The Daily Sports Wrap Up

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3/16/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up 

NBA Last Night: The Grizzlies maul the Pacers 135-102.  

Nets beat Magic 150-108. Kyrie Irving scored 60(career high), and Kevin Durant finished with 19 points in the Nets win. 

Heat defeated the Pistons 105-98. The Heat bench outscored the starters in the win. 

Suns burn the Pelicans 131-115 

Tonight: The Hornets host the Hawks at 7pm in the Spectrum Center. 

76ers and Cavaliers 7pm 

Wizards hosting the Nuggets 7pm 

Mavericks at Nets 7:30pm ESPN 

Trail Blazers against the Knicks 7:30pm 

Lakers versus the Timberwolves 8pm 

Suns and the Rockets 8pm 

Spurs host the Thunder 8:30pm 

Bulls at the Jazz 9pm 

Celtics and the Warriors 10pm ESPN 

Bucks at Kings 10pm 

Raptors versus the Clippers 10pm 

NHL: The Hurricanes are on the ice tomorrow as they head to Cananda to face the Maple Leafs at 7pm. 

Last Night: Stars shut out the Maple Leafs 4-0 

Ducks fall to the Rangers 4-3 in overtime 

Islanders lost to the Capitals 4-3 in a shootout 

Canadiens defeat the Coyotes 6-3 

Golden Knights get beaten by the Jets 7-3 

Penguins cannot handle the Predators 4-1 

Bruins beat the Blackhawks 2-1 in overtime 

Red Wings fall to the Oilers 7-5 

Canucks over the Devils 6-3 

Panthers nip the Sharks 3-2 in overtime 

Avalanche blanking the Kings 3-0 

Tonight: Bruins versus the Wild 7:30pm TNT 

Blue Jackets and Senators 7:30pm 

Lightning at Kraken 10pm TNT 

Flames host the Devils 10pm 

NCAA Men’s Basketball: March Madness is underway. The NCAA Championship game will be April 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Tonight: Towson at Wake Forest 7pm 

Maryland-Eastern versus Coastal Carolina 7pm 

NASCAR Cup Series: Next up it is the Folds of Honor 500 Sunday at the Atlanta Motor Speedway 3pm on FOX 

NASCAR Xfinity Series The next Xfinity Series race is the Nally Cars 250 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19 at 5pm on FS1. 

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19 at 2:30pm. 

Local Sports: Dixie Youth Baseball registrations are going on right now through April 1, for ages 13-14 at the Whiteville Parks and recreation building. You must bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate when registering. The price is 15 dollars for city residents and 25 dollars for county residents. 

T-Ball registration is currently underway through March 18 at the Whiteville Parks and Recreations building. T-Ball is for players 4-6 years old. A birth certificate is required at registration. Your child cannot turn 7 years old during the season and be 4 years old before the season starts. The cost is 15 dollars for city residents and 25 dollars for county residents. 

Varsity Boys Baseball: The Whiteville Wolfpack took care of business 8-3 over St. Pauls. Ty Lawson had 14 strikeouts and did not allow a hit till the fifth inning. Lawson also had 3 RBIs at the plate. JT Todd had a solid game with 3 RBIS and Bud Baldwin accounted for the other 2 runs batted in. Ashton Hammonds came in to close the door in the seventh inning. More on this game under the sports tab, in its own story. The Wolfpack welcomes St. Pauls to Legion Stadium tomorrow evening. The first pitch is scheduled for 7pm. You can catch every home pitch on Kool 103.9-FM radio 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 [email protected]