1/15/2022 Daily Sports Wrap Up
NBA: Last Night’s Action
LaMelo Ball’s 23 points and 8 assists led the Hornets and Mason Plumlee had a 10 point, 10 rebound double-double, but Carlotte lost to the Magic 11-109 and fell to 23-20 on the season. Highlight of the game was a fastbreak where LaMelo Ball went between his legs on an ally-oop pass to Miles Bridges. The Hornets are back in action Monday afternoon in Madison Square Garden, at 1pm, against the Knicks.
Celtics lost to the 76ers 111-99
Suns over the Pacers 112-94
Raptors fall to the Pistons 103-87
Warriors 138-96 over the Bulls. Zach LaVine left the game in the first quarter with a left knee injury. An MRI is scheduled for today.
Heat beat the Hawks 124-118
Cavaliers win against the Spurs 114-109
Mavericks over the Grizzlies 112-85 The Grizzlies were held to just 30 second half points. Luka Doncic had a triple-double with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Ja Morant led the Grizzlies in scoring and assists, he had 19 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds.
Rockets lost to the Kings 126-114
Today’s Games:
Raptors at Bucks 6:30pm
Wizards host the Trail Blazers 7pm
Knicks versus Hawks 7:30pm
Pelicans at the Nets 7:30pm
Thunder hosts the Cavaliers 8pm
76ers versus the Heat 8pm
Clippers at Spurs 8:30pm
Bulls versus Celtics 8:30pm
Nuggets hosts the Lakers 9pm
Magic at Mavericks 9:30pm
NHL: Last Night’s Scores
Stars lost to the Panthers 7-1
The Wild beat the Ducks 7-3
Avalanche beat the Coyotes 4-3 in a shootout
Today’s Games: The Hurricanes host the Canucks at 1pm at the PNC Arena. Carolina is 24-8-2 this season.
Predators at the Bruins 1pm
Capitals versus the Islanders 2pm
Panthers host the Blue Jackets 6pm
Rangers at Flyers 7pm
Blues versus the Maple Leafs 7pm
Lightning host the Stars 7pm
Sabres versus Red Wings 7pm
Ducks at Blackhawks 8:30pm
Avalanche travel to take on the Coyotes 9pm
Kings versus Kraken 10pm
Oilers host the Senators 10pm
Penguins at Sharks 10:30pm
Games Postponed:
Golden Knights at Flames, Senators versus the Jets, and the Devils at the Canadiens.
NFL: Wildcard Weekend
Saturday
Raiders versus the Bengals 4:30pm NBC
Patriots at the Bills 8:15pm on CBS. Game time temperatures are expected to be near, or below zero at game time, not including the wind chill factor.
Sunday
Eagles travel to Tampa Bay 1pm FOX
49ers versus the Cowboys 4:30pm CBS
Steelers at the Chiefs 8:15pm NBC
Monday
Cardinals versus the Rams 8:15pm ESPN: First time there will be a Wild-Card game on a Monday night.
Head coaching spots now available: Oakland Raiders (Gruden), New York Giants (Judge), Chicago Bears (Nagy), Minnesota Vikings (Zimmer), Denver Broncos (Fangio), Jaguars (Meyers), and the Miami Dolphins (Flores).
NCAA: Men’s Basketball
UTSA versus Charlotte 1pm
USC Upstate at UNC Ashville 2pm
UNC Greensboro versus Mercer 2pm
North Carolina State travel to Duke. Tip-off is 2pm on ABC.
Wofford at Western Carolina 2pm
Coastal Carolina hosts Appalachian State 2pm
Towson at Elon 4pm
Memphis versus Eastern Carolina 4pm
Wake Forrest at Virginia 4:30pm
North Carolina A & T Aggies travel to High Point 7pm
The North Carolina Tar Heels face Georgia Tech tonight at 8pm, on the ACC Network.
North Carolina Central versus South Carolina State is postponed.
LOCAL SPORTS:
The Whiteville Boys Varsity topped Pender Friday night 69-47
The Whiteville Girls team squeaked in a win at Pender Friday with a final score of 52-50
No one was available at any location for last night’s West Columbus at South Columbus that was rescheduled from the other night. Whiteville Wolfpack versus Pender.
All games were rescheduled from earlier this week.
– 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 sports@kool1039radio.com
