2/3/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
Olympics: Opening ceremony is tomorrow on NBC.
Some pre-Opening Ceremony games last night in Beijing.
US Womens Hockey suffered a huge loss on the ice. It was not to Finland as they won 5-2, but Brianna Decker. Brianna was taken off the ice in the first period after a leg injury. Decker was tripped from behind by Finland’s Ronja Savolainen and they both fell to the ice awkwardly. The star Forward will miss the rest of the games.
There is some mixed double Curling and other Ice Skating events on the schedule for today.
NBA Last Night: Charlotte lost to a hot Boston squad 113-107. LaMelo Ball scored a career-high of 38 points with 6 rebounds and 9 assists in the loss. The Hornets host the Cavaliers tomorrow night at 7pm in the Spectrum Center.
Wizards defeat the 76ers 106-103
Magic gets by the Pacers 119-118
Knicks beat the Grizzlies 120-108. 23 points for Ja Morant.
Cavaliers fall to the Rockets 115-104
Thunder at the Mavericks 120-114 in overtime. Luka Doncic led all scorers with 40 points, he added 10 assists and 6 rebounds.
Kings take down the Nets 112-101
Nuggets beat the Jazz 108-104
Trail Blazers lost to the Lakers 99-94. Anthony Davis had 30 points and 15 rebounds.
Tonight: Timberwolves versus the Pistons 7pm
Heat and Spurs 7pm
Suns at the Hawks 7:30pm TNT
Raptors host the Bulls 7:30pm
It is the Battle of Staples Center, as the Lakers and Clippers go at it on TNT at 10pm.
Kings versus the Warriors 10pm
NHL: The NHL All-Star game is Feb 5, in Paradise, Nevada at the T-Mobile Arena. The home of the Las Vegas Golden Knights, the game is at 3pm on ABC.
The skills competition is on ESPN Feb 4, at 7:30pm
The Hurricanes are back after the All-Star break on the ice Feb 7 in Toronto.
Yesterday: Oilers over the Capitals 5-3
The Kraken blank the Islanders 3-0
Kings beat the Red Wings 5-3
Wild shutout the Blackhawks 5-0
Flames defeat the Coyotes 4-2
NCAA Men’s Basketball Yesterday:
Longwood 56-48 over UNC Ashville
Western Carolina beats East Tennessee State 87-84
Pittsburgh falls to Wake Forest 91-75
Virginia Military 76-65 over UNC Greensboro
Temple beats Eastern Carolina 71-63
Syracuse defeated North Carolina State 89-82. Jake LaRavia finished with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Alondes Williams had a strong game with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Campbell lost 54-58 to Presbyterian
Tonight: Western Kentucky at Charlotte 7pm
North Carolina A & T at Winthrop 7pm ESPNU
North Carolina-Wilmington and Elon 7pm
Carolina Coastal and Texas-Arlington has been canceled.
NFL: Super Bowl LVI (56) is Feb 13 at 6:30pm, in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium.
Bill Belichick has given his opinion of the greatest football player of all time, you guessed it Tom Brady no surprise since Tom Brady spent 22 seasons under Belichick. I am expecting a statement from Coach Belichick saying that hoodies are his preferred game day field attire.
Local Sports:
Girls Varsity Basketball Tonight:
Pender at West Columbus 6pm
Friday: The Vikings host Whiteville at 6pm
East Columbus in Pender 6pm
Heide Trask at South Columbus 6pm
Boys Varity Basketball: Heide Trask defeated East Columbus 72-38
Tonight: Pender versus West Columbus 7:30pm
Friday: The Wolfpack travels to West Columbus 7:30pm
Pender hosts East Columbus 7:30pm
Heide Trask and South Columbus 7:30pm
– Vinny Pagano is the Sports Editor for Columbus County News and Sports Director for WTXY Kool 103.9FM & AM1540. Join Vinny every Saturday mornings at 10:30am for “In The Sports Zone”, a weekly Sports Talk Podcast heard on WTXY KOOL 103.9FM, Spotify, Anchor FM, and other Podcast sites. Local Sports stories, as well as questions and comments can be submitted to Vinny at sports@kool1039radio.com
