02/15/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
Local Sports: The Conference Tournament at Pender High School is this week. Both Whiteville teams are the number one seed in the tournament and have a bye in the first round. Both teams will play Thursday, at Pender, in the semi-finals.
Whiteville Wolfpack Varsity baseball starts the 2022 season with a scrimmage on the road this Friday at North Brunswick, do not forget you can get your away game updates and evry pitch of home games for the Wolfpack on your hometown station Kool 103.9-FM/ WTXY AM-1540 and streaming on www.Kool1039Radio.com
NBA: James Harden is out till after the All-star break for New Jersey due to his hamstring.
Last Night: Pistons lost to the Wizards 103-94. Pistons eighth straight loss.
Thunder beat Knicks 127-123 in overtime. Josh Giddey is the youngest player with back-to-back triple doubles, Josh finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. Julius Randle had a triple-double for the Knicks, ending the game with 30 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Kings fall to the Nets 109-85. Seth Curry scores 23 points in his Nets debut and Brooklyn’s losing streak stops at 11 games.
Bucks lost to the Trail Blazers 122-107. Giannis Antetokounmpo did not play
Spurs fall to the Bulls 120-109. 40 points for the Bulls’ DeMar DeRozen.
Raptors lost to the Pelicans 120-90
Rockets cannot handle the Jazz 135-101
Nuggets defeat the Magic 121-111. Nikola Jokic scores his 11th straight double-double for Denver, he finished with 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Clippers beat the Warriors 119-104. LA has won its last six against Golden State.
Tonight: The Hornets are back in action tonight as they go on the road to face the Timberwolves at 8pm.
Heat hosts the Mavericks at 7:30pm
Celtics versus the 76ers 7:30pm TNT
Cavaliers and Hawks 7:30pm
Grizzlies at the Pelicans 8pm
Pacers versus the Bucks 8pm
Suns host the Clippers 10pm TNT
WNBA: The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame newest inductees have been announced. Becky Hammon, DeLisha Milton-Jones, Penny Taylor, and Alice “Cookie” Barron are the players entering the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. The Hall opened in 1999 and this is the 23rd class to enter the shrine. There were other members inducted as well, they were coaches from the league.
MLB: Major League Baseball wants to lower the number of players allowed on teams’ minor league rosters. They would like to start downsizing teams by 2024.
NHL: Panthers face the Hurricanes in Carolina, tomorrow at 7:30pm at the PNC Arena. The game is on TNT.
Yesterday: Red Wings lost to the Wild 7-4
Maple Leafs defeat the Kraken 6-2
Jets beat the Blackhawks 3-1
Oilers shut out the Sharks 3-0
Tonight: Bruins versus the Rangers 7pm
Blues and Senators 7pm
Sabres host the Islanders 7pm
Lightning at Devils 7pm
Penguins host the Flyers 7pm
Capitals and Predators 8pm
Stars on the road versus the Avalanche 9pm
Flames host the Blue Jackets 9pm
Oilers at Kings 10pm
NCAA Men’s Basketball Yesterday: William & Mary lost at North Carolina-Wilmington 80-73
North Carolina Central beats Coppin State 77-74
Duquesne at Davidson 72-61. The Wildcats are now 21-4 on the season.
Today: Wake Forest (20-5) is at Duke (19-4) tonight at 7pm on ESPN
Hofstra versus Elon 7pm
North Carolina State at Georgia Tech 8pm ACC Network
NASCAR Upcoming Races:
The NASCAR Cup Series kicks off this week with the 64 running of The Daytona 500. The race coverage starts at 2:30 on FOX.
Feb 27 – Wise Power 400 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.
– 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
