02/17/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
Local Sports: The Conference Tournament at Pender High School is underway, and it is time for the quarter finals, both Whiteville teams are in action today. The Girls Varsity game is 4pm and the Boys are scheduled at 5:30pm. Both Wolfpack teams had the number one seed in the tournament and had a bye in the first round.
Whiteville Wolfpack Varsity Baseball starts the 2022 season with a scrimmage on the road today at North Brunswick. This scrimmage game was originally scheduled for Friday. Don’t forget that you can get all your away game updates, and every pitch of home games for the Wolfpack on your hometown station Kool 103.9FM/ WTXY AM1540 and streaming on www.Kool1039Radio.com
NBA Last Night: Hawks beat the Magic 130-109
The Nets beat the Knicks 108-106. Nets came back from 28 points down to win. It was the largest comeback win in the Nets franchise history, and it was also the largest comeback that the Knicks have allowed in franchise history.
Wizards lost at the Pacers 113-108
Celtics fall to the Pistons 112-111
Spurs defeat the Thunder 114-106
Timberwolves take down the Raptors 103-91
Kings lost to the Bulls 125-118
Trail Blazers win on the road at the Grizzlies 123-119
Rockets get burnt by the Suns 124-121
Jazz fall to the Lakers 106-101. Davis left the game with an injured ankle. Xray was negative, they will have a MRI today. He is expected to miss two weeks.
Warriors lost to the Nuggets 117-116
Today: Heat at Hornets tonight at the Spectrum Center. Tip-off is 7pm
Wizards and Nets 7:30pm
Mavericks versus Pelicans 8pm
Bucks host the 76ers 8:30pm TNT
Rockets at Clippers 10:30pm
Olympics: Canada wins 3-2 in women’s hockey. Canada gets the Gold and USA gets the Silver medal.
USA has 21 total medals and sits in fourth place amongst countries with medals.
NHL Yesterday:
Panthers beat the Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime. The Hurricanes only had 18 shots on net but were in it to the end. Teuvo Teravainen and Tony DeAngelo had goals for Carolina. Frederik Anderson was in net for Carolina. The Hurricanes are now 32-11-4 and in second place in the Metropolitan division.
Jets beat Wild 6-3
Flames 6-2 over the Ducks
Avalanche shutout the Golden Knights 2-0
Tonight: Senators versus the Sabres 7pm
Blues and Canadiens 7pm
Penguins at the Maple Leafs 7pm
Flyers host the Capitals 7pm
Red Wings and Rangers 7pm
Bruins at Islanders 7:30pm
Jets host the Kraken 8pm NHL Network
Blue Jackets versus the Blackhawks 8:30pm
Ducks and Oilers 9pm
Canucks against the Sharks 10:30 pm
NCAA Men’s Basketball Yesterday: Campbell lost to Radford 71-67
Furman beats Western Carolina 103-85
UNC-Asheville defeats Charleston Southern 85-66
North Carolina A & T lost on the road at Hampton 93-82
North Carolina Tar Heels lost to Pittsburgh 76-67. Caleb love had 19 points, Brady Manek finished with a 12 points and 10 rebound double-double, and Armando Bacot had 7 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the Tar Heels.
Today: Towson at North Carolina-Wilmington 6pm CBS Sports Network
Delaware and Elon 7pm
UNC Greensboro versus Chattanooga 7pm
South Alabama and Coastal Carolina 7pm
South Florida hosts East Carolina 7pm
Charlotta at West Kentucky 8pm CBS Sports Network
Longwood versus High Point 9pm ESPNU
NASCAR Upcoming Races: The NASCAR Cup Series kicks off this week with the 64th running of The Daytona 500. The race coverage starts at 2:30 on FOX.
Feb 27 – Wise Power 400 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.
– 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
