2-6-25 roundup: Pro football, soccer and basketball, High school basketball, College basketball, Middle school basketball, Auto racing

By Richard Walker

In an era when good didn’t necessarily get you into the state playoffs, Huss’ 1984-85 boys basketball team was exceptional when it had to be during a magical state championship run 40 years ago.

That title team will be honored on Friday night when the current Huss team hosts South Point.

“It was real special,” said Dirk Floyd, one of the stars of the team. “The thing that makes it even more special is that we had battle just to get there. We had some losses that we shouldn’t have had.
“When the season started, we thought we’d contend for the conference championship, get in the playoffs and then who knows what happens. And when we did that by getting everything going late in the year, we played some really good teams.”

Back in 1985, only 16 teams in the 4A classification even made the playoffs among the state’s 10 conferences. It was the last year before the N.C. High School Athletic Association expanded its playoffs to allow at least two teams per conference (and often many more) for 32- and 64-team state playoff brackets.

The old format created odd circumstances like four years earlier when Michael Jordan’s Wilmington Laney team that won the Mid-Eastern 4A Conference regular season title missed the state playoffs when it was defeated in the conference tournament. (Amazingly, Jordan’s Laney teams never made the state playoffs because league powers Goldsboro and Southern Wayne claimed the playoff spots for the conference during Jordan’s career.)

In 1985, Huss’ Western 4A Conference at least knew it would get two playoff berths. But when Freedom won the regular season championship, it had one of the berths and either the tournament champion or a potential runner-up to Freedom in the championship game would advance.

So when No. 4 seed McDowell County knocked off Freedom in the semifinals, Huss’ 58-53 overtime win over crosstown rival Ashbrook meant the Huss-McDowell tournament final would determine the final playoff berth.

The game was to be played on McDowell’s homecourt and the Titans had a tall and talented frontcourt starring all-state selection Marty Hensley and athletic forward Steve Conley. Hensley would go on to play at the University of North Carolina and Conley was a standout at Gardner-Webb.

In the 1985 Western 4A Conference title game, Chris Davidson scored 17 points and Larry Wood and Daryl Floyd added 10 apiece as the Huskies won 69-50 to claim their 4A state playoff berth and begin a stretch of five straight victories in which Huss was the underdog.

In the first round, Huss got a home game against Central State 4A tournament champion Greensboro Grimsley and eventual William & Mary standout Greg Burzell; The Huskies won 59-57 on Dirk Floyd’s corner jumper at the buzzer.

The Huskies then knocked off two Charlotte teams in the Western 4A regionals played at East Burke High School.

Against a West Charlotte team comprised of many players who would go 29-0 and win the 1986 4A state title, Huss trailed 59-52 with 3:13 left to play before closing the game on a 13-3 surge for a 65-62 victory with Daryl Floyd’s driving layup with 13 seconds left giving the Huskies the lead for good.

In the Western finals, Huss trailed in the second half before taking the lead for good in the third quarter of a 63-54 win over a Myers Park team with future Old Dominion guard Dee Pritchett.

It moved Huss into its second 4A state final in nine seasons; The 1977 team won over crosstown rival Ashbrook with the Huskies’ featuring the Floyd twins’ cousin Eric “Sleepy” Floyd on its roster against a previously unbeaten Green Wave team led by eventual Basketball Hall of Famer James Worthy during his sophomore year.

In truth, Dirk Floyd says he and his twin brother Daryl Floyd were at that game as guests of then-Huss head coach Green Burge.

“That game really inspired us,” Dirk Floyd said. “Coach Burge let Daryl and I sit on the front row.”

In their state final in 1985 played at the Greensboro Coliseum, Huss faced a Fayetteville E.E. Smith team featuring future Duke standout Robert Brickey.

Huss followed its script by rallying for victory in a fourth straight game as its defense limited Brickey to six points and the Huskies outscored the Golden Bulls 12-4 in the fourth quarter for a 40-37 victory.

Huss’ coach G.C. Harrill afterward credited that defensive effort for making it happen.

“We just weren’t having a good offensive night,” said Harrill, a native of Shelby who died in 2016 at 77 while living in Nashville, Tenn. “Defense is what made the difference. Our defense just took them out of it.”

Dirk Floyd, named MVP in the Western 4A regionals, was named MVP of the finals after scoring a team-high 14 points. Davidson added 10.

In the years since the game, Davidson and Benny Capps have also died.

Dirk Floyd and Wood were All-Western 4A Conference selections with Dirk making Western 4A all-tournament team that featured Hensley of losing McDowell the MVP.

Other Huss team members were Reggie Ampley, Tim Benton, Terry Brice, Gerald Duncan, Perry Floyd (another cousin of the Floyd twins), Carl Neely, Floyd Patterson and Bobby Smith.

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school basketball

Here are area results and schedule:

(Tuesday, Feb. 4)
-BOYS
Crest 74, Ashbrook 65
Forestview 80, North Gaston 59
Huss 81, Kings Mountain 63
South Point 96, Cramer 61
Burns 79, Cherryville 31
Bessemer City 76, East Gaston 64
Thomas Jefferson 65, Highland Tech 59
East Lincoln 74, Foard 28
North Lincoln 86, St. Stephens 65
Lincolnton 56, West Caldwell 51
Newton-Conover 60, West Lincoln 54
Mountain Island Charter 75, Langtree Charter 72
Lincoln Charter 63, Lake Prep 59
Jackson Day 85, Piedmont CC 69
Gaston Christian 61, Westminster Catawba 48
Gaston Day 46, SouthLake Christian 44

-GIRLS
Ashbrook 47, Crest 44
Forestview 68, North Gaston 30
Huss 81, Kings Mountain 33
Cramer 57, South Point 56
Burns at Cherryville (ppd., Feb. 11)
Bessemer City 67, East Gaston 16
Thomas Jefferson 60, Highland Tech 20
East Lincoln 57, Foard 40
North Lincoln 57, St. Stephens 47
Lincolnton 53, West Caldwell 31
Newton-Conover 69, West Lincoln 38
Mountain Island Charter 52, Langtree Charter 20
Lincoln Charter 49, Pine Lake Prep 38
Jackson Day 53, Piedmont CC 36
Gaston Christian 72, Westminster Catawba 26
SouthLake Christian 50, Gaston Day 26

(Wednesday, Feb. 5)
-BOYS
Shelby 72, Bessemer City 53
-GIRLS
Shelby 61, Bessemer City 59

(Thursday, Feb. 6)
-BOYS
Concord Academy 80, Gaston Day 38
-GIRLS
Concord Academy 69, Gaston Day 5

(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
Burns at Cherryville (girls only)

(Wednesday, Feb. 12)
Highland Tech at Bessemer City

(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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College athletics

Here are area athletes’ college signings from Wednesday:

ASHBROOK: Ariana Martell, Belmont Abbey; Jeremiah Pagan, Lenoir-Rhyne football

CREST: TyJay Borders, N.C. Wesleyan football; Aiden Carson, Colgate football; J’hari Mosley, The Citadel football; DaVaughn Norris, N.C. Wesleyan football

EAST LINCOLN: Sadie Badgett, Campbell soccer; Chris Daley, Naval Academy football; Jackson Fannon, Guilford basketball; T.J. Griffin, Butler Community College football; Zachary Hoyt, Belmont Abbey soccer; Landon Jay, Belmont Abbey golf; Jared Myers, Lenoir-Rhyne golf

HUSS: Gene Neely, J.C. Smith football

KINGS MOUNTAIN: Antonio Armstrong, Hampton football; Jayden Gash, Mars Hill football; Eli Lipscomb, Wingate football

NORTH LINCOLN: Ryan Bassani, Davidson football

SOUTH POINT: Chaynce Ford, Emory & Henry football; Grace Maynard, UNC Wilmington soccer; Chris Stowe, Fayetteville State football; Luke Wesolowski, N.C. Wesleyan football

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school basketball

Gaston County Conference standings through Feb. 6:
-BOYS
Southwest 5-0
Belmont 5-1
W.C. Friday 4-1
Grier 4-1
Stanley 4-1
Holbrook 3-2
Cramerton 2-3
Mount Holly 1-4
Bessemer City 1-5
York Chester 1-5
Chavis 0-6

-GIRLS
Holbrook 5-0
Belmont 5-1
Grier 4-1
Bessemer City 4-2
Cramerton 4-2
Southwest 3-2
Mount Holly 2-3
W.C. Friday 1-4
Stanley 1-4
York Chester 1-5
Chavis 0-6

(Thursday, Feb. 6)
-BOYS
Grier 46, Cramerton 16: Zayvion Anderson, Tj Caldwell and Amarion Wilson were offensive leaders and Wilson, Imon Cunningham and Anderson were defensive leaders for Grier.

Holbrook 56, Chavis 18: Xzayvier Stitt (13 points), Ja’kobi Freeman (12 points, 7 rebounds) and Christopher Johnson (11 points, 4 steals) led Holbrook.

Mount Holly 60, Bessemer City 37

Southwest 47, Belmont 30

Stanley 43, York Chester 31: Cam Stillwell (20 points, 13 rebounds) and Jace Johnson (14 points) led Stanley.

BYE – W.C. Friday

-GIRLS
Grier 46, Cramerton 28: Saniyah Moore had 23 points and Moriyah Rainey 14 for Grier.

Holbrook 37, Chavis 14: Kyzland Forney (21 points, 7 steals, 6 rebounds, 4 assists), Genesis Hall (8 points) and Shevinique Barnes (4 points, 7 rebounds) led Holbrook.

Bessemer City 31, Mount Holly 23

Belmont 28, Southwest 14: Sage Kocher and Logan Culbertson had 8 points each for Belmont and K. Rocha and S. Miller had 4 points each for Southwest.

Stanley 30, York Chester 17: Olivia Falls and Avery Price had 10 points apiece for Stanley.

BYE – W.C. Friday

(Monday, Feb. 10)
W.C. Friday at Chavis, Grier at Bessemer City, Holbrook at Belmont, Mount Holly at York Chester, Southwest at Stanley, BYE – Cramerton

(Thursday, Feb. 13)
Bessemer City at Cramerton, Belmont at W.C. Friday, York Chester at Grier, Stanley at Holbrook, Southwest at Mount Holly, BYE – Chavis

(Tuesday, Feb. 18)
Chavis at Belmont, Cramerton at York Chester, W.C. Friday at Stanley, Grier at Southwest, Holbrook at Mount Holly, BYE – Bessemer City

(Thursday, Feb. 20)
York Chester at Bessemer City, Stanley at Chavis, Southwest at Cramerton, Mount Holly at W.C. Friday, Holbrook at Grier, BYE – Belmont

(Monday, Feb. 25)
Stanley at Belmont, Southwest at Bessemer City, Mount Holly at Chavis, Holbrook at Cramerton, Grier at W.C. Friday, BYE – York Chester

(Thursday, Dec. 27)
Playoffs: No. 4 at No. 1, No. 3 at No. 2

(Tuesday, March 4)
Girls championship

(Wednesday, March 5)
Boys championship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

The Charlotte Hornets made 2 big deadline trades, most notably trading away and acquiring a center in addition to more future draft picks.

The team dealt starting center Mark Williams to the Los Angeles Lakers for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 1st round pick and 2030 pick swap.

Then the team acquired starting center candidate Jusuf Nurkic and a 2026 1st round pick from the Phoenix Suns for Cody Martin, Vasa Micic and a 2026 2nd round pick.

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 (L 107-112)
Wed. 29 BROOKLYN (L 83-104)
Fri. 31 LA CLIPPERS (L 104-112)

FEBRUARY
Sat. 1 DENVER (L 104-107)
Mon. 3 WASHINGTON (L 114-124)
Wed. 5 MILWAUKEE (L 102-112)
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:

(Monday, Feb. 3)
J.C. Smith 77, Claflin 69

(Tuesday, Feb. 4)
Dayton 69, Davidson 63
Gaston College 94, Caldwell Tech 82
Wichita State 66, Charlotte 58

(Wednesday, Feb. 5)
North Greenville 62, Belmont Abbey 46
Davidson-Davie CC 104, Cleveland CC 80
Queens 63, Central Arkansas 47

(Thursday, Feb. 6)
Fayetteville State 72, J.C. Smith 55
UNC Asheville 78, Gardner-Webb 70

(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 – Philadelphia 55-23
-AFC
No. 2 Buffalo at No. 1 Kansas City – KC 32-29

(Super Bowl – Feb. 9 at New Orleans)
AFC champion (Kansas City) vs. NFC champion (Philadelphia), 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto racing

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
Feb. 23 Atlanta FOX Sports
March 2 Circuit of The Americas FOX Sports
March 9 Phoenix FOX Sports
March 16 Las Vegas FOX Sports
March 23 Homestead-Miami FOX Sports
March 30 Martinsville FOX Sports
April 6 Darlington FOX Sports
April 13 Bristol FOX Sports
April 20 Off
April 27 Talladega FOX Sports
May 4 Texas FOX Sports
May 11 Kansas FOX Sports
May 18 North Wilkesboro (ASR) FOX Sports
May 25 Charlotte Prime Video
June 1 Nashville Prime Video
June 8 Michigan Prime Video
June 15 Mexico City Prime Video
June 22 Pocono Prime Video
June 28 (Sat.) Atlanta * TNT Sports
July 6 Chicago * TNT Sports
July 13 Sonoma * TNT Sports
July 20 Dover * TNT Sports
July 27 Indianapolis * TNT Sports
Aug. 3 Iowa NBC Sports
Aug. 10 Watkins Glen NBC Sports
Aug. 16 (Sat.) Richmond NBC Sports
Aug. 23 (Sat.) Daytona NBC Sports
Aug. 31 Darlington # NBC Sports
Sept. 7 World Wide Tech Raceway # NBC Sports
Sept. 13 (Sat.) Bristol # NBC Sports
Sept. 21 New Hampshire # NBC Sports
Sept. 28 Kansas # NBC Sports
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