. 6 Buffalo (12-5) at No. 3 Jacksonville (13-4) – Buffalo 27-24
NFC- No. 6 San Francisco (12-5) at No. 3 Philadelphia (11-6) – San Francisco 23-19
AFC- No. 7 L.A. Chargers (11-6) at No. 2 New England (14-3) – New England 16-3
(Monday, Jan. 12)
No. 5 Houston (12-5) at No. 4 Pittsburgh (10-7) – Houston 30-6
-CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
(Saturday, Jan. 17)
AFC- No. 6 Buffalo at No. 1 Denver – Denver 33-30 (OT)
NFC- No. 6 San Francisco at No. 1 Seattle – Seattle 41-6
(Sunday, Jan. 18)
AFC- No. 5 Houston at No. 2 New England – New England 28-16
NFC- No. 5 L.A. Rams at No. 2 Chicago – L.A. Rams 20-17 (OT)
-CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
(Sunday, Jan. 25)
AFC- No. 2 New England at No. 1 Denver – New England 10-7
NFC- No. 5 L.A. Rams at No. 1 Seattle – Seattle 31-27
SUPER BOWL
(Sunday, Feb. 8)
At Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara CA, 6:30 p.m., NBC
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 (W 27-24)
Sunday, Oct. 12 Dallas Cowboys (W 30-27)
Sunday, Oct. 19 at New York Jets (W 13-6)
Sunday, Oct. 26 Buffalo Bills (L 9-40)
Sunday, Nov. 2 at Green Bay Packers (W 16-13)
Sunday, Nov. 9 New Orleans Saints (L 7-17)
Sunday, Nov. 16 at Atlanta Falcons (W 30-27, OT)
Monday, Nov. 24 at San Francisco 49ers (L 9-20)
Sunday, Nov. 30 Los Angeles Rams (W 31-28)
Sunday, Dec. 7 BYE WEEK
Sunday, Dec. 14 at New Orleans Saints (L 17-20)
Sunday, Dec. 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (W 23-20)
Sunday, Dec. 28 Seattle Seahawks (L 10-27)
Saturday, Jan. 3 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (L 14-16)
-Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 10 Los Angeles Rams (L 31-34)
Pro basketball
Charlotte 126, Atlanta 119: The Hornets tied for the second-longest winning streak in franchise history in Saturday’s victory at Atlanta.
Charlotte hasn’t won 9 straight since April 1997 and February 1999. The Hornets’ franchise-record win streak is 10 games in February-March of 1998.
Miles Bridges (26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), Kon Knueppel (23 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists), LaMelo Ball (19 points, 9 assists), Brandon Miller (16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists) and Moussa Diabate (11 points, 15 rebounds) improved to 15-1 as a starting lineup.
The Charlotte Hornets full 2025-26 regular season schedule:
OCTOBER
Wednesday 22 BROOKLYN (W 136-117)
Saturday 25 at Philadelphia (L 121-125)
Sunday 26 at Washington (W 139-113)
Tuesday 28 at Miami (L 117-144)
Thursday 30 ORLANDO (L 107-123)
NOVEMBER
Saturday 1 MINNESOTA (L 105-122)
Sunday 2 UTAH (W 126-103)
Tuesday 4 at New Orleans (L 112-116)
Friday 7 at Miami* (L 108-126)
Monday 10 L.A. LAKERS (L 111-121)
Wed. 12 MILWAUKEE (W 111-100)
Friday 14 at Milwaukee* (L 134-147, OT)
Saturday 15 OKLAHOMA CITY (L 96-109)
Monday 17 at Toronto (L 108-110)
Wednesday 19 at Indiana (L 118-127)
Saturday 22 LA CLIPPERS (L 116-131)
Sunday 23 at Atlanta (L 110-113)
Wednesday 26 NEW YORK* (L 101-129)
Friday 28 CHICAGO* (W 123-116)
Saturday 29 TORONTO (W 118-111, OT)
DECEMBER
Monday 1 at Brooklyn (L 103-116)
Wednesday 3 at New York (L 104-119)
Friday 5 at Toronto (W 111-86 )
Sunday 7 DENVER (L 106-115)
Friday 12 CHICAGO (L 126-129)
Sunday 14 at Cleveland (W 119-111)
Thursday 18 ATLANTA (W 133-126)
Saturday 20 at Detroit (L 86-112)
Monday 22 at Cleveland (L 132-139)
Tuesday 23 WASHINGTON (W 126-109)
Friday 26 at Orlando (W 120-105)
Monday 29 MILWAUKEE (L 113-123)
Wednesday 31 GOLDEN STATE (L 125-132)
JANUARY
Friday 2 at Milwaukee (L 121-122)
Saturday 3 at Chicago (W 112-99 )
Monday 5 at Oklahoma City (W 124-97 )
Wednesday 7 TORONTO (L 96-97 )
Thursday 8 INDIANA (L 109-112)
Saturday 10 at Utah (W 150-95 )
Monday 12 at LA Clippers (L 109-117)
Thursday 15 at L.A. Lakers (W 135-117)
Saturday 17 at Golden State (L 116-136)
Sunday 18 at Denver (W 110-87 )
Wednesday 21 CLEVELAND (L 87-94 )
Thursday 22 at Orlando (W 124-97 )
Saturday 24 WASHINGTON (W 119-115)
Monday 26 PHILADELPHIA (W 130-93 )
Wednesday 28 at Memphis (W 112-97 )
Thursday 29 at Dallas (W 123-121)
Saturday 31 SAN ANTONIO (W 111-106)
FEBRUARY
Monday 2 NEW ORLEANS (W 102-95 )
Thursday 5 at Houston (W 109-99 )
Saturday 7 at Atlanta (W 126-119)
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
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) W 145-116
Friday, Oct. 17 at New York L 108-113
High school basketball
The area’s schedule/results:
(Thursday, Feb. 5)
-BOYS
Bessemer City 73, Burns 57
Cramer 69, Highland Tech 41
Lincolnton 59, East Gaston 38
Shelby 77, West Lincoln 41
Jackson Day 71, Piedmont Community Charter 70
Thomas Jefferson 76, Mountain Island Charter 62
-GIRLS
Burns 65, Bessemer City 35
Cramer 64, Highland Tech 27
Lincolnton 69, East Gaston 28
West LIncoln 53, Shelby 52
Jackson Day 62, Piedmont Community Charter 17
Thomas Jefferson 58, Mountain Island Charter 36
(Friday, Feb. 6)
-BOYS
Kings Mountain 76, Ashbrook 73
Huss 65, Crest 55: Zii Phillips (28 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals) and Jaleel Smith (11 points) led Huss.
South Point 77, North Gaston 53
Shelby 84, Bessemer City 73
Cramer 105, Cherryville 80
Burns 74, Highland Tech 34
East Gaston 66, West Lincoln 55
Hickory 75, East Lincoln 74
Bradford Prep 49, Lincoln Charter 47
Mountain Island Charter 70, NCSSM Morganton 42
Piedmont Community Charter 83, Sugar Creek Charter 37
Gaston Christian 66, Westminster Catawba 41
Gaston Day 79, SouthLake Christian 71
-GIRLS
Kings Mountain 47, Ashbrook 39
Huss 70, Crest 44
South Point 53, North Gaston 43
Bessemer City at Shelby
Cramer 92, Cherryville 24
Burns 46, Highland Tech 31
West Lincoln 58, East Gaston 40
East Lincoln 50, Hickory 40
Bradford Prep 64, Lincoln Charter 22
Mountain Island Charter 55, NCSSM Morganton 16
Piedmont Community Charter 48, Sugar Creek Charter 36
Gaston Christian 62, Westminster Catawba 14
Gaston Day 50, SouthLake Christian 45
(Saturday, Feb. 7)
-BOYS
Shelby 82, West Lincoln 68
-GIRLS
Shelby 64, West Lincoln 45
(Monday, Feb. 9)
Gaston Christian at Ambassador Christian
Gaston Day at Metrolina Christian
(Tuesday, Feb. 10)
Crest at North Gaston
Forestview at Ashbrook
South Point at Kings Mountain
Burns at West Lincoln
East Gaston at Bessemer City
Lincolnton at Highland Tech
Shelby at Cramer
Bunker Hill at North Lincoln
Maiden at East Lincoln
Lincoln Charter at Christ the King
Queen’s Grant at Mountain Island Charter
Westminster Catawba at Gaston Day
Piedmont Community Charter at Cherryville
Asheville School at Gaston Christian
(Wednesday, Feb. 11)
Burns at Lincolnton
Shelby at Cherryville
North Lincoln at Hickory
Lincoln Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Bessemer City at Kings Mountain
(Thursday, Feb. 12)
Bunker Hill at East Lincoln
Cherryville at North Gaston
Lincolnton at West Lincoln
Carolina International at Piedmont Community Charter
(Friday, Feb. 13)
Ashbrook at Crest
Kings Mountain at Huss
South Point at Forestview
Burns at Shelby
Cherryville at Bessemer City
Cramer at East Gaston
North Lincoln at Foard
Lake Norman Charter at Lincoln Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Jackson Day
Gaston Day at Concord Academy
(Tuesday, Feb. 17)
Forestview at Kings Mountain
South Point at Ashbrook
East Lincoln at West Iredell
Newton-Conover at North Lincoln
(Wednesday, Feb. 18)
Foard at East Lincoln
North Lincoln at Bandys
(Thursday, Feb. 19)
Crest at South Point
Huss at Forestview
Kings Mountain at North Gaston
North Lincoln at Hickory
-END REGULAR SEASON
High school wrestling
The wintry weather has pushed back the start of the N.C. High School Athletic Association dual team wrestling championship playoffs.
Originally slated to start this week, all dual team wrestling have rescheduled to the February 10–12 (1st 2 rounds), February 16–17 (Rounds 3 and 4 and state Finals at site TBD).
Here are the opening round pairings for local teams:
(Class 1A)
West 1st round at Thomas Jefferson- No. 2 Thomas Jefferson vs. No. 3 Rosman
(Class 2A)
West 1st round at East Wilkes- No. 9 Cherryville vs. No. 8 Murphy
West 1st round at Alleghaney- No. 10 Mountain Island Charter vs. No. 7 Starmount
(Class 3A)
West 1st round- No. 16 Shelby at No. 1 Lincolnton
West 1st round at West Wilkes- No. 5 West Lincoln vs. No. 12 Union Academy
(Class 4A)
West 1st round at Pisgah- No. 9 East Gaston vs. No. 8 Foard
West 1st round- No. 14 Burns at No. 3 Maiden
West 1st round at Maiden- No. 11 Lincoln Charter vs. No. 6 Newton-Conover
West 1st round at R-S Central- No. 10 Cramer vs. No. 7 South Rowan
(Class 5A)
West 1st round- No. 16 North Gaston at No. 1 West Rowan
West 1st round at West Rowan- No. 8 Huss vs. No. 9 North Davidson
West 1st round at East Rowan- No. 5 South Point vs. No. 12 North Lincoln
West 1st round- No. 13 Crest at No. 4 East Rowan
West 1st round at North Henderson- No. 6 East Lincoln vs. No. 11 West Henderson
(Class 6A)
West 1st round at Eastern Guilford- No. 7 Kings Mountain vs. No. 10 Charlotte Catholic
Middle school basketball
The 2026 Gaston County Conference standings thru Feb. 5:
-BOYS
Holbrook 4-0
York Chester 3-0
Belmont 3-1
Grier 2-1
Stanley 2-1
Chavis 2-2
Southwest 2-2
Mount Holly 1-2
W.C. Friday 1-3
Bessemer City 0-4
Cramerton 0-4
-GIRLS
Belmont 4-0
Holbrook 4-0
Bessemer City 3-1
W.C. Friday 3-1
Grier 2-1
Mount Holly 1-2
York Chester 1-2
Cramerton 1-3
Southwest 1-3
Stanley 0-3
Chavis 0-4
Gaston County Conference results/schedule:
(Thursday, Feb. 5)
-BOYS
Holbrook 40, W.C. Friday 35
Mount Holly 39, Cramerton 37 (OT)
Southwest 16, Chavis 15
Stanley 45, Bessemer City 12
York Chester 41, Belmont 31
BYE – Grier
-GIRLS
Holbrook 50, W.C. Friday 23
Cramerton 31, Mount Holly 21
Southwest 34, Chavis 31
Bessemer City 28, Stanley 9
Belmont 29, York Chester 6
BYE – Grier
(Monday, Feb. 9)
Grier at Cramerton
Holbrook at Chavis
Mount Holly at Bessemer City
Southwest at Belmont
Stanley at York Chester
BYE – W.C. Friday
(Wednesday, Feb. 11)
Mount Holly at Grier
Southwest at W.C. Friday
Stanley at Cramerton
York Chester at Chavis
Belmont at Bessemer City
BYE – Holbrook
(Thursday, Feb. 12)
Chavis at W.C. Friday
Bessemer City at Grier
Belmont at Holbrook
York Chester at Mount Holly
Stanley at Southwest
BYE – Cramerton
(Tuesday, Feb. 17)
Cramerton at Bessemer City
W.C. Friday at Belmont
Grier at York Chester
Holbrook at Stanley
Mount Holly at Southwest
BYE – Chavis
(Wednesday, Feb. 18)
Stanley at Mount Holly
York Chester at Holbrook
Belmont at Grier
Bessemer City at W.C. Friday
Chavis at Cramerton
BYE – Southwest
(Thursday, Feb. 19)
Belmont at Chavis
York Chester at Cramerton
Stanley at W.C. Friday
Southwest at Grier
Mount Holly at Holbrook
BYE – Bessemer City
(Monday, Feb. 23)
Bessemer City at York Chester
Chavis at Stanley
Cramerton at Southwest
W.C. Friday at Mount Holly
Grier at Holbrook
BYE – Belmont
(Thursday, Feb. 26)
Semifinals: No. 4 at No. 1, No. 3 at No. 2
(Tuesday, March 3)
Boys final
(Wednesday, March 4)
Girls final
Tri-County Conference standings:
-BOYS
(East Division)
Kings Mountain 6-0
West Lincoln 6-1
Lincolnton 4-2
Burns 1-4
East Lincoln 1-6
North Lincoln 1-6
(West Division)
Crest 5-0
East Rutherford 4-1
Shelby 3-2
R-S Central 2-3
Chase 1-4
Thomas Jefferson 0-5
-GIRLS
(East Division)
Kings Mountain 6-0
North Lincoln 6-1
East Lincoln 4-3
Lincolnton 2-4
Burns 1-4
West Lincoln 0-7
(West Division)
R-S Central 5-0
Shelby 4-1
Crest 3-2
Chase 1-4
East Rutherford 1-4
Thomas Jefferson 1-4
College basketball
Here are the recent results/upcoming schedule for area teams:
(Friday, Jan. 30)
Cleveland CC at Catawba Valley CC, ppd., Feb. 10
Gaston College 86, Wake Tech 73
Charlotte 80, Rice 70
(Saturday, Jan. 31)
Bellarmine 78, Queens 75
Cleveland CC at Southwest Virginia, ppd., Feb. 25
Erskine at Belmont Abbey, ppd. Feb. 16
Davidson 79, Richmond 54
(Monday, Feb. 2)
Claflin 79, J.C. Smith 72
(Tuesday, Feb. 3)
Saint Louis 91, Davidson 82
(Wednesday, Feb. 4)
Belmont Abbey 80, Converse 69
Longwood 86, Gardner-Webb 66
Wichita State 74, Charlotte 64
J.C. Smith 84, Livingstone 66
(Thursday, Feb. 5)
Queens 93, Jacksonville 84
(Friday, Feb. 6)
Davidson 84, Loyola Chicago 64
(Saturday, Feb. 7)
Presbyterian 68, Gardner-Webb 62
Gaston College 63, Richard Bland 62
Queens 91, North Florida 72
Francis Marion 81, Belmont Abbey 69
J.C. Smith 77, Livingstone 69
Davidson-Davie CC 93, Cleveland CC 89
(Sunday, Feb. 8)
Charlotte at Memphis, 2 p.m.
(Tuesday, Feb. 10)
Belmont Abbey at North Greenville, 7 p.m.
Cleveland CC at Catawba Valley CC, 7 p.m.
(Wednesday, Feb. 11)
Austin Peay at Queens, 7 p.m.
Denmark Tech at Gaston College, 8 p.m.
J.C. Smith at Shaw, 8 p.m.
(Thursday, Feb. 12)
Winthrop at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.
(Friday, Feb. 13)
Cleveland CC at Guilford Tech, 6 p.m.
(Saturday, Feb. 14)
Gaston College at Richard Bland, 2 p.m.
High Point at Gardner-Webb, 2 p.m.
Cleveland CC at Central Community CC, 3 p.m.
Barton at Belmont Abbey, 4 p.m.
J.C. Smith at Fayetteville State, 4 p.m.
Lipscomb at Queens, 4 p.m.
(Sunday, Feb. 15)
Davidson at Dayton, 4 p.m.
UTSA at Charlotte, noon
(Monday, Feb. 16)
Erskine at Belmont Abbey, 7:30 p.m.
USC Salkehatchie at Gaston College, 8 p.m.
(Tuesday, Feb. 17)
Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
(Wednesday, Feb. 18)
Cleveland CC at Davidson-Davie CC, 7 p.m.
Emmanuel at Belmont Abbey, 7 p.m.
Queens at North Alabama, 7 p.m.
Richmond at Davidson, 7 p.m.
Winston-Salem State at J.C. Smith, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Tulsa, 8 p.m.
(Thursday, Feb. 19)
Gardner-Webb at Radford, 7 p.m.
Wake Tech at Gaston College, 8 p.m.
(Saturday, Feb. 21)
East Carolina at Charlotte, noon
Cape Fear CC at Gaston College, 2 p.m.
Davidson at Fordham, 2 p.m.
Claflin at J.C. Smith, 3 p.m.
Cleveland CC at Louisburg, 3 p.m.
West Georgia at Queens, 3 p.m.
Belmont Abbey at Southern Wesleyan, 4 p.m.
(Sunday, Feb. 22)
Bryant & Stratton, Va. at Cleveland CC, 3 p.m.
(Tuesday, Feb. 24)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
(Wednesday, Feb. 25)
Cleveland CC at Southwest Virginia, 7 p.m.
Belmont Abbey at Lees-McRae, 7 p.m.
Davidson at Duquesne, 7 p.m.
Gaston College at USC Salkehatchie, 7 p.m.
North Texas at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Queens at Eastern Kentucky, 7 p.m.
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
(Thursday, Feb. 26)
UNC-Asheville at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
(Friday, Feb. 27)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
(Saturday, Feb. 28)
Gardner-Webb at USC Upstate, 2 p.m.
Queens at Central Arkansas, TBD
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
(Sunday, March 1)
Brunswick CC at Gaston College, 2 p.m.
La Salle at Davidson, noon
Charlotte at Florida Atlantic, 2 p.m.
Conference Carolinas tournament
(Wednesday, March 4)
Gaston College at Caldwell Tech, 7 p.m.
Saint Joseph’s at Davidson, 7 p.m.
UAB at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Atlantic Sun tournament at Jacksonville, Fla.
Big South tournament at Johnson City, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas tournament
(Thursday, March 5)
Big South tournament at Johnson City, Tenn.
Region 10 Division II tournament at Wake Tech
(Friday, March 6)
Atlantic Sun tournament at Jacksonville, Fla.
Big South tournament at Johnson City, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas tournament at Spartanburg, S.C.
Region 10 Division II tournament at Wake Tech
(Saturday, March 7)
Davidson at St. Bonaventure, noon
Atlantic Sun tournament at Jacksonville, Fla.
Big South tournament at Johnson City, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas tournament at Spartanburg, S.C.
Region 10 Division II tournament at Wake Tech
(Sunday, March 8)
Charlotte at South Florida, 2 p.m.
Atlantic Sun tournament at Jacksonville, Fla.
Big South tournament at Johnson City, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas tournament at Spartanburg, S.C.
(Tuesday, March 10)
ACC tournament at Charlotte
(Wednesday, March 11)
American tournament at Birmingham, Ala.
ACC tournament at Charlotte
Atlantic 10 tournament at Pittsburgh, Pa.
(Thursday, March 12)
American tournament at Birmingham, Ala.
ACC tournament at Charlotte
Atlantic 10 tournament at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Region 10 Division I tournament at TBA
(Friday, March 13)
American tournament at Birmingham, Ala.
ACC tournament at Charlotte
Atlantic 10 tournament at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Region 10 Division I tournament at TBA
(Saturday, March 14)
American tournament at Birmingham, Ala.
ACC tournament at Charlotte
Atlantic 10 tournament at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Region 10 Division I tournament at TBA
(Sunday, March 15)
American tournament at Birmingham, Ala.
Atlantic 10 tournament at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Auto racing
Here is the full 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule with race winners in parentheses:
Feb. 4 — Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium (Ryan Preece)
Feb. 15 — Daytona 500
Feb. 22 — Atlanta
March 1 — Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
March 8 — Phoenix
March 15 — Las Vegas
March 22 — Darlington, South Carolina
March 29 — Martinsville, Virginia
April 5 — off weekend
April 12 — Bristol, Tennessee
April 19 — Kansas
April 26 — Talladega, Alabama
May 3 — Texas
May 10 — Watkins Glen, New York
May 17 — All-Star Race (Dover)
May 24 — Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
May 31 — Nashville, Tennessee
June 7 — Michigan
June 14 — Pocono in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
June 21 — San Diego
June 28 — Sonoma, California
July 5 — Chicagoland
July 12 — Atlanta
July 19 — North Wilkesboro
July 26 — Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
Aug. 2 — off weekend
Aug. 9 — Iowa
Aug. 15 — Richmond, Virginia
Aug. 23 — New Hampshire
Aug. 29 — Daytona, Florida
Sept. 6 — Darlington
Sept. 13 — Gateway in Madison, Illinois
Sept. 19 — Bristol
Sept. 27 — Kansas
Oct. 4 — Las Vegas
Oct. 11 — Charlotte Roval
Oct. 18 — Phoenix
Oct. 25 — Talladega
Nov. 1 — Martinsville
Nov. 8 — Homestead, Florida
Rodeo
Professional Bull Riding Unleash the Beast tour schedule for Greensboro-based Carolina Cowboys:
Feb. 7 – PBR Salt Lake City
Feb. 14 – U.S. Border Patrol PBR Pittsburgh
Feb. 21 – Progressive PBR Jacksonville
Feb. 28 – PBR Bridgeport
March 7 – PBR Kubota PBR Little Rock
March 14 – PBR Florida State
March 22 – Ram Trucks PBR Indianapolis
March 29 – PBR Albuquerque
April 12 – First Premier Bank PBR Sioux Falls
April 18 – PBR Billings
April 24 – Cooper Tires PBR Tacoma
May 10 – PBR World Finals at Cowtown Coliseum