Stars (3-2)
NBA
Thursday
East Semifinals G6 (3-3)
Celtics (57-25) 95 – 76ers (54-28) 86
West Semifinals G6 Nuggets (4-2)
Nuggets (53-29) 125 – Suns (45-37) 100
Friday
East Semifinals G6 Heat (3-2)
Knicks (47-35) at Miami Heat (44-38) at 6:30 pm ESPN
West Semifinals G6 Lakers (3-2)
Warriors (44-38) at Los Angeles (43-39) at 9:00 pm ESPN
NHL
Thursday
West 2nd Round G5 Stars (3-2)
Stars (47-21-14) 5 – Kraken (46-28-8) 2
Saturday
Stars (47-21-14) at Seattle Kraken (46-28-8) at 6:00 pm ESPN
MLB
Thursday
Rangers (23-14) 4 – Athletics (8-31) 0
Friday
Astros (19-18) at Chicago White Sox (13-26) at 7:10 pm
Rangers (23-14) at Oakland Athletics (8-31) at 8:40 pm
NFL
The Kansas City Chiefs will begin the 2023 NFL season with a game against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 7 at Arrowhead Stadium in the traditional Thursday prime-time season opener for the defending Super Bowl champions.
COLLEGE
SOFTBALL
Thursday
Bethune-Cookman 2 – Texas Southern 0
Tulsa 3 – Houston 2
Nicholls 2 – Houston Christian 1
Grand Canyon 14 – Stephen F. Austin 3
No. 7 Texas 7 – Texas Tech 6
North Texas 3 – UAB 2
Texas State 3 – Troy 0
Nicholls 1 – Texas A&M-Corpus 0
Stephen F. Austin 7 – California Baptist 6
No. 13 Alabama 3 – No. 12 Arkansas 2
Kansas 3 – No. 8 Oklahoma State 1
HIGH SCHOOL
Saturday, Mount Pleasant High School celebrates five athletes who signed their letters of intent Wednesday afternoon during a ceremony at Willie Williams Gym. Signing was
Payton Chism: basketball, Collin College
Kelcey Morris: football and basketball, North American University
Xavier Hills, track, Umpqua Community College
Geovanni Calderon, track and cross country, Jacksonville University
Dana Memije, soccer, Texas A&M-Texarkana.
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
SOFTBALL
Thursday
No. 24 Canton 9 – Farmersville 7
Como-Pickton 7 – Harleton 2
Dodd City 10 – Abbott 3 / Dodd City 18 – Abbott 1
Hawkins 3 – Frankston 2
No. 23 Melissa 10 – No. 15 Forney 6
Midway 4 – Royse City 3
No. 13 Northwest 2 – No. 6 Argyle 1
Queen City 5 – Troup 0
No. 16 Rains 6 – Grand Saline 2
Trenton 5 – Riesel 2
No. 19 Wylie 12 – No. 4 Rockwall 4
6A Region II
Midway vs. Royse City at Midlothian G1 Thu 6:00 pm, G2 Fri 6:00 pm, G3 Sat 6:00 pm
Rockwall 1 – Wylie 0 G2 Rockwall at 7:00 pm,
5A Region II
Frisco Heritage vs. Frisco Wakeland at Frisco G1 Thu 7:00 pm, G2 Fri 7:00 pm, G3 Sat 7:00 pm
Forney vs. Melissa at Wylie Thu at 7:00 pm – One Game
4A Region II
Aubrey 12 – Venus 0 at Kennedale G2 Thu 6:30 pm, G3 Fri 6:30 pm
Sulphur Springs 2 – Van 0, Sulphur Springs 9 – Van 1
Canton vs. Farmersville TBA Thu
3A Region II
Rains vs. Grand Saline at Winnsboro G1 Thu 6:00 pm, G2 Fri 8:00 pm, G3 Sat 2:00 pm
Mt Vernon vs. Hooks at Mt Pleasant, G1 Fri 6:00 pm, G2-Sat Noon. G3 Monday 6:00 pm
Whitesboro vs. Prairiland at Rockwall-Heath G1 Fri 6:30 pm, G2-G3 Sat 4:00 pm
Queen City vs. Troup at ETBU G1 Thu 7:00 pm, G2 Fri 6:00 pm, G3 sat 6:00 pm
2A Region II
Riesel vs. Trenton at Waxahachie G1 Thu 6:30 pat m, G2 Fri 6:30 pm, G3 Sat 1:00 pm
2A Region III
Frankston vs. Hawkins at Tyler Legacy, G1 Thu 6:00 pm, G2 Fri 6:00 pm, G3 Sat 2:00 pm
Shelbyville vs. Joaquin at Lufkin, G1 Wed 6:00 pm, G2-G3 Sat 4:00 pm
Harleton vs. Como-Pickton at Winnsboro G1 Thu 8:00 pm, G2 Fri 6:00 pm, G3 Monday 6:00 pm
Beckville vs. Groveton at Nacogdoches, G1Thu 6:00 pm, G2-G3 Sat. Noon
1A Region II Semifinals
Dodd City vs. Abbott
1A Region III Semifinals
Neches 11 – Saltillo 0 / One Game
BASEBALL
AREA
Thursday
Atlanta 6 – New Diana 5
Beckville 5 – Alba-Golden 1
No. 11 Bullard 3 – Vidor 2
Harleton 6 – Ore City 0
No. 3 Rockwall-Heath 12 – No. 7 Mansfield Legacy 2
Dodd City 6 – Saint Jo 0 / Dodd City 15 – Saint Jo 0
Frankston 5 – Maud 1
Kerens 4 – McLeod 1
Leverett’s Chapel 10 – Miller Grove 9
No. 9 Lovejoy 11 – Texas High 3
No. 18 Mansfield 9 – No. 1 Rockwall 1
Rains 11 – Paradise 2
No. 12 Pleasant Grove 5 – Ferris 1
Spring Hill 5 – Silsbee 2
Sulphur Bluff 5 – Neches 4 / Sulphur Bluff 6 – Neches 1
Tatum 9 – Winnsboro 4
No. 25 White Oak 3 – Mineola 2
No. 17 Whitehouse 3 – Ennis 2
6A Region II
Midway vs. North Forney at Midlothian G1 Thu 7:00 pm, G2Fri 7:00 pm, G3 Sat
Mansfield Legacy vs. Rockwall-Heath at DBaptistU G1 Thu 8:00 pm, G2 Fri 7:00 pm, G3 Sat Noon
Rockwall vs. Mansfield at DBaptistU G1Thu 8:00 pm, Jesuit G2 Fri 7:00 pm. G3 Sat Noon
Wylie East vs. Lake Ridge
5A Region II
Longview vs. Corsicana, Corsicana G1 Thu 7:00 pm, G2 Longview Fri 7:00 pm, G3 Rockwall Sat Noon
Hallsville vs. Denison at Rockwall G1Thu 7:00 pm, G2 Fri 7:00 pm, G3 Sat 3:00 pm
Ennis vs. Whitehouse
Lovejoy vs. Texas High at Lovejoy Sat Noon
4A Region II
Anna vs. Life Waxahachie at Lake Highland G1 Fri 7:00 pm, G2-G3 Sat 1:00 pm
Lindale vs. Community at Forney G1 Thu 7:00 pm, G2 Fri 7:00 pm, G3 Sat Noon
Pleasant Grove vs. Ferris at ETBU G1 Thu 7:30 pm One Game
Canton vs. Liberty-Eylau G1 Marshall HS 7:00 pm, G2 Winnsboro Fri 7:00 pm, G3 Winnsboro 2:00 pm
North Lamar vs. Brownsboro at Winnsboro Mon G3 3:45 pm 7-inning
3A Region II
Rains vs. Paradise at Carrollton G1 Thu 7:00 pm, G2 Fri 7:00 pm, G3 Sat 3:00 pm
Gunter vs. Ponder at Prosper G1 Fri 7:30 pm, G2-G3 Sat 1:00 pm
Tatum vs. Winnsboro at Winnsboro G1 Thu 7:00 pm, G2 Tatum 7:00 pm. G3 Mike Carter Sat 6:00 pm
New Diana vs. Atlanta at Mt Pleasant G1 Thu 7:00 pm, G2 Fri 7:00 pm, G3 Sat 2:00 pm
Boyd vs. Pottsboro at Richardson G1 Thu 7:00 pm, G2 Fri 7:00 pm, G3 Sat 1:00 pm
Scurry-Rosser vs. Edgewood
Mineola vs. White Oak at Mike Carter Thu 7:00 pm
Harmony vs. West Rusk at Elysian Fields Sat 7:00 pm
2A Region II
Alvord vs. Whitewright at John Paul G1 Fri 6:00 pm, G2-G3 Sat 10:00 am
Honey Grove vs. Windhorst at Prosper Thu 6:30 pm
2A Region III
Frankston vs. Maud at Elysian Fields G1 Thu 7:00 pm, G2 Fri 7:00 pm, G3 Sat 2:00 pm
Harleton vs. Ore City at Carthage G1 Thu 6:00 pm, G2 ETBU Fri 6:00 pm, G3 ETBU Sat 2:00 pm
Alba-Golden vs. Beckville at Mike Carter G1 Thu 2:00 pm, G2-G3 Mike Carter or Tyler Legacy Sat 4:00 pm
McLeod vs. Kerens at Tyler Legacy G1 Thu 6:00 pm, G2-G3 Fri 6:00 pm
Regional Quarterfinal
1A Region III
Miller Grove vs. Leverett’s Chapel at Rains G1-G2 Thu 6:00 pm, G3 Fri 5:00 pm
Neches vs. Sulphur Bluff at Grand Saline G1-G2 Thu 4:30 pm, G3 Fri 4:00 pm