Local
West Columbus Vikings Cheer Squad: Today is West Columbus High School Cheer Squad tryouts from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Varsity Baseball: West Columbus beat Pender 16-2.
East Columbus beats South Columbus 14-4.
Whiteville beat Trask 4-2. See the story on this page.
Girls Varsity Soccer: East Columbus beat West Columbus 7-1.
NBA Playoffs
Bulls lost to the Bucks 116-100. Milwaukee wins the series.
The Nuggets fell to the Warriors 102-98. Golden State wins the series.
Tonight: 76ers versus the Raptors 7 p.m. The 76ers lead the series 3-2.
Suns at Pelicans 7:30 p.m. on TNT. Suns lead the series 3-2.
Mavericks at Jazz 10 p.m. The Jazz lead the series 3-2.
MLB
Wednesday
Brewers beat Pirates 3-1.
Mariners lost to the Rays 3-2.
Padres defeat the Reds 8-5.
Rockies cannot handle the Phillies 7-3.
The Orioles got beaten by the Yankees 5-2.
Marlins beat Nationals 2-1.
The Red Sox took down the Blue Jays 7-1.
Royals fall to the White Sox 7-3.
Cubs defeat the Braves 6-3.
Tigers got blanked by the Twins 5-0.
Mets lost to the Cardinals 10-5.
Astros beat Rangers 4-3.
Guardians cannot handle the Angels 9-5.
Dodgers got beaten by the Diamondbacks 3-1.
The Athletics defeated the Giants 1-0.
Thursday: Brewers at Pirates 12:35 p.m.
Mariners at Rays 1:10 p.m.
Padres at Reds 12:35 p.m.
Rockies at Phillies 1:05 p.m.
Orioles at Yankees 1:05 p.m.
Marlins at Nationals 1:05 p.m.
Tigers at Twins 1:10 p.m.
Red Sox at Blue Jays 3:07 p.m.
Royals at White Sox 2:10 p.m.
Cubs at Braves 7:20 p.m.
Diamondbacks at Cardinals 7:45 p.m.
NHL
The Hurricanes end the regular season tonight versus the Devils at PNC Arena. The puck drops at 7 p.m.
Flyers got blanked by the Jets 4-0.
Canadians beat Rangers 4-3.
Golden Knights fell to the Blackhawks 4-3 in a shootout.
Coyotes defeated the Stars 4-3 in overtime.
Kings beat Kraken 5-3.
Tonight: Devils and Hurricanes 7 p.m.
Panthers and Senators 7 p.m.
Sabres and Bruins 7 p.m.
Lightning and Blue Jackets 7 p.m.
Capitals and Islanders 7 p.m.
Flames and Wild 8 p.m.
Sharks and Oilers 9 p.m.
Predators and Avalanche 9 p.m.
Kings and Canucks 10 p.m.
NASCAR Cup Series
The DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by Reladyne is Sunday, May 1 at the Dover Motor Speedway in Delaware. The flag drops at 3 p.m.
NASCAR Xfinity Series: The A-Game 200 is next on the NACSAR Xfinity schedule at the Dover Motor Speedway April 30 at 1:30 p.m. on FX1.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Next race is Friday May 6, in Darlington, S.C.
– Vinny Pagano is the Sports Editor for Columbus County News and Sports Director for WTXY Kool 103.9FM & AM1540. Join Vinny every Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. 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 .
