4/06/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
NCAA: Mike Schrage resigns as men’s basketball head coach at Elon. He will return to Duke as an assistant coach according to reports.
PGA: Tiger Woods will play tomorrow in the opening round of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia. Tiger Woods says, “I think I can win this week.”
NFL: Stephon Diggs signs 4-year, 104 million dollars extension with the Buffalo Bills
NHL Last Night: Hurricanes fall to the Sabres 4-2. Nino Niederreiter and Jesper Fast scored for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen was in net for the Hurricanes and stopped 18 of 22 shots on net. Carolina is back on the ice at home looking for revenge against these same Sabres tomorrow at 7:30pm.
Blue Jackets defeated the Flyers 4-2
Avalanche beat the Penguins 6-4
Rangers beat Devils 3-1
Senators take care of the Canadiens 6-3
Maple Leafs cannot handle the Panthers and lost 7-6 in overtime
Red Wings defeat the Bruins 5-3
Wild get taken down by the Predators 6-2
Islanders lost to the Stars 3-2
Oilers take on the Sharks 2-1 in overtime
Tonight: Lightning versus the Capitals 7:30pm TNT
Red Wings and Jets 7:30pm
Kraken and Blues 8pm
The Ducks host the Flames 10pm
Canucks at the Golden Knights 10pm
NBA Last Night: Heat beat the Hornets 145-115. Miles Bridges had 29 points; P.J. Washington finished with 13 points for Charlotte. LaMelo Ball had a 18 point and 14 assist double-double for the Hornets in the loss. Charlotte is back on the court tomorrow at the Spectrum Center. They host the Magic at 7:30pm.
76ers beat Pacers 131-122
Cavaliers lost to the Magic 120-115
Rockets cannot handle the Nets 118-105
Hawks defeated the Raptors 118-108
Trail Blazers falls to the Thunder 98-94
Bucks beat Bulls 127-106. Bucks clinch Central division.
Wizards take down the Timberwolves 132-114
Spurs beat the Nuggets 116-97
Grizzlies lost to the Jazz 121-115 in overtime
The Kings took the loss against the Pelicans 123-109
Lakers and Suns 121-110. Suns franchise high 63-win season.The Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs.
Tonight: Mavericks and Pistons 7pm
Nets at Knicks 7:30pm ESPN
Hawks hosts the Wizards 8pm
Celtics take on the Bulls 8pm
Thunder versus Jazz 9pm
Suns and Clippers 10pm ESPN
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: The Truck Series is in action tomorrow, April 7. The flag drops at 8pm in Martinsville at the Martinsville Speedway. FS1 and MRN will have your coverage.
NASCAR Cup Series: 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 traveled to Pender yesterday and got the win 5-0, in a six-inning rain shortened game. Ty Lawson was on the mound and once again dominated the opposing batters. Every out recorded against the Patriots was a strikeout, 18 in total. Look for the full story on the game in the Sports section at www.ColumbusCountyNews.com
Pender comes to Whiteville on Friday looking for revenge. The first pitch is scheduled for 7pm and the pre-game coverage starts at 6:45pm on Kool-FM. You can catch every pitch 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 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 sports@kool1039radio.com
