2/22/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
NFL: The NFL and XFL have partnered together to try and make a safer game for all. The XFL will test out new rules, equipment, and types of officiating for the NFL. This is the first time that both leagues have worked together on anything.
NBA: Goran Dragic has signed with the Brooklyn Nets. Dragic played with Steve Nash who is the head coach of the Nets. To take it a step further, Nash was Dragic’s mentor when he entered the league. This adds another shooter to the Brooklyn squad after trading James Harden before the trade deadline.
Hornets host the Raptors Friday at 7pm in the Spectrum Center
Games resume Thursday, Feb 24.
Cavaliers at Pistons 7pm
Celtics versus Nets 7:30 TNT
Thunder hosts the Suns 8pm
Hawks and Bulls 8pm
Grizzlies versus Timberwolves 8pm
Trail Blazers hosts the Warriors 10pm TNT
Nuggets at Kings 10pm
NHL: There will be no fine for Colorado Avalanches Nathan MacKinnon after contact with an official on a whiffed slap shot. The would-be slash was scrutinized frame by frame by the league and it was deemed not to be intentional contact with the official.
Yesterday: Hurricanes beat the Flyers 4-3 in overtime. Frederik Anderson stopped 38 shots on net for the Hurricanes. Brett Pesce, Vincent Trocheck, Nino Neidererreiter and Tuevo Teraveinen scored for Carolina. The Hurricanes are back on the ice Thursday as they host the Blue Jackets in PNC Arena at 7pm. The Hurricanes are 35-11-4 and are in first place in the Metropolitan division.
Avalanche lost to the Bruins 5-1
Jets get burned by the Flames 3-1
Canadiens beat the Maple Leafs 5-2
Kraken fall to the Canucks 5-2
Tonight: Blues at Flyers 7pm
Maple Leafs versus the Blue Jackets 7pm
Senators host the Wild 7pm
Predators and Panthers 7pm
Sharks at Ducks 10pm
Islanders versus Kraken 10pm
NCAA Men’s Basketball: Michigan’s head coach Juwan Howard has been suspended for the rest of the regular season for a post-game fracas when he hit Wisconsin’s assistant Joe Krabbenhoft during the post-game handshake between teams. His long-term future with the team is now in question.
Yesterday: Louisville falls to the Tar Heels 70-63. Brady Manek led the scoring for North Carolina with 17 points. Armand Bacot finished with a 12 point and 15 rebound double-double for the Tar Heels. Caleb Love had 16 points for North Carolina.
North Carolina Central lost to Maryland-Eastern Shore 79-66
No regional games tonight.
Wednesday: Campbell at Hampton 7pm
Duke and Virginia 7pm ESPN
Western Carolina versus UNC Greensboro 7pm
UNC Asheville on the road at Gardner-Webb 7pm
Duquesne hosts Davidson 7pm
High Point and North Carolina A & T 7pm
North Carolina State hosts Boston College 7pm
Wake Forest at Clemson 7pm ACC Network
South Florida is at East Carolina 7pm
Coastal Carolina versus Arkansas State 8pm
NASCAR This Week:
NASCAR Cup Series races next Feb 27. It is the Wise Power 400 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.
Pennzoil 400 is March 6 at the Las Vegas Speedway. Coverage starts at 3:30pm on FOX
NASCAR Xfinity series Production Alliance 300 is Saturday at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Coverage starts at 5pm on FS1 and MRN.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 4 and Thursday, April 7, at 8pm at the Martinsville Speedway in Virginia
Local Sports: The Varsity Basketball State Championship starts tonight. Both Whiteville teams are home for the first round. The Whiteville Lady Wolfpack will face Red Springs at 6pm and the Whiteville boys will take on Granville Central at 7:30pm. Due to limited parking and construction only 650 spectators will be allowed.
Whiteville girls’ soccer scrimmage versus West Brunswick at 4:30pm
The Whiteville Wolfpack has a scrimmage game this Friday, at 4pm, at home. Every pitch will be covered live on your hometown station Kool 103.9-FM and streaming at 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 and other Podcast sites. Local Sports stories, as well as questions and comments can be submitted to Vinny at sports@kool1039radio.com
