4/08/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
MLB: 5-4 Cubs beat the Brewers
3-1 Royals over the Cleveland Guardians
9-0 Cardinals beat the Pirates
5-1 Mets defeat the Nationals
6-3 Reds beat the Brewers
3-1 Astros over the Angels
4-2 Diamondbacks beat the Padres
Today: Red Sox at Yankees 1:05pm MLB Network
White Sox versus the Tigers 1:10pm
Brewers and Cubs 2:20pm MLB Network
Athletics at the Phillies 3:05pm
Orioles versus the Rays 3:10pm
Mariners at Twins 4:10pm
Dodgers and Rockies 4:10pm
Marlins at the Giants 4:35pm
Mets at Nationals 7:05pm
Rangers and Blue Jays 7:07pm
Reds and Braves 7:20pm
Astros versus the Angels 9:38pm
Padres and Diamondbacks 9:40pm
PGA: Tiger Woods –1 after the first round of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia. Tiger Woods tees off at 1:41pm
NHL Last Night: Hurricanes take care of the Sabres 5-3. Jordan Staal and Sabastian Aho both had two goals and Tuevo Tarevainen scored for the Hurricanes. Antii Raanta stopped 18/21 shots on net. Carolina is back on the ice tonight in the PNC Arena versus the Islanders. The puck drops at 7pm.
Flyers beat the Blue Jackets 4-1
Penguins lost to the Rangers 3-0
Predators defeat the Senators 3-2
Devils lost to the Canadiens 7-4
Kraken take care of the Blackhawks 2-0
Maple Leafs beat the Stars 4-3 in overtime
Canucks defeat the Coyotes 5-1
Sharks cannot handle the Flames 4-2
Oilers beat the Kings 3-2
Tonight: Bruins versus the Lightning 7pm
Sabres and Panthers 7pm
Wild takes on the Blues 7pm
The Jets host the Avalanche at 8pm
NBA Last Night: Hornets take care of the Magic 128-101. LaMelo Ball finished with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists; Terry Rozier had 22 points and 8 rebounds and Kelly Oubre Jr. ended the game with 16 points for Charlotte. The Hornets are back on the hardwood tonight in Chicago. Tip-off is 8pm
The Celtics fell to the Bucks 127-121. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points and 11 rebounds and Jru Holiday had 29 points for the Bucks. Marcus Smart led the Celtics with 29 points. With the Boston loss, Miami secures the number one seed.
76ers got surprised by the Raptors 119-114
The Trail Blazers cannot handle the Pelicans 127-94
Spurs lost to the Timberwolves 127-121
Grizzlies lost to the Nuggets 122-109
Lakers suffer another loss and fall to the Warriors 128-112
Tonight: Hornets are in Chicago at 8pm
Knicks and Wizards 7pm
Bucks at Pistons 7pm NBA TV
Rockets versus the Raptors 7:30pm
The Nets host the Cavaliers at 7pm
Miami hosting the Hawks 8pm
Trail Blazers and Mavericks 8pm
Suns and Jazz 9:30pm NBA TV
Thunder versus the Lakers 10:30pm
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Fellow North Carolinian, driving the #7 Chevrolet, William Byron led 94 of 200 laps last night as he dominated and took the checkered flag in the Truck Series at the Martinsville Speedway. It is Byrons’ first win in the truck series since 2016. # 13 Johny Saunters takes second place in his Toyota, in his return to the racing series. The #51 Toyota of Kyle Busch came in third
NASCAR Xfinity Series: Tonight, at the Martinsville Speedway. The flag drops at 7:30pm
NASCAR Cup Series: Blue-Emo Maximum Pain Relief 400 at the Martinsville Speedway. The race is on Saturday April 9, at 7:30pm.
Varsity Boys Baseball: Pender comes to Whiteville today looking for revenge. Varsity 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