3/30/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
NFL: The NFL owners approve adjustments to overtime. Both teams now get a chance to possess the ball. The only way the game could end on the first possession is if the defense scores a safety to start the game.
Quarterback Andy Dalton signs with the New Orleans saints
MLB: Los Angeles renews the contract of former player Andrew Toles. He is a former starter in the playoffs for the team and was recently found sleeping behind a Florida airport, then arrested. Toles has not played in a pro game since 2018. The Dodgers did this so Andrew would have access to health insurance.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four: #2 Villanova versus #1 Kansas at 5:09pm; #2 Duke faces #8 North Carolina 8:49pm. Both games are on Saturday and the NCAA Championship game will be Monday, April 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Basketball Classic: Coastal Carolina facing Fresno State tonight in the Final
Womens NCAA Tournament: South Carolina will face Louisville. Stanford will take on Connecticut. It is the Huskies 14th straight Final Four appearance. The Final Four games will be played Friday, April 1 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Coverage will be on ESPN.
NHL Yesterday: Carolina gets struck down by the Lightning 4-3 in overtime. Nino Niederreiter, Sabastian Aho and Seth Jarvis scored for Carolina. Antti Raanta was in net for the Hurricanes and stopped 28 of 32 shots. Carolina is back on the ice tomorrow hosting the Canadiens at the PNC Arena. The puck is scheduled to drop at 7pm.
Canadiens get mauled by the Panthers 7-4
Rangers cage the Penguins 3-2
Bruins lost to the Maple Leafs 6-4
Islanders take the win against the Blue Jackets 4-3
Flyers fall to the Wild 4-1. Wild has a seven-game winning streak.
Senators cannot handle the Predators 4-1
Avalanche put out the Flames 2-1
Stars defeat the Ducks 3-2
Tonight: Jets versus the Sabres 7pm
Rangers and Red Wings 7:30pm TNT
Kings at Oilers 9:30pm
Kraken hosting the Golden Knights at 10pm TNT
Sharks take on the Coyotes 10pm
Blues and Canucks 10pm
NBA Last Night: Bulls run down the Wizards 107-94
Bucks take down the 76ers 118-116. Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 40 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists for the Bucks. James Harden leads the 76ers with 32 points and 9 assists. Joel Embiid finished the game with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists for Philadelphia.
Lakers lost to the Mavericks 128-110
Nets beat the Pistons 130-123. Kevin Durant scores 41 points and grabs 11 rebounds for the Nets.
Jazz fall to the Clippers 121-115
Tonight: Knicks host the Hornets tonight at 7:30pm at Madison Square Garden
Mavericks and Cavaliers 7pm
Magic at the Wizards 7pm
Nuggets versus the Pacers 7pm
Heat and Celtics 7:30pm ESPN
Timberwolves versus the Raptors 7:30pm
Thunder hosting the Hawks 8pm
Kings and Rockets 8pm
Grizzlies at the Spurs 8:30pm
Suns versus the Warriors 10pm ESPN
Pelicans and Trail Blazers 10pm
NASCAR Cup Series: Next stop on the NASCAR Cup Series is the Toyota Owners 400 at the Richmond Raceway Sunday, April 3 at 3:30pm on FOX.
NASCAR Xfinity Series: Toyota Care 250 is Saturday, April 2 at 1:30 pm at Richmond Raceway. Coverage is on FS1 and MRN.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Thursday April 7, flag drops 8pm at the Martinsville Speedway. FS1 and MRN will have your coverage.
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: The Whiteville Wolfpack beat the Gators of East Columbus 9-7 at Legion Stadium. Early on, the game was not as close as the score would indicate. Ty Lawson was on the mound for the Wolfpack and pitched five strong innings of near perfect ball. He gave up only two hits and struck out 11. Cody Etheridge came on in the sixth inning and made quick work of it. Whiteville brought in Thatcher Rooks to pitch in the seventh inning with a 9-0 lead. Rooks had a tough time finding the plate and getting outs, there were a few miscues by the Wolfpack defense that also helped extend the inning for the Gators. Rooks gave up seven runs for Whiteville. Ashton Hammonds was brought in with two outs and quickly struck out the next batter, putting an end to the late game rally by the Gators.
The Whiteville bats were hot on this chilly night, scoring nine runs. The inning started with a Bud Baldwin single over the short stops head, leaving Baldwin on second after a bobbled ball in the outfield. Luke Odham hit a sacrifice fly moving Baldwin to third base and the scoring started when Ty Lawson hit a deep sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Bud Baldwin from third base. The Wolfpack scored three runs in the bottom of the second on an RBI single to right field over the second baseman’s head by Grayson Creech, an RBI double by Grayson Bell to right field left Grayson on third base after an error by the right fielder. A wild pitch brought in Bell making the score 4-0 after two innings. The Wolfpack scored three more runs in the fourth inning. Will Fisher led the inning off with a walk and stole second. Grayson Creech made it on base due to an error on the second baseman, scoring Fisher from second. Grayson Bell was then hit by a pitch putting runners on first and second for Kyler Dowless who hit a 2 RBI double down the third base line, making the score 7-0. Whiteville added a run in the fifth when Sam Inman legged out an infield single on a ball hit deep in the hole at third base. Inman stole second base with ease and crossed the plate on a Luke Odham walk with the bases loaded. Whiteville also scored in the sixth inning when Kyler Dowless walked, then crossed the plate when Grayson Bell was hit by a pitch with bases loaded. That would make it 9-0 before the flood gates would open on Thatcher Rooks, giving up 7 runs in the top of the seventh inning.
Whiteville travels into the Swamp to take on East Columbus on Friday. The first pitch is scheduled for 7pm and the pre-game coverage starts at 6:45 on Kool-FM. You can 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
