4/05/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
NCAA Championship: North Carolina could not hold on and Kansas showed why they should be the NCAA Champions. The Tar Heels dropped a tough one 72-69. North Carolina had the game in their hands giving up just 25 points in the first half, but gave up 47 points in the second half, including a late Jayhawk three-pointer by David McCormack to seal the deal. McCormack hit a close range shot with 1:21 left in the game to take the lead for Kansas after trailing by 16 earlier. It is the largest comeback in the history of the tournament. Armando Bacot had a 15 point and 15 rebound double-double and Caleb Love finished with 13 points for the Tar Heels. It is the fourth National Championship for the Kansas Jayhawks program.
PGA: Tiger Woods will play in the Masters this week in Augusta, Georgia. Tiger Woods says, “I think I can win this week.” The first round starts Thursday.
NHL Last Night: Bruins beat the Blue Jackets 3-2 in overtime
Maple Leafs defeat the Lightning 6-2
Coyotes fall to the Blues 5-1
Kings get cooked by the Flames 3-2
Tonight: Hurricanes travel to take on the Sabres at 7pm
Blue Jackets and Flyers 7pm
Avalanche at the Penguins 7pm
Rangers and Devils 7pm
Senators versus the Canadiens 7pm
Maple Leafs at the Panthers 7pm
Red Wings hosting the Bruins 7:30pm
Wild takes on the Predators 8pm
Islanders at the Stars 8:30pm
Oilers take on the Sharks 10:30pm
NBA Last Night: No Games scheduled
Tonight: Heat hosting the Hornets tonight at 7:30pm
76ers and Pacers 7pm
Cavaliers at the Magic 7pm
Rockets versus the Nets 7:30pm
Hawks take on the Raptors at 7:30pm
Trail Blazers and Thunder 8pm
Bucks at Bulls 8pm ESPN
Wizards and Timberwolves 8pm
Spurs versus the Nuggets 9pm
Grizzlies take on the Jazz 9pm
Kings hosting the Pelicans at 10pm
Lakers and Suns 10:30pm NBA TV
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Thursday April 7, flag drops 8pm at the Martinsville Speedway. FS1 and MRN will have your coverage.
NASCAR Cup Series: Next up is the Blue-Emo Maximum Pain Relief 400 at the Martinsville Speedway. The race is on Saturday April 9, at 7:30pm.
NASCAR Xfinity Series: Martinsville Speedway Friday April 8, 7:30pm
Varsity Boys Baseball: Whiteville travels to Pender today. Due to pending weather conditions for this evening the Varsity Baseball game has been moved up 2.5 hours. The first pitch is scheduled for 5pm and the pre-game coverage starts at 4:45pm on Kool-FM. You can catch the away game updates on Kool 103.9-FM radio and streaming at www.Kool1039Radio.com
Both the Pender versus Wolfpack JV softball and baseball games have been moved to next week.
– 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 10:30am 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]
