1-25-25 roundup: Pro football, baseball, soccer and basketball, High school basketball, College basketball, Middle school basketball
By Richard Walker
The chilly, wintry weather of recent weeks doesn’t make it feel like baseball season but college baseball drills are well underway and the area’s 2 pro teams have set their respective schedules for the 2025 season – the Gastonia Ghost Peppers’ of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and the Class AAA Charlotte Knights.
Here is the full Gastonia Ghost Peppers’ 2025 schedule:
April
-1st half
25 York
26 York
27 York
28 York
29 York
May
2 at Lancaster
3 at Lancaster
4 at Lancaster
6 at High Point
7 at High Point
8 at High Point
9 High Point
10 High Point
11 High Point
13 at Long Island
14 at Long Island
15 at Long Island
16 at Staten Island
17 at Staten Island
18 at Staten Island
20 Lexington
21 Lexington
23 High Point
24 High Point
25 High Point
27 So. Maryland
28 So. Maryland
29 So. Maryland
30 at So. Maryland
31 at So. Maryland
June
1 at So. Maryland
3 Lexington
4 Lexington
5 Lexington
6 Charleston, W.Va.
7 Charleston, W.Va.
8 Charleston, W.Va.
10 at So. Maryland
11 at So. Maryland
12 at So. Maryland
13 at York
14 at York
15 at York
17 Lexington
18 Lexington
19 Lexington
20 So. Maryland
21 So. Maryland
22 So. Maryland
24 High Point
25 High Point
26 High Point
July
1 at High Point
2 at High Point
3 at High Point
4 High Point
5 High Point
6 High Point
-2nd half
8 Charleston, W.Va.
9 Charleston, W.Va.
10 Charleston, W.Va.
11 at High Point
12 at High Point
13 at High Point
15 at Lexington
16 at Lexington
17 at Lexington
18 Staten Island
19 Staten Island
20 Staten Island
22 Lexington
23 Lexington
24 Lexington
25 at High Point
26 at High Point
27 at High Point
29 at Hagerstown
30 at Hagerstown
31 at Hagerstown
August
1 at So. Maryland
2 at So. Maryland
3 at So. Maryland
5 Charleston, W.Va.
6 Charleston, W.Va.
7 Charleston, W.Va.
8 Charleston, W.Va.
9 Charleston, W.Va.
10 Charleston, W.Va.
12 at Lexington
13 at Lexington
14 at Lexington
15 at Lexington
16 at Lexington
17 at Lexington
19 at So. Maryland
20 at So. Maryland
21 at So. Maryland
22 Lancaster
23 Lancaster
24 Lancaster
26 at Lexington
27 at Lexington
28 at Lexington
29 at Charleston, W.Va.
30 at Charleston, W.Va.
31 at Charleston, W.Va.
September
2 Long Island
3 Long Island
4 Long Island
5 So. Maryland
6 So. Maryland
7 So. Maryland
9 at Charleston, W.Va.
10 at Charleston, W.Va.
11 at Charleston, W.Va.
12 at Charleston, W.Va.
13 at Charleston, W.Va.
14 at Charleston, W.Va.
16 Hagerstown
17 Hagerstown
18 Hagerstown
Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2025 schedule:
-1st half
March 28-30 Gwinnett
April 1-6 Norfolk
April 8-13 at Jacksonville
April 15-20 Nashville
April 22-27 at Scranton-Wilkes Barre
April 29-May 4 Norfolk
May 6-11 Memphis
May 13-18 at Gwinnett
May 20-25 at Round Rock
May 27-June 1 at Buffalo
June 3-8 Lehigh Valley
June 10-15 at Durham
June 17-22 Gwinnett
-2nd half
June 24-29 at Toledo
July 3-5 Jacksonville
July 4-6 at Jacksonville
July 8-13 at Memphis
July 18-20 Durham
July 22-27 at Nashville
July 29-Aug. 3 Rochester
Aug. 5-10 at Syracuse
Aug. 12-17 Memphis
Aug. 19-24 at Norfolk
Aug. 26-31 at Nashville
Sept. 2-7 Jacksonville
Sept. 9-14 at Omaha
Sept. 16-21 Durham
High school basketball
Here are area results and schedule:
(Tuesday, Jan. 21)
-BOYS
Forestview at Cramer (ppd., Jan. 29)
Huss at Ashbrook (ppd., Thursday)
Kings Mountain at Crest (ppd., Wednesday)
South Point at North Gaston (ppd., Thursday)
Bessemer City at Shelby (ppd., Feb. 5)
Burns at Thomas Jefferson (ppd., Wednesday)
East Gaston at Cherryville (ppd., Jan. 29)
North Lincoln 71, East Lincoln 49
Lincolnton 68, West Lincoln 62
Lincoln Charter 105, Mountain Island Charter 66
Concord Academy 76, Gaston Day 64
-GIRLS
Forestview at Cramer (ppd., Jan. 29)
Huss at Ashbrook (ppd., Thursday)
Kings Mountain at Crest (ppd., Wednesday)
South Point at North Gaston (ppd., Thursday)
Bessemer City at Shelby (ppd., Feb. 5)
Burns at Thomas Jefferson (ppd., Wednesday)
East Gaston at Cherryville (ppd., Jan. 29)
North Lincoln 70, East Lincoln 57
Lincolnton 56, West Lincoln 22
Lincoln Charter 50, Mountain Island Charter 24
Concord Academy 87, Gaston Day 19
(Wednesday, Jan. 22)
-BOYS
Kings Mountain 60, Crest 57
Burns 60, Thomas Jefferson 59
Shelby 64, East Rutherford 56
-GIRLS
Crest 66, Kings Mountain 41
Thomas Jefferson 69, Burns 4
East Rutherford 43, Shelby 31
(Thursday, Jan. 23)
-BOYS
Ashbrook 73, Huss 60
South Point 70, North Gaston 48
-GIRLS
Huss 61, Ashbrook 30
South Point 58, North Gaston 30
Christ the King 62, Piedmont CC 25
(Friday, Jan. 24)
-BOYS
Ashbrook 79, Cramer 43
Crest 66, North Gaston 51
Huss 69, Forestview 46
Kings Mountain 65, South Point 63: Kee’donn Linney (25 points) and J’Myun Huskey (10 points, game-winning basket at buzzer) led Kings Mountain and Jaishawn Woods (22 points), OB Lowery (20 points) and Tony Missouri (15 points) led South Point.
Highland Tech 72, East Gaston 36
Burns 90, Shelby 64
Thomas Jefferson 78, Cherryville 53
Hickory 73, East Lincoln 68
North Lincoln 68, Statesville 49
Bandys 62, West Lincoln 46
Lincolnton 66, Bunker Hill 60
Corvian Community 74, Lincoln Charter 64
Community School of Davidson 81, Mountain Island Charter 70
Carolina International 72, Piedmont CC 58
Gaston Christian 71, Gaston Day 52
-GIRLS
Cramer 64, Ashbrook 32
Crest at North Gaston
Huss 81, Forestview 32
South Point 63, Kings Mountain 23
Highland Tech 44, East Gaston 22
Shelby 41, Burns 31
Thomas Jefferson 81, Cherryville 11
East Lincoln 70, Hickory 56
North Lincoln 74, Statesville 27
Bandys 56, West Lincoln 18
Lincolnton 66, Bunker Hill 34
Lincoln Charter 60, Corvian Community 21
Community School of Davidson 50, Mountain Island Charter 20
Piedmont CC 58, Carolina International 10: Allasha Houser (19 points, 11 rebounds), Evie East (8 points), Bree Phillips (8 points) and Julianna East (7 points, 4 assists) led Piedmont.
Gaston Christian 53, Gaston Day 19
(Tuesday, Jan. 28)
Cramer at Kings Mountain
Crest at Forestview
North Gaston at Huss
South Point at Ashbrook
Bessemer City at Thomas Jefferson
Cherryville at Shelby
Highland Tech at Burns
Hickory at North Lincoln
Statesville at East Lincoln
Newton-Conover at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at Maiden
Community School of Davidson at Lincoln Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Christ the King
Piedmont CC at Sugar Creek
Hickory Grove Christian at Gaston Christian
Gaston Day at Legion Collegiate
(Wednesday, Jan. 29)
Forestview at Cramer
East Gaston at Cherryville
Thomas Jefferson at Shelby
Kings Mountain at Burns
(Thursday, Jan. 30)
Piedmont CC at Carolina International
(Friday, Jan. 31)
Ashbrook at Kings Mountain
Forestview at South Point
Huss at Crest
North Gaston at Cramer
Cherryville at Bessemer City
Shelby at Highland Tech
Thomas Jefferson at East Gaston
East Lincoln at West Iredell
North Iredell at North Lincoln
Lincolnton at Bandys
West Lincoln at Bunker Hill
Langtree Charter at Lincoln Charter
Mountain Island Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Valor Prep at Piedmont CC
Carmel Christian at Gaston Christian
Gaston Day at Westminster Catawba
SouthLake Christian at Gaston Day
(Tuesday, Feb. 4)
Ashbrook at Crest
Forestview at North Gaston
Kings Mountain at Huss
South Point at Cramer
Burns at Cherryville
East Gaston at Bessemer City
Thomas Jefferson at Highland Tech
Foard at East Lincoln
St. Stephens at North Lincoln
West Caldwell at Lincolnton
West Lincoln at Newton-Conover
Langtree Charter at Mountain Island Charter
Lincoln Charter at Pine Lake Prep
Jackson Day at Piedmont CC
Westminster Catawba at Gaston Christian
(Wednesday, Feb. 5)
Bessemer City at Shelby
(Thursday, Feb. 6)
Gaston Day at Concord Academy
(Friday, Feb. 7)
Cramer at Crest
Forestview at Ashbrook
North Gaston at Kings Mountain
South Point at Huss
Bessemer City at Burns
East Gaston at Shelby
Highland Tech at Cherryville
North Lincoln at Foard
St. Stephens at East Lincoln
Lincolnton at East Burke
West Lincoln at West Caldwell
Bradford Prep at Lincoln Charter
Corvian Community at Mountain Island Charter
Piedmont CC at Queen’s Grant
Gaston Christian at SouthLake Christian
Gaston Day at Metrolina Christian
(Saturday, Feb. 8)
Lincoln Charter at Asheville Christ School
(Monday, Feb. 10)
Metrolina Athletic Conference tournament
(Tuesday, Feb. 11)
Ashbrook at North Gaston
Crest at South Point
Huss at Cramer
Kings Mountain at Forestview
Bessemer City at Cherryville
East Gaston at Burns
Shelby at Thomas Jefferson
East Lincoln at North Iredell
North Lincoln at West Iredell
Lincolnton at Maiden
West Lincoln at East Burke
Bradford Prep at Mountain Island Charter
Lincoln Charter at Christ the King
(Friday, Feb. 14)
Ashbrook at Huss
Cramer at Forestview
Crest at Kings Mountain
North Gaston at South Point
Burns at Shelby
Cherryville at Thomas Jefferson
Highland Tech at East Gaston
East Lincoln at North Lincoln
Lincolnton at West Lincoln
Mountain Island Charter at Lincoln Charter
Queen’s Grant at Piedmont CC
Middle school basketball
Gaston County Conference standings through Jan. 23:
-BOYS
Belmont 1-0
Cramerton 1-0
W.C. Friday 1-0
Holbrook 1-0
Stanley 1-0
Southwest 0-0
Bessemer City 0-1
Chavis 0-1
Grier 0-1
Mount Holly 0-1
York Chester 0-1
-GIRLS
Belmont 1-0
Bessemer City 1-0
Cramerton 1-0
Holbrook 1-0
Mount Holly 1-0
Southwest 0-0
Chavis 0-1
W.C. Friday 0-1
Grier 0-1
Stanley 0-1
York Chester 0-1
(Monday, Jan. 27)
Southwest at Holbrook, Stanley at Grier, York Chester at W.C. Friday, Belmont at Cramerton, Bessemer City at Chavis, BYE – Mount Holly
(Wednesday, Jan. 29)
York Chester at Southwest, Belmont at Mount Holly, Bessemer City at Holbrook, Chavis at Grier, Cramerton at W.C. Friday, BYE – Stanley
Pro basketball
Charlotte 123, New Orleans 92: Nine different players hi 3-pointers and the Hornets once led by a season-high of 33 points in the 31-point rout of the visiting Pelicans.
LaMelo Ball (25 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists) and Miles Bridges (22 points, 6 rebounds) 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 (L 110-113)
Sat. 28 OKLAHOMA CITY (L 94-106)
Mon. 30 CHICAGO (L 108-115 in OT)
JANUARY
Fri. 3 at Detroit (L 94-98 )
Sun. 5 at Cleveland (L 105-115)
Tue. 7 PHOENIX (W 115-104)
Thu. 9 at L.A. Lakers (ppd., Feb. 19)
Sat. 11 at LA Clippers (ppd., March 16)
Sun. 12 at Phoenix (L 113-120)
Wed. 15 at Utah (W 117-112)
Fri. 17 at Chicago (W 125-123)
Mon. 20 DALLAS (W 110-105)
Wed. 22 at Memphis (L 120-132)
Fri. 24 PORTLAND (L 97-102)
Sat. 25 NEW ORLEANS (W 123-92 )
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
Wed. 19 at L.A. Lakers 10:00
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
Sun. 16 at L.A. Clippers 7:00
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:
(Wednesday, Jan. 22)
Guilford Tech 90, Cleveland CC 88
King 79, Belmont Abbey 74
Charlotte 69, South Florida 61
UNC Asheville 61, Gardner-Webb 53
USC Salkehatchie at Gaston College (ppd., Jan. 30)
(Thursday, Jan. 23)
North Florida 90, Queens 81
(Saturday, Jan. 25)
Chowan 90, Belmont Abbey 62
Davidson 72, Richmond 66
Cleveland CC 107, Fayetteville Tech 87
Gaston College 85, Richard Bland 84
Jacksonville 87, Queens 77
(Tuesday, Jan. 28)
Belmont Abbey at Erskine
J.C. Smith at Shaw
(Wednesday, Jan. 29)
Charlotte at Temple
Denmark Tech at Gaston College
Pitt CC at Cleveland CC
Longwood at Gardner-Webb
North Alabama at Queens
(Thursday, Jan. 30)
USC Salkehatchie at Gaston College
Winston-Salem State at J.C. Smith
(Saturday, Feb. 1)
Central Carolina CC at Gaston College
Charlotte at UAB
Cleveland CC at Fayetteville Tech
Francis Marion at Belmont Abbey
Gardner-Webb at Winthrop
George Mason at Davidson
West Georgia at Queens
(Sunday, Feb. 2)
Cleveland CC at Johnston CC
(Monday, Feb. 3)
Claflin at J.C. Smith
(Tuesday, Feb. 4)
Davidson at Dayton
Gaston College at Caldwell Tech
Wichita State at Charlotte
(Wednesday, Feb. 5)
Belmont Abbey at North Greenville
Cleveland CC at Davidson-Davie CC
Gardner-Webb at UNC Asheville
Queens at Central Arkansas
(Thursday, Feb. 6)
Fayetteville State at J.C. Smith
(Saturday, Feb. 8)
Central Carolina CC at Cleveland CC
Charleston Southern at Gardner-Webb
Gaston College at Cape Fear CC
Lipscomb at Queens
Rice at Charlotte
Richmond at Davidson
(Monday, Feb. 10)
Charlotte at Florida Atlantic
(Tuesday, Feb. 11)
Belmont Abbey at King
J.C. Smith at Winston-Salem State
(Wednesday, Feb. 12)
Catawba Valley CC at Cleveland CC
Davidson at UMass
Gaston College at Wake Tech
(Thursday, Feb. 13)
Queens at Bellarmine
(Saturday, Feb. 15)
Belmont Abbey at Shorter
Brunswick CC at Gaston College
East Carolina at Charlotte
Eastern Kentucky at Queens
Gardner-Webb at USC Upstate
George Washington at Davidson
Guilford Tech at Cleveland CC
Shaw at J.C. Smith
(Tuesday, Feb. 18)
Central Arkansas at Queens
Loyola Chicago at Davidson
(Wednesday, Feb. 19)
Converse at Belmont Abbey
Davidson-Davie CC at Cleveland CC
Gardner-Webb at Longwood
J.C. Smith at Livingstone
Temple at Charlotte
Wake Tech at Gaston College
(Thursday, Feb. 20)
Austin Peay at Queens
(Saturday, Feb. 22)
Cleveland CC at Louisburg
Davidson at Fordham
High Point at Gardner-Webb
J.C. Smith at Claflin
Mount Olive at Belmont Abbey
Richard Bland at Gaston College
(Monday, Feb. 24)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
Emmanuel at Belmont Abbey
West Georgia at Queens
(Tuesday, Feb. 25)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
Saint Louis at Davidson
(Wednesday, Feb. 26)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
Belmont Abbey at Lees-McRae
Charlotte at Tulane
Cleveland CC at Southwest Virginia
Gaston College at USC Salkehatchie
Queens at North Alabama
Radford at Gardner-Webb
(Thursday, Feb. 27)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
(Friday, Feb. 28)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
Davidson at VCU
(Saturday, March 1)
CIAA tournament at Baltimore, Md.
Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian
Gaston College at Brunswick CC
(Sunday, March 2)
Conference Carolinas tournament at top seeds
Charlotte at East Carolina
(Monday, March 3)
Conference Carolinas tournament at top seeds
(Wednesday, March 5)
Big South Conference tournament at Johnson, City, Tenn.
Region 10 Division II tournament at Cape Fear CC
Caldwell Tech at Gaston College
Davidson at Loyola Chicago
(Thursday, March 6)
Big South Conference tournament at Johnson, City, Tenn.
Region 10 Division II tournament at Cape Fear CC
Charlotte at North Texas
(Friday, March 7)
Big South Conference tournament at Johnson, City, Tenn.
Region 10 Division II tournament at Cape Fear CC
Conference Carolinas tournament at Spartanburg, S.C.
(Saturday, March 8)
Big South Conference tournament at Johnson, City, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas tournament at Spartanburg, S.C.
St. Bonaventure at Davidson
(Sunday, March 9)
Big South Conference tournament at Johnson, City, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas tournament at Spartanburg, S.C.
UTSA at Charlotte
(Tuesday, March 11)
ACC at Charlotte Spectrum Center
(Wednesday, March 12)
ACC at Charlotte Spectrum Center
Atlantic 10 tournament at Washington, D.C.
(Thursday, March 13)
ACC at Charlotte Spectrum Center
American Athletic Conference tournament at Fort Worth, Tex.
Atlantic 10 tournament at Washington, D.C.
Region 10 Division I tournament at Catawba Valley CC
(Friday, March 14)
ACC at Charlotte Spectrum Center
American Athletic Conference tournament at Fort Worth, Tex.
Atlantic 10 tournament at Washington, D.C.
Region 10 Division I tournament at Catawba Valley CC
(Saturday, March 15)
ACC at Charlotte Spectrum Center
American Athletic Conference tournament at Fort Worth, Tex.
Atlantic 10 tournament at Washington, D.C.
Region 10 Division I tournament at Catawba Valley CC
(Sunday, March 16)
American Athletic Conference tournament at Fort Worth, Tex.
Atlantic 10 tournament at Washington, D.C.
The full 2025 T. Rowe Price ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule at Spectrum Center in Charlotte:
(Tuesday, March 11)
Game 1 – No. 13 seed vs No. 12 seed, 2 p.m.
Game 2 – No. 15 seed vs No. 10 seed, 4:30 p.m.
Game 3 – No. 14 seed vs No. 11 seed, 7 p.m.
(Wednesday, March 12)
Game 4 – No. 9 seed vs No. 8 seed, Noon
Game 5 – Winner Game 1 vs No. 5 seed, 2:30 p.m.
Game 6 – Winner Game 2 vs No. 7 seed, 7 p.m.
Game 7 – Winner Game 3 vs No. 6 seed, 9:30 p.m.
(Thursday, March 13)
Game 8 – Winner Game 4 vs No. 1 seed, Noon
Game 9 – Winner Game 5 vs No. 4 seed, 2:30 p.m.
Game 10 – Winner Game 6 vs No. 2 seed, 7 p.m.
Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs No. 3 seed, 9:30 p.m.
(Friday, March 14)
Game 12 – Semifinal 1 (Winners Games 8 vs 9), 7 p.m.
Game 13 – Semifinal 2 (Winners Games 10 vs 11), 9:30 p.m.
(Saturday, March 15)
Game 14 – Championship Game, 8:30 p.m.
Pro football
The 2024-25 NFL playoff schedule:
(Wild Card weekend – Jan. 11-13)
-AFC
No. 1 Kansas City – bye
(Saturday, Jan. 11)
No. 5 L.A. Chargers at No. 4 Houston – Houston 32-12
No. 6 Pittsburgh at No. 3 Baltimore – Baltimore 28-14
(Sunday, Jan. 12)
No. 7 Denver at No. 2 Buffalo – Buffalo 31-7
-NFC
No. 1 Detroit – bye
(Sunday, Jan. 12)
No. 7 Green Bay at No. 2 Philadelphia – Philadelphia 22-10
No. 6 Washington at No. 3 Tampa Bay – Washington 23-20
(Monday, Jan. 13)
No. 5 Minnesota at No. 4 L.A. Rams – L.A. 27-9
(Conference semifinals – Jan. 18-19)
-AFC
(Saturday, Jan. 18)
No. 4 Houston at No. 1 Kansas City – KC 23-14
(Sunday, Jan. 19)
No. 3 Baltimore at No. 2 Buffalo – Buffalo 27-25
-NFC
(Saturday, Jan. 18)
No. 6 Washington at No. 1 Detroit – Washington 45-31
(Sunday, Jan. 19)
No. 4 L.A. Rams at No. 2 Philadelphia – Philadelphia 28-22
(Conference finals – Jan. 26)
-NFC
No. 6 Washington at No. 2 Philadelphia, 3 p.m.
-AFC
No. 2 Buffalo at No. 1 Kansas City, 6:30 p.m.
(Super Bowl – Feb. 9 at New Orleans)
AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 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.