12/19/21 Sports Wrap-Up
NCAA: Busy day across the NCAA. The Bowl season kicked-off on Friday.
Friday: Bahamas Bowl – The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders beat the Toledo Rockets 33-24.
Cure Bowl – Coastal Carolina Chanticleers took care of business 47-41 against the Northern Illinois Huskies. Coastal Carolina finished their season 11-2.
Saturday: Boca Raton Bowl – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 59-38 over Appalachian State Mountaineers.
New Mexico Bowl – UTEP Miners fall 31-24 to the Bulldogs of Fresno State.
Independence Bowl – UAB Blazers 31-28 over Bringham Young University Cougars
Lending Tree Bowl – The Liberty Flames took down the Eastern Michigan Eagles 56-20
LA Bowl – Utah State Aggies 24-13 over the Oregon State Beavers
New Orleans Bowl – Louisiana-Lafayette Rajin’ Cajuns defeated the Marshall Thundering Hurd 36-21.
Myrtle Beach Bowl – Tomorrow at 2:30pm, The Old Dominion Monarchs take on the Tulsa golden Hurricane at Brooks Stadium.
In NCAA Men’s Basketball the North Carolina Tarheels lost to the University of Kentucky Wildcats 98-69. Both teams had different opponents originally and had to adjust due to Covid-19 protocols.
Duke also had to change opponents a few times before ending up with ELON. The Blue Devils won the game 87-56 and moved to 10-1 on the season.
North Carolina A&T Aggies lost 79-57 to the Howard Bison
North Carolina Central Eagles flew high and defeated Delaware State Hornets 86-53
21 games across the NCAA Men’s Basketball schedule were either cancelled or posted yesterday due to Covid-19.
NFL: The Indianapolis Colts knocked off the New England Patriots last night 27-17, in the one game played on the NFL Network.
The Las Vegas Raiders versus the Cleveland Browns was moved to tomorrow at 5:30pm on the NFL Network, moved from yesterday to have more players available after coming off Covid protocol today and tomorrow.
The Carolina Panthers are in Buffalo to face the Bills, with a 1pm start on FOX.
Tonight’s game is the New Orleans saints in Tampa Bay to face the Buccaneers at 8:20pm on NBC.
The Monday night game on ESPN is the Minnesota Vikings at the Chicago Bears at 8:15pm.
NBA: The Hornets lost in Portland last night 125-116. The Trailblazers were led by Damian Lillard with 43 points. LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 27 points. The Hornets are in Phoenix tonight against the 23-5 Suns.
NHL: The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-1, taking them to 21-7-1 on the season. Today’s game versus the Nashville Predators has been postponed to a later date due to Nashville being shorthanded from Covid-19. Tuesday’s game against the Boston Bruins has also been postponed due to the Bruins being on Covid protocol. The Hurricanes return to action after Christmas, Dec 27 at home against the Florida Panthers. The Hurricane’s sit in first place in the Metropolitan Division.
Boxing: Last night Jake Paul scored a dramatic knockout in the sixth round, during his rematch, with James Woodley at the Amalie Arena in Tampa Florida. Woodley fell face first into the canvas and needed medical attention before exiting the ring. Paul was bloodied up earlier in the fight when he took an elbow from Woodley. Jake Paul is planning to make his way into the world of MMA. He is currently speaking to a few different MMA teams about finding himself a coach. After the fight, in true Paul fashion, he called out UFC superstars Jorge Mastival and Nate Diaz. We will keep you updated on this developing story.
Last night two professionals from other sports stepped into the ring. Former NBA guard Deron Williams faced off against Frank Gore, a former NFL running back. It was Williams’ first fight and he stated that it was “one and done.” Deron won the fight on a split-decision. The turning point in the fight was a third-round knockdown of Gore, that sent him staggering to the ropes. The fight opened strong, with both fighters trading blows. Williams looked more skilled right from the start, but he insists this is his one and only fight. Frank Gore took the split-decision loss on the score cards (40-35, 38-37 & 37-38), but he feels like there is more to learn and plans to return to the ring at some point in 2022.
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– Vinny Pagano is the Sports Editor for Columbus County News and Sports Director for WTXY Kool 103.9FM & AM1540. Local Sports stories can be sent to sports@kool1039radio.com
