3/21/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
NASCAR Cup Series: The Checkered flag was taken by the #12 Chevrolet driven by William Byron, followed by the #7 Chevy of Ross Chastain. Kurt Bush and his #9 Toyota grabbed the third spot in The Folds of Honor 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. There were 11 caution flags for 65 laps. Byron’s average speed was 126.586 in the win and won by .145 seconds. There was 46 lead changes amongst 20 different drivers. The race took 3 hours, 57 minutes and 14 seconds. The EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix is up next at the Circuits of Americas in Austin, Texas. Green Flag drops at 3:30pm and is on FOX TV.
NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Xfinity Series Nally Cars 250 ended in an overtime red flag at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Ty Gibbs was awarded the checkered flag. Austin Hill took second place and A.J. Allmendinger grabbed third place. The Pit Boss 250 is up next in the Xfinity Series on Saturday at Circuits of Americas in Austin, Texas at 4:30pm on FS1.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Corey Heim got his first truck series win In Atlanta. Heim got a good jump on the white flag restart and was able to get a push by teammate John Hunter Nemechek to pass Ben Rhodes on the final lap for the win. Ty Majeski finished in third. The Camping World Truck Series is back March 26, at Circuits of Americas at 1pm
NHL Yesterday: The Hurricanes got shutout by the Rangers 2-0. Rangers took only 18 shots in the win. Frederik Andersen was in net for the Hurricanes and stopped 16 of the 17 shots on him. The Rangers put in an empty net goal at the end of the game. Carolina is back on the ice looking to get back in the win column against the Lightning tomorrow night. The puck drops at 7pm in the PNC Arena. The Hurricanes are 41-15-5 and sit in first place in the Metropolitan division.
Flyers defeat the Islanders 2-1
Stars beat Capitals 3-2. Ovechkin gets his 40th goal of the season in the Capitals win.
Coyotes fall to the Sharks 4-2
Jets take care of the Blackhawks 6-4
Canucks cannot handle the Sabres 3-2 in overtime
Tonight: Canadiens versus the Bruins 7pm NHL Network
Golden Knights at Wild 8pm
Oilers and Avalanche 8pm
Ducks hosting the Predators 10pm
NBA Last Night: Trail Blazers fall to the Pacers 129-98
Grizzlies beat the Rockets 122-98
Thunder lost to the Magic 90-85
Pelicans defeat the Hawks 117-112
Kings get burned by the Suns 127-124 in overtime
Jazz take care of the Knicks 108-93
Celtics over the Nuggets 124-104
Spurs beat the Warriors 110-108
76ers lost to Raptors 93-88
Tonight: The Pelicans versus the Hornets tonight at 7pm in the Spectrum Center.
Lakers at the Cavaliers 7pm
Trail Blazers and the Pistons 7pm
76ers host the Heat 7:30pm
Jazz and Nets 7:30pm NBA TV
Thunder hosts the Celtics 8pm
Wizards at the Rockets 8pm
Raptors versus the Bulls 8pm
Timberwolves and Mavericks 10pm
NCAA Men’s Basketball Yesterday: North Carolina Wilmington beats Virginia Military 93-78
Boston University defeats UNC Greensboro 71-68
Duke takes care of Michigan State 85-76. Paolo Banchero scored 19 points and had 7 rebounds. Mark Williams, Wenell Moore Jr and Jeremy Roach each had 15 points for Duke. The Blue Devils play Thursday night versus Texas Tech. The game is scheduled for 9:39pm, yes 9:39pm. North Carolina plays UCLA Friday night at 9:39pm. Saint Peter’s looks to continue their Cinderella story as they face Purdue 7:09pm on Friday night.
The NCAA Championship game will be April 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Today: UNC Asheville versus Northern Colorado 3:30pm
Florida Gulf Coast at Coastal Carolina 7pm
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.
Varsity Boys Baseball: 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 sports@kool1039radio.com
