1/16/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
NFL: Wildcard Weekend:
Raiders lost to the Bengals 26-19
Bills beat the Patriots 47-17.
Today: 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).
NBA: Last Night’s Action
The Hornets are back in action tomorrow afternoon in Madison Square Garden, at 1pm, against the Knicks.
Raptors beat the Bucks 103-96
Wizards lost to the Trail Blazers 110-105
Knicks over the Hawks 117-108
Pelicans fall to the Nets 120-105, Kevin Durant expected to miss 4-6 weeks with sprained MCL.
The Cavaliers beat the Thunder 107-102
76ers over the the Heat 109-98
Clippers fall to the Spurs 101-94
Bulls lost to the Celtics 114-112
Nuggets beat the Lakers 133-96; 25 points and 9 rebounds for LeBron James. Nikola Jokic scored a triple-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Bones Hyland had a double-double, led all scorers and the Nuggets, with 27 points and 10 rebounds.
Magic falls short to the Mavericks 108-92
NHL: Yesterday’s Scores
Carolina won its twenty-fifth game of the season and beat the Canucks 4-1. Sabastian Aho, Vincent Trocheck, Steven Lorentz, and Martin Necas all score goals for the Panthers. Frederik Anderson was in net and stopped 31 shots on goal. Carolina is in Boston to face the Bruins on Tuesday night at 8pm.
Predators beat the Bruins 4-3 in overtime
Capitals over the Islanders 2-0
Panthers take down the Blue Jackets 9-2
Rangers defeat the Flyers 3-2
Blues fall to the Maple Leafs 6-5
Lightning beat the Stars 3-1
The Red Wings shut-out the Sabres 4-0
Ducks blank the Blackhawks 3-0
Avalanche travel to Phoenix and shut-out the Coyotes 5-0
Kings beat the Kraken 3-1
Oilers lost to the Senators 6-4
Penguins over the Sharks 2-1 in overtime
Games postponed yesterday, Golden Knights at Flames, Senators versus the Jets, and the Devils at the Canadiens. Today’s game postponed is the Oilers at the Jets.
Canucks at the Capitals is the only game today 2pm
NCAA Men’s Basketball: Number one ranked Baylor loses its second game in a row, and its second game of the season against Oklahoma State 61-54.
UTSA lost to Charlotte 62-53
USC Upstate 76-73 over UNC Ashville
UNC Greensboro falls to Mercer 58-49
North Carolina State lost to Duke 88-73. Paolo Banchero led the Blue Devils with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Mark Williams puts in a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Trevor Keels finishes with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists
Wofford beat Western Carolina 84-64
Coastal Carolina lost 84-76 to Appalachian State in overtime
Towson beat Elon 59-54
Memphis lost 72-72 to Eastern Carolina
Wake Forrest travels to Virginia and wins 63-55. Jake LaRavia scores 15 points for the Deamon Deacons. Alondes Williams makes his mark on the game with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
78-71 the North Carolina A & T Aggies lost to High Point
The North Carolina Tar Heels defeat Georgia Tech 88-65. Armando Bacot has a double-double and leads the Tar Heels 29 points and 12 rebounds. RJ Davis had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
North Carolina Central versus South Carolina State is postponed.
LOCAL SPORTS: Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball returns to action Tuesday. Check back tomorrow for the complete local schedule.
– 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 submitted to Vinny at sports@kool1039radio.com
