02/11/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
Olympics: Team USA is 3-0 in women’s curling and 2-1 in men’s curling.
US wins gold in Mixed Team Aerial Skiing, it is the first time in 12-years we won a medal in this event.
MLB: Robert Manfred states that he has every hope and intention of having a complete regular season and still hopes no time will be missed in spring training. Work stoppage talks resume tomorrow, both sides have only met five times since the lock out in December. During this time Manfred has also announced that the MLB will stop testing players for steroids and yesterday he announced that the DH (Designated Hitter) rule has been instated into the National League, this means that the pitchers will no longer bat during the games.
NBA: It was a busy day for the NBA as the trade deadline approached, it was one of the busier trade deadline days in a few seasons. The biggest news was grabbed by the 76ers and the Nets in the Ben Simmons and James Harden trade. Philly got an out of shape Harden, who likes to live in his own head, and Paul Millsap. The Nets are getting younger and added Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond and two first-round draft picks. I say Brooklyn got the better end of this trade, but some would argue that.
Charlotte Hornets get a veteran big, Montrezl Harrell from the Wizards in exchange for Vernon Carey and Ish Smith.
Kristaps Porzingis was traded to the Wizards for Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans.
Doran Dragic gets traded to the Spurs from the Raptors; details not yet released
There were also some trades of some bench players, I will get them to you as they are announced from the league.
Yesterday: Grizzlies maul the Pistons 132-107
Heat cooks the Pelicans 112-97. Jimmy Butler finished with 29 points and Bam Adebayo ended the game with 29 points.
Nets get nipped by the Wizards 113-112. Kyle Kuzma gets his first career triple-double with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
Rockets lost to the Raptors 139-120
Clippers get bucked by the Mavericks 112-105. Luka Doncic scores his career-high 51 points with 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Luka had 28 points in the first quarter.
Bucks get burnt by the Suns 131-107. Chris Paul 19 assists.
Knicks beat the Warriors 116-114. Ends Warriors six game winning streak.
Tonight: Hornets at the Pistons 7pm
76ers host the Thunder 7pm
Cavaliers and Pacers 7pm
Nuggets at the Celtics 7:30pm NBA TV
Spurs versus the Hawks 7:30pm
Bulls host the Timberwolves 8pm
Magic and Jazz 10pm
NHL Yesterday: Hurricanes blank the Bruins 6-0. Sabastian Aho had two goals and Jordan Staal, Vincent Trocheck, Andrei Svechnikov and Brett Pesce each scored as well. Frederik Anderson was in net and stopped all 32 shots against him. Carolina is back on the ice tomorrow versus the Wild at 10pm. The Hurricanes sit in first place in the Metroplitan division with a 32-10-3 record.
Capitals beat the Canadiens 5-2
Penguins shut out the Senators 2-0
Sabres lost to the Blue Jackets 4-3 in overtime
Devils defeat the Blues 7-4
Lightning travel to Colorado and fall to the Avalanche 3-2
Maple Leafs get cooked by the Flames 5-2
Tonight: Jets at Stars 8:30pm
Islanders and Oilers 9pm
Lightning versus the Coyotes 9:30pm
Ducks host the Kraken 10pm
NCAA Men’s Basketball Yesterday: Louisiana Tech beat Charlotte 82-77
Elon wins at James-Madison 70-66
Georgia State defeats Coastal Carolina 61-50
Citadel falls at UNC Greensboro 86-66
Duke goes on the road and beats Clemson 82-64. Trevor Keels had 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils.
Tonight: No regional teams in action tonight.
NFL
2022 Hall of Fame Inductees: Tont Boselli, LeRoy Butler, Sam Mills, Richard Seymour, Bryant Young, Cliff Branch, Art McNally, and Dick Vermeil.
Aaron Rodgers wins the NFL MVP award, outscoring Tom Brady 39-10 for the trophy.
Mike Vrable wins the Coach of the Year award for the Tennessee Titans.
Cooper Kupp won the Player of the Year award.
Rookie of the Year goes to Dallas Cowboy linebacker Micah Parsons
Come-Back Player of the Year is Joe Burrow
Art Rooney Sportsmanship award goes to Matthew Slater.
Super Bowl 56 is Sunday on NBC.
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 Tonight:
South Columbus at Whiteville 6pm
West Columbus at East Columbus
Boys Varsity Basketball Tonight:
South Columbus at Whiteville7:30pm
West Columbus at East Columbus 7:30pm
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 [email protected]
