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3/18/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up 

NBA: The Hornets are back on the floor tonight. They host the Mavericks at 7pm in the Spectrum Center. The game is nationally televised on NBATV 

Last night: Only one game; Magic lost to the Pistons 134-120 

Tonight: Mavericks versus the 76ers 7pm 

Trail Blazers and the Nets 7:30pm 

Raptors host the Lakers 7:30pm 

Grizzlies and the Hawks 7:30pm 

Wizards at the Knicks 7:30pm 

Nuggets versus the Cavaliers 7:30pm 

Heat hosting the Thunder 8pm 

Pacers and Rockets 8pm 

Pelicans and Spurs 8:30pm 

Clippers versus Jazz 9pm 

Suns hosting the Bulls 10pm NBATV 

Celtics and Kings 10pm 

NHL: The Hurricanes fall to the Maple Leafs 3-2. Vincent Trocheck, and Ethan Bear scored for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen was not at the top of his game, he had only 18 saves on 21 shots. Carolina is back on the ice tonight at home versus the Capitals. The puck drops at 7pm on the NHL Network. 

Last Night: Blue Jackets fall to the Capitals 7-2 

Stars beat the Canadiens 4-3 in overtime 

Carolina loses in Toronto 3-2 

Predators lost to the Flyers 5-4 

Islanders defeat the Rangers 2-1 

Penguins take care of the Blues 3-2 in a shootout 

Oilers cannot handle the Sabres 6-1 

Sharks got blanked by the Kings 3-0 

Red Wings nip the Canucks 1-0 

Panthers lost to the Golden Knights 5-3 

Tonight: Flyers and Senators 7pm 

Carolina hosting the Capitals 7pm 

Bruins versus the Jets 8pm 

Sabres and Flames 9pm 

Panthers and Ducks 10pm 

Avalanche versus the Sharks 10:30pm 

NCAA Men’s Basketball: Round 64 of March Madness is underway. The NCAA Championship game will be April 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana.  

Yesterday: Marquette lost to North Carolina 95-63. Brady Manek had 28 points and 11 rebounds and Armando Bacot finished with a 17 point and 10 rebound double-double for the Tar Heels. 

Today: Cal State Fullerton versus Duke 7:10pm CBS  

Davidson versus Michigan State 9:40 

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: 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 Wolfpack lost to St. Pauls 6-3 last night. The Bulldogs showed up ready to play after losing 8-3 on Tuesday to the Wolfpack in St. Pauls. Ashton Hammonds was on the mound for Whiteville and had a little trouble with control but was able to pitch himself out of trouble most the time, even leaving the bases loaded for St. Pauls. Kyler Dowless came in for relief, and had a nasty pick off at first base, to end another Bulldogs threat with runners in scoring position. Cody Etheridge came in to close the game on the mound for the Wolfpack and threw very good, his fastball was finding the strike zone and popping the catcher’s mitt. Kyler Dowless, Grayson Bell, and JT Todd each had RBI singles accounting for the Wolfpack runs. Whiteville is on the road Tuesday at East Bladen; the first pitch is scheduled for 6:30pm. You can catch the away game updates 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]