02/08/2022 Daily Sports Wrap Up
Olympics: Nathan Chen (USA) sets the world’s record (113.97) in the Figure Skating short program and sits in front for the gold as the event continues.
Canada beat USA in woman’s hockey 4-2. USA outshot Canada 53-27
Bronze medal for Jessie Diggins in cross-country freestyle sprint.
Ryan Cochran-Seigal won a Silver Medal in the Men’s Super-G. 0.04 seconds separated him from the Gold.
MLB: Major League Baseball will stop testing players for steroids, this is the first time in 20 years they will not be testing for the substance. This is a move by the MLB to soften the Players Union to a new upcoming deal. This could also ease the way for steroid banned players to get into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
Umpire Joe West retires after 5,460 games umpiring games. The 69-year-old holds the record for umpire appearances in Major League baseball.
NBA: The trade deadline is Thursday.
Pelicans get PJ McCollum, Larry Nance, and Tony Snell in a trade with the Trail Blazers for Josh Hart and future draft picks.
Yesterday: Raptors beat the Hornets 116-101. Six straight for Toronto. Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. Miles Bridges was the high scorer for the Hornets with 25 points. P.J. Washington grabbed 9 boards and had 15 points and LaMelo Ball finished with 15 points and 9 assists. Charlotte is 28-27 and they are back at it tonight hosting the Bulls at 7pm in the Spectrum Center.
The Heat defeated the Wizards 121-100. Bam Adebayo led the Heat in points and rebounds with 21 points and 7 rebounds. Jimmy Butler finished with 19 points and Kyle Lowry had 11 points for Miami.
Suns burn the Bulls 127-124. Phoenix is the league leading 21-5 on the road and has won their last nine games. Devin Booker finished with 38 for the Suns. DeRozen ends the game with 38 points for the Bulls.
Thunder falls to the Warriors 110-98. Clay Thompson 21 points and has scored double digits in all his games since his return.
The Knicks lost to the Jazz 113-104.
Tonight: Suns at the 76ers 7pm
Celtics versus the Nets 7:30pm TNT
Pacers and the Hawks 7:30pm
Grizzlies host the Clippers 8pm
Rockets face the Pelicans 8pm
Pistons versus Mavericks 8:30pm
Knicks at Nuggets 9pm
Lakers host the Bucks 10pm TNT
Timberwolves and Kings 10pm
Magic on the road to face the Trail Blazers 10pm
NHL Yesterday:
The Hurricanes lost 4-3 to the Maple Leafs in overtime. Derek Stepan, Nino Neiderreiter and Tony DeAngelo scored for the Hurricanes. They are back on the ice tonight in Ottawa to face the Senators at 7pm.
Devils lost to the Senators 4-1
Tonight: Blue Jackets at Capitals 7pm
Bruins host the Penguins 7pm
Devils and Canadiens 7pm
Wild face the Jets 8pm
Golden Knights and Oilers 9pm
Coyotes versus the Canucks 10pm
NCAA Men’s Basketball Yesterday: UNC-Wilmington lost at Hofstra 73-71
Charlotte travels beats Florida-International 81-68
Virginia hits a last second shot to upset Duke 69-68. Duke had 15 turnovers. Paolo Banchero finished with 9 points and 9 rebounds and Mark Williams had 16 points for the Blue Devils. Jayden Gardner led Virginia with 17 points and 8 rebounds.
UNC Greensboro takes down Western Carolina 68-49
Tonight: North Carolina Tar Heels are in Clemson 7pm ACC Network
East Carolina at Tulsa 8pm
NFL: Lovie Smith is hired as the new head coach for the Tennessee Titans. Smith was the previous head coach for the Bears and the Raiders. He was the Associate Head Coach last season for the Titans.
Dennis Miller is hired as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints, he has been with the Saints the past six seasons as their Defensive Coordinator.
NASCAR Upcoming Races:
Feb 20 – Daytona 500 in Florida.
Feb 27 – Wise Power 400 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.
Local Sports:
Girls Varsity Basketball Today:
East Columbus versus South Columbus 6pm
West Columbus at Pender 6pm
Heide Trask hosts Whiteville 6pm
Boys Varsity Basketball Today:
Whiteville at Heide Trask 7:30pm
Pender hosts West Columbus 7:30pm
East Columbus versus South Columbus 7:30pm
Whiteville Wolfpack multi-sport superstar, Shaheem Shipman, signs with UNC-Pembroke to play football next season. Shipman ran for 1,234 yards and 17 touchdowns for Whiteville last season. Shipman was the Conference Player of the Year and earned the All-Conference nod as well. Shaheem also plays basketball and runs track.
Practice is already underway for the upcoming tennis, softball, and baseball seasons in Columbus County.
You can catch all the Whiteville Wolfpack home Varsity baseball games and away game updates on your hometown station Kool 103.9-FM. Do not forget that you can stream the action on www.kool1039radio.com
– 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 on WTXY AM1540 & KOOL 103.9FM for “In The Sports Zone”, a weekly sports talk podcast, covering the world of professional, college, semi-pro and the local sports world. In The Sports Zone is also available on 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
