02/09/2022 Daily Sports Wrap Up
Olympics: United States gets its first gold medal of the Beijing Games, Lindsey Jacobellis get it in Womens Snowboard Cross. The United States now has seven total medals: one gold, five silver and one bronze.
MLB: Umpire Joe West retires after 5,460 games umpiring games. The 69-year-old holds the record for umpire appearances in Major League baseball.
NBA: The trade deadline is Thursday.
Pelicans get PJ McCollum, Larry Nance, and Tony Snell in a trade with the Trail Blazers for Josh Hart and future draft picks.
Yesterday: Suns beat the 76ers 114-109. Devin Booker scored 35 points and Chris Paul gets 16 points and 12 assists for the Suns. Joel Embiid finished with 34 points and 12 rebounds for the 76ers.
Celtics take down the Nets 126-91. Six wins in a row for the Celtics and 9 losses in a row for the Nets. No Harden or Irving, and Durant out with an injury and the Nets look very lack luster.
Pacers fall to the Hawks 133-112
Grizzlies take care of the Clippers 135-109
Rockets can’t handle the Pelicans 110-97
Pistons lost to Mavericks 116-86
Nuggets beat the Knicks 132-115
Lakers lost to the Bucks 131-116
Timberwolves defeat the Kings 134-114
Magic beat the Trail Blazers 113-95
Tonight: Hornets host the Bulls tonight at 7:30 pm at the Spectrum Center on ESPN.
Spurs and Cavaliers 7pm
Raptors versus the Thunder 8pm
Warriors at the Jazz 10pm ESPN
Trail Blazers host the Lakers 10pm
Timberwolves and the Kings at 10pm
NHL Yesterday: The Hurricanes fell to Ottawa 4-3. Antti Raanta was in net for Carolina and stopped 27 shots on goal. Brendan Sith, Andrei Svechnikov and Vincent Trocheck had goals for the Hurricanes. The “canes are 31-10-3 and sit in first place in the Metropolitan division. They are back on the ice tomorrow in Boston, puck drops at 7pm.
Blue Jackets beat the Capitals 5-4
Bruins lost to the Penguins 4-2
Devils defeat the Canadiens 7-1
Wild get shut out for the first time this season by the Jets 2-0.
Golden Knights blank the Oilers 4-0
Coyotes lost to the Canucks 5-1
Tonight: Flyers host the Red Wings 7pm
Predators at the Stars 8pm TNT
Blackhawks versus the Oilers 8pm
Golden Knights and the Flames 9:30pm
The Coyotes travel to face the Kraken at 10pm
Islanders versus the Canucks 10:30pm TNT
NCAA Men’s Basketball Yesterday: The North Carolina Tar Heels beat Clemson 79-77. Armando Bacot had a double-double and led the Tar Heels with 24 points and 10 rebounds. RJ Davis ended the game with 16 points. Rechon ‘Leaky’ Black ended the game with 11 points and 4 rebounds and Caleb Love had 10 points for NC.
East Carolina beat Tulsa 73-71. The Pirates move to 11-11 on the season. Vance Jackson Jr led the way for East Carolina with 22 points, 4 rebounds and an assist.
Tonight: Hampton at UNC Ashville 6pm
Saint Joseph (PA) versus Davidson (19-3) at 7pm
Gardner-Webb at Campbell 7pm
North Carolina A & T hosts Charleston Southern 7pm
Wake Forest and North Carolina State 7pm
Western Carolina at Chattanooga 7pm
NFL: Super Bowl 56 is Sunday at 3:30pm in Los Angeles on NBC.
NASCAR Upcoming Races: Feb 20 – Daytona 500 in Florida.
Feb 27 – Wise Power 400 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.
Local Girls Varsity Basketball Today:
East Columbus is in Whiteville to face the Lady Wolfpack at 6pm
Last Night: East Columbus Gators swallow South Columbus 55-8
West Columbus lost at Pender 39-31
Heide Trask lost to Whiteville 57-42
Boys Varsity Basketball Tonight: West Columbus at South Columbus 7:30pm
Whiteville hosts East Columbus 7:30pm
Whiteville falls to Heide Trask 58-46
Pender beats West Columbus 61-59
East Columbus over South Columbus 52-31
You can catch all the Whiteville Wolfpack home Varsity baseball games and away game updates on your hometown station Kool 103.9-FM. Do not forget that you can stream the action on 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, Anchor FM, and other Podcast sites. Local Sports stories, as well as questions and comments can be submitted to Vinny at sports@kool1039radio.com
