01/06/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
NFL: In the latest from Antonio Brown, he claims that he has an injured foot and was forced to play in last Sunday’s game. The same game he decided to walk on in the second quarter. If the latest accusation is true, it would be a violation of leagues rules and the player’s collective bargaining agreement in place with the NFL. If the claims ended up being false, Antonio Brown could have seen his last game in the league. Stay posted to CCN for all the latest on this story.
Matchups for Week 18:
No Thursday or Monday night matchups this week, but there are two Saturday games.
Saturday:
The Kansas City Chiefs travel to the Denver Broncos at 4:30pm on ESPN.
The Dallas Cowboys at the Philadelphia Eagles at 8:25pm on ESPN.
The Carolina Panthers travel to Tampa Bay on Sunday to face the Buccaneers at 4:25pm on FOX.
Other Sunday Matchups:
Steelers at the Ravens 1pm
Bengals at the Browns 1pm
Washington at the Giants 1pm
Bears at the Vikings 1pm
Colts at the Jaguars 1pm
Packers at the Lions 1pm
Titans at the Texans 1pm
Jets at the Bills 4:25pm
Saints at the Falcons 4:25pm
Patriots at the Dolphins 4:25pm
Seahawks at the Cardinals 4:25pm
49ers at the Rams 4:25pm
Chargers at the Raiders 8:20pm
NBA: Four games tonight on the NBA schedule, two of them nationally televised on TNT.
Knicks host the struggling Celtics at 7:30pm on TNT.
Pistons at the Grizzlies at 8pm.
Pelicans host the Warriors at 8pm.
Clippers at the Suns at 10pm on TNT.
Last night around the league:
The Hornets got the win, 140-111, against the Detroit Pistons at the Spectrum Center. Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 32 points and had 6 rebounds. Oubre made eight three-point shots in the fourth quarter. LaMelo Ball had a double-double and led all players in rebounds and assists. Ball finished the game with 12 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists. Trey Lyles led the Pistons with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist. The Hornets have back-to-back home games against the Milwaukee Bucks Jan 8 and Jan 10,
Kyrie Irving returned to the floor for the Brooklyn Nets for the first time this season. The Nets got the win over the Pacers 129-121. Irving ended the game with 22 points in 32 minutes played. He also had 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 39 points. He also led the Nets with 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Domantus Sabonis scored a triple-double for the Pacers, tallying 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Lance Stephenson made his return for the Pacers as well after being out of the NBA for two seasons. Lance had a chance to ‘strum the guitar’ scoring 20 points in his first six minutes on the floor. Stephenson ended the game with 30 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
Around the rest of the NBA last night:
Rockets Beat the Wizards 114-111
76ers over the Magic 116-106
Warriors lost to the Mavericks 99-82. Dallas retired Dirk Nowitzki’s number 41 last night after the game.
Spurs get past the Celtics 99-97
Timberwolves over the Thunder 98-90
Bucks lost to the Raptors 117-111. Bucks scored 42 points in the first quarter and only 11 points in the third quarter.
Jazz beat the Nuggets 115-109
Trail Blazers lost to the Heat 115-109
Hawks 108-102 over the Kings
NHL: The Hurricanes host the Flames Jan 7, at 7pm in the PNC Arena.
Last Night’s Scores:
Oilers win 4-2 over the Maple Leafs
St. Louis lost to Pittsburgh 5-3. Penguins are riding a nine game winng streak, going back to Dec 4, 2021.
Islanders and Canucks game was postponed.
13 games scheduled tonight, 11 will be played.
The Minnesota Wild versus the Boston Bruins is the nationally televised game tonight at 7pm on ESPN. Come back tomorrow for all the scores and braking NHL news.
NCAA Men’s Football: The National Championship Game will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Jan 10. Number one ranked Alabama Crimson tide will face the number three ranked Georgia Bulldogs.
NCAA Men’s Basketball:
Last Night’s Action:
East Carolina beat Tulane 88-80
UNC Ashville60-54 over Campbell
North Carolina A & T Aggies win 65-57 against Presbyterian
North Carolina Tarheels fall to 10-4 as they lost 78-73 to Norte Dame
North Carolina- Wilmington versus Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic Christian against North Carolina Central games were postponed.
Coastal Carolina will be in Troy tonight. Tip-off is scheduled for 7pm.
Full schedule of games on Saturday, including Duke versus Miami at 8pm on the ACC Network.
LOCAL SPORTS: Varsity Boys
The Whiteville Wolfpack is back in action Jan 12 at 4pm, they are on the road in Fairmont.
West Columbus goes into East Bladen tonight with a scheduled 6pm tip-off.
East Columbus travels to South Brunswick tonight, 7:30pm is the scheduled start time.
South Columbus returns to action on Jan 11 against the Pender Patriots. The Stallions are 0-13 and look to get their first win of the season against a 1-3 Pender team.
Girls Varsity Basketball
The East Columbus Lady Gators lost 45-43 to Red Springs. East Columbus will face the South Brunswick Lady Cougars tonight at 6pm.
The Lady Wolfpack of Whiteville are back in action Jan 11 versus East Columbus.
The 10-0 East Bladen Lady Eagles travel to face the 0-5 Lady Vikings of West Columbus. This game is scheduled for 6pm.
– Vinny Pagano is the Sports Editor for Columbus County News and Sports Director for WTXY Kool 103.9FM & AM1540. Local Sports stories, as well as questions and comments can be sent to [email protected]
