12-23-24 roundup: Pro football, soccer and basketball, High school football and basketball, College football and basketball
By Richard Walker
Crest head football coach Greg Lloyd and defensive back Tank Ruff were on the winning side of Saturday’s Queen City Senior Bowl at Charlotte’s Olympic High School.
With Lloyd as head coach, the West team won 17-14 on a Kandler Happe’s 24-yard field goal in overtime.
Happe, from Huntersville Hough, was named most valuable offensive player.
“Yeah, I expected the game to be this close,” Ruff told The Charlotte Observer after being named most valuable defensive player. “There was a lot of talent on both sides, and I felt we were prepared well enough. I thought we’d come out with the win.”
Also for the West, Crest running back Aiden Carson scored on a 48-yard TD run for the West’s 1st touchdown in the contest.
Pro football
Here is the Carolina Panthers’ full 2024 schedule:
(preseason)
Aug. 8 at New England (L 3-17)
Aug. 17 N.Y. Jets (L 12-15)
Aug. 24 at Buffalo (W 31-26)
(regular season)
Sept. 8 at New Orleans (L 10-47)
Sept. 15 L.A. Chargers (L 3-26)
Sept. 22 at Las Vegas (W 36-22)
Sept. 29 Cincinnati (L 24-34)
Oct. 6 at Chicago (L 10-36)
Oct. 13 Atlanta (L 20-38)
Oct. 20 at Washington (L 7-40)
Oct. 27 at Denver (L 14-28)
Nov. 3 New Orleans (W 23-22)
Nov. 10 N.Y. Giants* (W 20-17 in OT)
*-game played in Munich, Germany
Nov. 17 BYE
Nov. 24 Kansas City (L 27-30)
Dec. 1 Tampa Bay (L 23-26 in OT)
Dec. 8 at Philadelphia (L 16-22)
Dec. 15 Dallas (L 14-30)
Dec. 22 Arizona (W 36-30 in OT)
Dec. 29 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5 at Atlanta, TBD
High school basketball
Here are area results and schedule:
(Saturday, Dec. 21)
-BOYS
Lincoln Charter 76, North Rowan 75
-GIRLS
Lincoln Charter 66, North Rowan 36
White Knoll 41, Huss 37 (OT at Rock Hill HS)
-Phenom Hoops Mike Gminski Classic (at Cox Mill HS)
Boys: Gaston Christian 50, Huss 47
(Monday, Dec. 23)
-Phenom Hoops Mike Gminski Classic (at Cox Mill HS)
Boys: Huss 71, Maiden 58: Zaiyir Phillips (22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals), Jaleel Smith (17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists) and Zamarius Gladden (12 points, 4 assists) led Huss.
…Holiday tournaments
(Thursday, Dec. 26)
-Crest Chargers Christmas Classic
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: Hillcrest, S.C. vs. Hendersonville, 3 p.m.
Boys: Hillcrest, S.C. vs. Hendersonville, 4:30 p.m.
Girls: Burns vs. Crest, 6 p.m.
Boys: Burns vs. Crest, 7:30 p.m.
-Foothills Marine Freedom Christmas Invitational
BOYS AND GIRLS
Girls: Asheville Christian vs. Hibriten, 10 a.m.
Girls: North Buncombe vs. North Wilkes, 11:30 a.m.
Boys: Chase vs. Asheville Christian, 1 p.m.
Boys: West Caldwell vs. North Buncombe, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: Bessemer City vs. East Rutherford, 4 p.m.
Boys: Hibriten vs. Roberson, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Kings Mountain vs. Freedom, 7 p.m.
Boys: Bessemer City vs. Freedom, 8:30 p.m.
-People’s Bank Classic at Bandys HS, Mill Creek MS
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: North Lincoln vs. North Gaston, 2 p.m. at Bandys
Girls: Lincolnton vs. Roberson 2 p.m. at Mill Creek
Boys: Lincolnton vs. Cramer, 3:30 p.m. at Bandys
Boys: North Lincoln vs. North Gaston, 3:30 p.m. at Mill Creek
Girls: West Lincoln vs. Bandys, 5 p.m. at Bandys
Girls: Forestview vs. Cherryville, 5 p.m. at Mill Creek
Boys: Cherryville vs. Bandys, 6:30 p.m. at Bandys
Boys: Forestview vs. West Lincoln, 6:30 p.m. at Mill Creek
(Friday, Dec. 27)
-Hickory Tavern/Chick fil A Blakeney Winter Classic at Kell
GIRLS
No. 2 Porter Ridge vs. No. 7 Hough, 9 a.m.
No. 3 Cramer vs. No. 6 Charlotte Latin, 10:30 a.m.
No. 4 Providence vs. No. 5 Huss, noon
No. 1 Kell vs. No. 8 Cox Mill, 1:30 p.m.
-Bennie Bennett Memorial Tournament at Clover, Newberry, Rock Hill
GIRLS
Pool A – Clover, Gaffney, Cross Creek, East Gaston
Pool B – Newberry, Chapin, Irmo, Mid-Carolina
Gaffney vs. Cross Creek, 5 p.m. at Clover
East Gaston at Clover, 6:30 p.m.
Irmo vs. Mid-Carolina, noon at Newberry
Chapin at Newberry, 1:30 p.m.
-Crest Chargers Christmas Classic
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: Burns vs. Hendersonville, 3 p.m.
Boys: Burns vs. Hendersonville, 4:30 p.m.
Girls: Crest vs. Hillcrest, S.C., 6 p.m.
Boys: Crest vs. Hillcrest, S.C., 7:30 p.m.
-East Lincoln Winter Jam
GIRLS AND BOYS
-East Lincoln Winter Jam
GIRLS AND BOYS
Boys: Concord vs. Mallard Creek, 1 p.m.
Girls: Christ the King vs. Parkwood, 1 p.m. at old gym
Boys: Christ the King vs. Ballantyne Ridge, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: West Stanly vs. Central Cabarrus, 2:30 p.m. at old gym
Girls: Lake Norman Charter vs. West Cabarrus, 4 p.m.
Boys: Hough vs. SouthLake Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: East Lincoln vs. East Mecklenburg, 7 p.m.
Boys: East Lincoln vs. Parkwood, 8:30 p.m.
-Foothills Marine Freedom Christmas Invitational
BOYS AND GIRLS
Girls: Asheville Christian-Hibriten loser vs. North Buncombe-North Wilkes loser, 10 a.m.
Girls: Bessemer City-East Rutherford loser vs. Kings Mountain-Freedom loser, 11:30 a.m.
Boys: Chase-Asheville Christian loser vs. West Caldwell-North Buncombe loser, 1 p.m.
Boys: Hibriten-Roberson loser vs. Bessemer City-Freedom loser, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: Asheville Christian-Hibriten winner vs. North Buncombe-North Wilkes winner, 4 p.m.
Boys: Chase-Asheville Christian winner vs. West Caldwell-North Buncombe winner, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Bessemer City-East Rutherford winner vs. Kings Mountain-Freedom winner, 7 p.m.
Boys: Hibriten-Roberson winner vs. Bessemer City-Freedom winner, 2:30 p.m.
-Kings Mountain Mountaineer Classic
BOYS
No. 3 Butler vs. No. 6 Palisades, 3 p.m.
No. 2 Ashbrook vs. No. 7 Northwest Cabarrus, 4:30 p.m.
No. 4 Shelby vs. No. 5 Gaston Day, 6 p.m.
No. 1 Kings Mountain vs. No. 8 East Rutherford, 7:30 p.m.
-People’s Bank Classic at Bandys HS, Mill Creek MS
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: North Lincoln-North Gaston winner vs. Lincolnton-Roberson winner, 2 p.m. at Bandys
Girls: North Lincoln-North Gaston loser vs. Lincolnton-Roberson loser, 2 p.m. at Mill Creek
Boys: Lincolnton-Cramer winner vs. North Lincoln-North Gaston winner, 3:30 p.m. at Bandys
Boys: Lincolnton-Cramer loser vs. North Lincoln-North Gaston loser, 3:30 p.m. at Mill Creek
Girls: West Lincoln-Bandys winner vs. Forestview-Cherryville winner, 5 p.m. at Bandys
Girls: West Lincoln-Bandys loser vs. Forestview-Cherryville loser, 5 p.m. at Mill Creek
Boys: Cherryville-Bandys winner vs. Forestview-West Lincoln winner, 6:30 p.m. at Bandys
Boys: Cherryville-Bandys loser vs. Forestview-West Lincoln loser, 6:30 p.m. at Mill Creek
-Red Raider Rumble at South Point HS
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: Highland Tech vs. Catawba Ridge, noon
Boys: East Gaston vs. Metrolina Christian, 2 p.m.
Girls: Palisades at South Point, 4 p.m.
Boys: Highland Tech at South Point, 6 p.m.
(Saturday, Dec. 28)
-Hickory Tavern/Chick fil A Blakeney Winter Classic at Kell
GIRLS
Porter Ridge-Hough loser vs. Cramer-Charlotte Latin loser, 9 a.m.
Providence-Huss loser vs. Kell-Cox Mill loser, 10:30 a.m.
Porter Ridge-Hough winner vs. Cramer-Charlotte Latin winner, noon
Providence-Huss winner vs. Kell-Cox Mill winner, 1:30 p.m.
-Bennie Bennett Memorial Tournament at Clover, Newberry, Rock Hill
GIRLS
Pool A – Clover, Gaffney, Cross Creek, East Gaston
Pool B – Newberry, Chapin, Irmo, Mid-Carolina
Cross Creek at Clover, 5 p.m.
East Gaston vs. Gaffney, 6:30 p.m. at Clover
Irmo at Newberry, 1:30 p.m.
Chapin vs. Mid-Carolina, noon at Newberry
-Crest Chargers Christmas Classic
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: Burns vs. Hillcrest, S.C., 3 p.m.
Boys: Burns vs. Hillcrest, S.C., 4:30 p.m.
Girls: Crest vs. Hendersonville, 6 p.m.
Boys: Crest vs. Hendersonville, 7:30 p.m.
-East Lincoln Winter Jam
GIRLS AND BOYS
-East Lincoln Winter Jam
GIRLS AND BOYS
Boys: Concord-Mallard Creek loser vs. Hough-SouthLake Christian loser, 1 p.m.
Girls: East Lincoln-East Mecklenburg loser vs. West Stanly-Central Cabarrus loser, 1 p.m. at old gym
Boys: Christ the King-Ballantyne Ridge loser vs. East Lincoln-Parkwood loser, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: Lake Norman Charter-West Cabarrus loser vs. Christ the King-Parkwood loser, 2:30 p.m. at old gym
Girls: Lake Norman Charter-West Cabarrus winner vs. Christ the King-Parkwood winner, 4 p.m.
Boys: Concord-Mallard Creek winner vs. Hough-SouthLake Christian winner, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: East Lincoln-East Mecklenburg winner vs. West Stanly-Central Cabarrus winner, 7 p.m.
Boys: Christ the King-Ballantyne Ridge winner vs. East Lincoln-Parkwood winner, 8:30 p.m.
-Foothills Marine Freedom Christmas Invitational
BOYS AND GIRLS
Girls: 7th place, 10 a.m.
Girls: 5th place, 11:30 a.m.
Boys: 7th place, 1 p.m.
Boys: 5th place, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: 3rd place, 4 p.m.
Boys: 3rd place, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Championship, 7 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 8:30 p.m.
-Kings Mountain Mountaineer Classic
BOYS
Butler-Palisades loser vs. Ashbrook-Northwest Cabarrus loser, 3 p.m.
Shelby-Gaston Day loser vs. Kings Mountain-East Rutherford loser, 4:30 p.m.
Butler-Palisades winner vs. Ashbrook-Northwest Cabarrus winner, 6 p.m.
Shelby-Gaston Day winner vs. Kings Mountain-East Rutherford winner, 7:30 p.m.
-People’s Bank Classic at Bandys HS, Mill Creek MS
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: 3rd place, 2 p.m. at Bandys
Girls: 7th place, 2 p.m. at Mill Creek
Boys: 3rd place, 3:30 p.m. at Bandys
Boys: 7th place, 3:30 p.m. at Mill Creek
Girls: Championship, 5 p.m. at Bandys
Girls: 5th place, 5 p.m. at Mill Creek
Boys: Championship, 6:30 p.m. at Bandys
Boys: 5th place, 6:30 p.m. at Mill Creek
(Monday, Dec. 30)
-Hickory Tavern/Chick fil A Blakeney Winter Classic at Kell
GIRLS
7th place, 9 a.m.
5th place, 10:30 a.m.
3rd place, noon
Championship, 1:30 p.m.
-Bennie Bennett Memorial Tournament at Clover, Newberry, Rock Hill
GIRLS
Pool A – Clover, Gaffney, Cross Creek, East Gaston
Pool B – Newberry, Chapin, Irmo, Mid-Carolina
7th place at 10 a.m. at Rock Hill Events Center
5th place at 11:30 a.m. at Rock Hill Events Center
3rd place at 1 p.m. at Rock Hill Events Center
Championship at 2:30 p.m. at Rock Hill Events Center
-East Lincoln Winter Jam
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: 7th place, 10 a.m.
Girls: 5th place, 11:30 a.m.
Boys: 7th place, 1 p.m.
Boys: 5th place, 2:30 p.m.
Girls: 3rd place, 4 p.m.
Boys: 3rd place, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Championship, 7 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 8:30 p.m.
-Red Raider Rumble at South Point HS
GIRLS AND BOYS
Girls: Consolation, noon
Boys: Consolation, 2 p.m.
Girls: Championship, 4 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 6 p.m.
Pro soccer
The Charlotte FC MLS team’s 2025 schedule:
Saturday, Feb. 22 at Seattle 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1 Atlanta 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 at Miami 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 Cincinnati 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 San Jose 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29 at Colorado 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 Nashville 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 at Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 San Diego 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 New England 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 at Columbus 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10 at Nashville 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14 at Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 Chicago 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 24 Columbus 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 28 at NY Red Bulls 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 14 at Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 25 at Kansas City 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 28 at Chicago 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 5 Orlando 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 12 New York 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 16 DC 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 10 at Cincinnati 6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 16 Real Salt Lake 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 24 NY Red Bulls 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 30 at New England 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13 Miami 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 19 at New York 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27 Montreal 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 4 at DC 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 18 Philadelphia 6 p.m.
College football
2024-25 College football Division I playoff/bowl schedule:
-College Football Playoff
(Friday, Dec. 20)
No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame – ND 27-17
(Saturday Dec. 21)
No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State – PS 38-10
No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas – Texas 38-24
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State – OS 42-17
(Tuesday, Dec. 31)
-CFP Quarterfinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 3 Boise State, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
(Wednesday, Jan. 1)
-CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 4 Arizona State, 1 p.m., ESPN
-CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Oregon, 5 p.m., ESPN
-CFP Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia, 8:45 p.m., ESPN
(Thursday, Jan. 9)
-CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
7:30 p.m., ESPN
(Friday, Jan. 10)
-CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
7:30 p.m., ESPN
(Monday, Jan. 20)
-CFP National Championship Presented at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
7:30 p.m., ESPN
-Bowl schedule
(Saturday, Dec. 14)
-Cricket Celebration Bowl at Atlanta
Jackson State vs. South Carolina State – JS 28-7
-IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl at Montgomery, Ala.
South Alabama vs. Western Michigan – SA 30-23
(Tuesday, Dec. 17)
-Scooter’s Coffee Frisco (Tex.) Bowl
Memphis vs. West Virginia – Memphis 42-37
(Wednesday, Dec. 18)
-Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. James Madison – JM 27-17
-Art of Sport LA Bowl at Inglewood, Cal.
Cal vs. UNLV – UNLV 24-13
(Thursday Dec. 19)
-R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston – SH 31-26
(Friday, Dec. 20)
-StaffDNA Cure Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
Ohio U. vs. Jacksonville State – Ohio 30-27
-Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Tampa, Fla.
Tulane vs. Florida – Florida 33-8
(Monday, Dec. 23)
-Myrtle Beach Bowl at Conway, S.C.
Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA – UTSA 44-15
-Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, Id.
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State – NI 28-20 (2 OT)
(Tuesday, Dec. 24)
-Hawai’i Bowl at Honolulu
South Florida vs. San José State, 8 p.m., ESPN
(Thursday, Dec. 26)
-GameAbove Sports Bowl at Detroit
Pittsburgh vs. Toledo, 2 p.m., ESPN
-Rate Bowl at Phoenix
Rutgers vs. Kansas State, 5:30 p.m., ESPN
-68 Ventures Bowl at Mobile, Ala.
Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green, 9 p.m., ESPN
(Friday, Dec. 27)
-DirecTV Holiday Bowl at San Diego
Syracuse vs. Washington State, 8 p.m., FOX
-Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
-Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Tex.
Oklahoma vs. Navy, 3 p.m., ESPN
-AutoZone Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn.
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m., ESPN
-SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Texas A&M vs. USC, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
(Saturday, Dec. 28)
-Wasabi Fenway Bowl at Boston
North Carolina vs. UConn, 11 a.m., ESPN
-Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Bronx, N.Y.
Boston College vs. Nebraska, noon, ABC
-Isleta New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, N.M.
Louisiana vs. TCU, 2:15 p.m., ESPN
-Pop-Tarts Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
Iowa State vs. Miami, 3:30 p.m., ABC
-Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl at Tucson, Ariz.
Miami, Ohio vs. Colorado State, 4:30 p.m., CW Network
-Go Bowling Military Bowl at Annapolis, Md.
East Carolina vs. N.C. State, 5:45 p.m., ESPN
-Valero Alamo Bowl at San Antonio
BYU vs. Colorado, 7:30 p.m., ABC
-Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La.
Louisiana Tech vs. Army, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
(Marshall opts out Dec. 14 due to transfer portal departures)
(Monday, Dec. 30)
-TransPerfect Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn.
Iowa vs. Missouri, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
(Tuesday, Dec. 31)
ReliaQuest Bowl at Tampa, Fla.
Alabama vs. Michigan, noon, ESPN
-Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl at El Paso, Tex.
Louisville vs. Washington, 2 p.m., CBS
-Cheez-It Citrus Bowl at Orlando, Fla.
South Carolina vs. Illinois, 3 p.m., ABC
-Kinder’s Texas Bowl at Houston
Baylor vs. LSU, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
(Thursday, Jan. 2)
-TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.
Duke vs. Ole Miss, 7:30 p.m. ESPN
(Friday, Jan. 3)
-SERVPRO First Responder Bowl at Dallas
North Texas vs. Texas State, 4 p.m., ESPN
-Duke’s Mayo Bowl at Charlotte
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
(Saturday, Jan. 4)
-Bahamas Bowl at Nassau, Bahamas
Buffalo vs. Liberty, 11 a.m., ESPN2
Pro basketball
Houston 114, Charlotte 101: The Hornets trailed by as many as 34 points, including 31 at the half, in their 7th straight home loss.
Miles Bridges (24 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists), LaMelo Ball (23 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists), Moussa Diabate (14 points, 5 rebounds) and Mark Williams (12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists) led Charlotte.
Here is the Charlotte Hornets full 2024-25 results and schedule:
-Regular season
(*-Emirates Cup games)
OCTOBER
Wed. 23 at Houston (W 110-105)
Fri. 25 at Atlanta (L 120-125)
Sat. 26 MIAMI (L 106-114)
Wed. 30 TORONTO (W 138-133)
NOVEMBER
Fri. 1 BOSTON (L 109-124)
Sat. 2 BOSTON (L 103-113)
Mon. 4 at Minnesota (L 93-114)
Wed. 6 DETROIT (W 108-107)
Fri. 8 INDIANA (W 103-83)
Sun. 10 at Philadelphia (L 105-107 in OT)
Tue. 12 at Orlando* (L 89-114)
Sat. 16 MILWAUKEE (W 115-114)
Sun. 17 at Cleveland (L 114-128)
Tue. 19 at Brooklyn* (L 115-116)
Thu. 21 DETROIT (W 123-121 in OT)
Sat. 23 at Milwaukee (L 119-125)
Mon. 25 ORLANDO (L 84-95)
Wed. 27 MIAMI (L 94-98)
Fri. 29 NEW YORK* (L 98-99)
Sat. 30 ATLANTA 6:00 (L 104-107)
DECEMBER
Tue. 3 PHILADELPHIA* (L 104-110)
Thu. 5 at New York (L 101-125)
Sat. 7 CLEVELAND (L 102-116)
Sun. 8 at Indiana (W 113-109)
Fri. 13 at Chicago (L 95-109)
Mon. 16 Philadelphia (L 108-121)
Thu. 19 at Washington (L 114-123)
Fri. 20 at Philadelphia (L 98-108)
Mon. 23 HOUSTON (L 101-114)
Thu. 26 at Washington 7:00
Sat. 28 OKLAHOMA CITY 6:00
Mon. 30 CHICAGO 7:00
JANUARY
Fri. 3 at Detroit 7:00
Sun. 5 at Cleveland 6:00
Tue. 7 PHOENIX 7:00
Thu. 9 at L.A. Lakers 10:30
Sat. 11 at LA Clippers 10:30
Sun. 12 at Phoenix 9:00
Wed. 15 at Utah 9:00
Fri. 17 at Chicago 9:30
Mon. 20 DALLAS 12:00
Wed. 22 at Memphis 8:00
Fri. 24 PORTLAND 7:00
Sat. 25 NEW ORLEANS 7:00
Mon. 27 L.A. LAKERS 7:00
Wed. 29 BROOKLYN 7:00
Fri. 31 LA CLIPPERS 7:00
FEBRUARY
Sat. 1 DENVER 7:00
Mon. 3 WASHINGTON 7:00
Wed. 5 MILWAUKEE 7:00
Fri. 7 SAN ANTONIO 7:00
Sun. 9 at Detroit 1:00
Mon. 10 at Brooklyn 7:30
Wed. 12 at Orlando 7:00
Thu. 20 at Denver 9:00
Sat. 22 at Portland 10:00
Mon. 24 at Sacramento 10:00
Tue. 25 at Golden State 10:00
Thu. 27 at Dallas 8:30
MARCH
Sat. 1 WASHINGTON 6:00
Mon. 3 GOLDEN STATE 7:00
Wed. 5 MINNESOTA 7:00
Fri. 7 CLEVELAND 7:00
Sat. 8 BROOKLYN 6:00
Mon. 10 at Miami 7:30
Wed. 12 at Atlanta 7:30
Fri. 14 at San Antonio 8:00
Tue. 18 ATLANTA 7:00
Thu. 20 NEW YORK 7:00
Fri. 21 at Oklahoma City 8:00
Sun. 23 at Miami 6:00
Tue. 25 ORLANDO 7:00
Fri. 28 at Toronto 7:30
Sun. 30 at New Orleans 7:00
Mon. 31 UTAH 7:00
APRIL
Wed. 2 at Indiana 7:00
Fri. 4 SACRAMENTO 7:00
Sun. 6 CHICAGO 1:00
Tue. 8 MEMPHIS 7:00
Wed. 9 at Toronto 7:30
Fri. 11 at Boston 7:30
Sun. 13 at Boston 1:00
College basketball
Here are the area men’s results and schedule:
(Monday, Dec. 16)
Lincoln, Pa. 78, J.C. Smith 66
(Tuesday, Dec. 17)
Georgia Southern 86, Gardner-Webb 81
Charlotte 75, West Georgia 70
Young Harris 78, Belmont Abbey 70
(Wednesday, Dec. 18)
Caldwell Tech 99, Cleveland CC 96
Gaston College 79, Virginia Peninsula CC 75
Queens 73, Mercer 66
Temple 62, Davidson 61
(Saturday, Dec. 21)
Georgia College 75, Belmont Abbey 51
Davidson 76, Bethune-Cookman 63
J.C. Smith 60, Bowie State 52
Gardner-Webb 84, East Carolina 79
Mississippi 80, Queens 62
(Sunday, Dec. 22)
Hawaii 78, Charlotte 61 (Diamond Head Classic)
(Monday, Dec. 23)
Charlotte vs. Murray State (Diamond Head Classic)
(Wednesday, Dec. 25)
Charlotte vs. TBA (Diamond Head Classic)
(Saturday, Dec. 28)
Eastern Michigan at Davidson
(Tuesday, Dec. 31)
Davidson at George Mason
Tulane at Charlotte
(Thursday, Jan. 2)
Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern
Stetson at Queens
(Saturday, Jan. 4)
Belmont Abbey at Barton
Charlotte at Rice
Duquesne at Davidson
Florida Gulf Coast at Queens
J.C. Smith at Virginia State
Pellissippi State at Cleveland CC
Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb
(Monday, Jan. 6)
J.C. Smith at Bluefield State
(Tuesday, Jan. 7)
Cleveland CC at Catawba Valley CC
Gaston College at Converse JV
(Wednesday, Jan. 8)
Belmont Abbey at Converse
Florida Atlantic at Charlotte
Winthrop at Gardner-Webb
(Thursday, Jan. 9)
J.C. Smith at Elizabeth City State
Queens at Lipscomb
(Saturday, Jan. 11)
Charlotte at Tulsa
Cleveland CC at Bryant & Stratton, Va.
Emmanuel at Belmont Abbey
Fordham at Davidson
Gardner-Webb at High Point
Pitt CC at Gaston College
Queens at Austin Peay
(Sunday, Jan. 12)
Pitt CC at Cleveland CC