The Daily Sports Wrap Up

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3/23/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up 

NHL Last Night: Carolina beats the Lightning 3-2. Sabastian Aho, Martin Necas and Tony DeAngelo scored for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen stopped 27 of 29 shots on goal. The Hurricanes host the Stars on ESPN tomorrow night at 7pm. Carolina is 42-15-5 ans in first place in the Metropolitan division. 

Blues beat Capitals 5-2 

Blue Jackets fall to the Penguins 5-1 

Rangers drop one to the Devils 7-4 

Red Wings take down the Flyers 6-3 

Senators get shut out by the Islanders 3-0 

Golden Knights get blanked by the Jets 4-0 

Stars defeat the Oilers 5-3 

Sharks beat the Flames 4-3 

Kraken pull down the Coyotes 4-2 

Predators beat the Kings 6-1 

Tonight: Devils versus Maple Leafs 7pm 

Penguins and Sabres 7:30pm TNT 

Canucks at Avalanche 9:30pm 

Ducks hosting the Blackhawks 10pm TNT 

NBA Last Night: Warriors got surprised by the Magic 94-90 

Hawks beat the Knicks 117-111 

Bulls fall to the Bucks 126-98 

Nuggets hosting the Clippers 127-115 

Tonight: Knicks at the Hornets 7pm 

Hawks and Pistons 7pm 

Kings versus Pacers 7pm 

Grizzlies hosting the Nets 7:30pm ESPN 

Warriors versus the Heat 7:30pm 

Jazz and Celtics 7:30pm 

Magic and Thunder 8pm 

Suns versus the Timberwolves 8pm 

Mavericks hosting the Suns 8:30pm 

76ers at the Lakers 10pm ESPN 

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

Yesterday: UNC Wilmington took care of Northern Colorado 80-64. UNC Wilmington keeps moving forward in the CAA (Colonial Athletic Association) Tournament and faces Middle Tennessee this evening at 5pm on ESPN2 

Tonight: (NIT) Wake Forest versus Texas A & M 7pm ESPN2 

Thursday: (NCAA) Duke and Texas Tech 7:39pm  

Friday: (NCAA) North Carolina versus UCLA 7:39pm CBS 

(NCAA) Saint Peters looks to continue their Cinderella run against Purdue 7:09pm 

NASCAR Cup Series: The EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix is up next at the Circuits of Americas in Austin, Texas. Green Flag drops at 3:30pm Sunday and is on FOX TV. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Pit Boss 250 is up next in the Xfinity Series at Circuits of Americas in Austin, Texas at 4:30pm Saturday on FS1. 

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: The Camping World Truck Series is back March 26, at Circuits of Americas in Austin, Texas at 1pm Saturday.

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 took care of business last night at East Bladen, winning 8-2. Ty Lawson was on the mound for the Wolfpack and had 10 strikeouts. Ashton Hammonds came in the seventh and struck out two to close the door on East Bladen. Ty Lawson 2 RBIs, Luke Odham 2 RBIs, Caleb Johnson 2 RBIs, and Bud Baldwin 2 RBIs accounted for the Wolfpack runs. You can get all the details in the stand-alone article about last night’s game under the sports tab.  

Tonight’s game versus Scotland has been cancelled due to impending weather. The Next game for the Wolfpack is Friday as East Bladen comes to Legion Stadium. The first pitch is scheduled for 7pm. You can catch every pitch of every home 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]