3/26/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
NCAA Men’s Basketball: The Tar Heels took care of business and beat UCLA 73-66. Caleb Love finished the game with 30 points, Armando Bacot had a 14 point and 15 rebound double-double, and Brady Manek ended the game with 13 points for North Carolina. The Tar Heels will face the Saint Peters Peacocks. The Peacocks are this year’s Cinderella story, starting the NCAA Tournament in the 15 seed. Saint Peters knocked off Purdue 67-64 last night. Saint Peter’s versus North Carolina is scheduled for 5:05pm tomorrow on CBS.
Duke plays Arkansas tonight at 8:49pm on TBS.
The NCAA Championship game will be April 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
NHL: Carolina is back on the ice tonight in St. Louis against the Blues. The puck drops at 8pm
Yesterday: Penguins fall to the Rangers 5-1
Capitals beat the Sabres 4-3 in a shootout
Blue Jackets cannot handle the Jets 4-3 in overtime
Avalanche beat the Flyers 6-3
Coyotes got burned by the Flames 4-2
Today: Lightning and Red Wings 12:30pm
Islanders versus the Bruins 12:30pm
Black Hawks and Golden Knights 3pm ABC
Senators hosting the Panthers 7pm
Devils at the Capitals 7pm
Maple Leafs travel to face the Canadiens 7pm
Stars host the Canucks 7pm
Hurricanes at the Blues 8pm
Blue Jackets versus the Wild 8pm
Oilers at the Flames 10pm
Ducks face the Sharks 10:30pm
Kings host the Kraken 10:30pm
NBA Last Night: The Hornets beat the Jazz 107-101. Miles Bridges finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds, 25 points for Terry Rozier and LaMelo Ball finished with 21 points for Charlotte. The Hornets are in Brooklyn tomorrow night to face the Nets at 7:30pm
Wizards defeat the Pistons 100-97
Hawks host the Warriors 121-110. Trea Young had 33 points and 15 assists for the Hawks. Clay Thompson led the Warriors with 37 points.
Heat falls to the Knicks 111-103
The Mavericks lost to the Timberwolves 116-95.
Rockets take care of the Trail Blazers 125-106
76ers and Clippers 122-97. Joel Embiid finished with 27 points and James Harden finished with 29 points for Philadelphia.
Tonight: Spurs and Pelicans 5pm
Kings versus the Magic 7pm
Raptors hosting the Pacers 7pm
Nets and Heat 8pm
Bucks versus the Grizzlies 8pm
Bulls and the Cavaliers 8pm
Thunder travel to face the Nuggets 9pm
Rockets and Trail Blazers 10pm
NASCAR Cup Series: The EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix is up next at the Circuits of Americas in Austin, Texas. Green Flag drops Sunday at 3:30pm and is on FOX TV.
NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Pit Boss 250 is up next in the Xfinity Series at Circuits of Americas in Austin, Texas today at 4:30pm on FS1.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: The Camping World Truck Series is back today at Circuits of Americas in Austin, Texas. Flag drops at 1pm
Local: Dixie Youth Baseball registrations are going on right now through April 1, for ages 13-14 at the Whiteville Parks and recreation building. You must bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate when registering. The price is 15 dollars for city residents and 25 dollars for county residents.
Varsity Boys Baseball: The Whiteville Wolfpack took care of East Bladen 5-2. The Wolfpack gave East Bladen their second loss this week, which coincidently is East Bladen’s second loss of the season. The Eagles came into Legion Stadium looking for revenge and scored two quick runs of Fisher Soles in the first inning, Soles found his groove and pitched the complete game with 5 strike outs, for the win. In the bottom of the first Whiteville got those two runs back when JT Todd led the game off with a walk and then stole second base. Bud Baldwin came up to bat with one out and he singled back up the middle scoring JT Todd from second base. Todd came across the plate hobbling with a pulled leg muscle and had to leave the game. Baldwin stole second and moved to third on a bad throw down to second. Ty Lawson walked, and Luke Odham picked up an RBI when he hit a hard grounder off the third baseman and outran the throw to first. Bud Baldwin scored on the play tying the game up 2-2 in the bottom of the first.
Whiteville then put the finishing runs on the board in the bottom of the fourth. Grayson Bell led off the inning with a single and stole second. Bud Baldwin got a base on balls. Bell and Baldwin pull off a double steal and stand at second and third base with Ty Lawson at the Plate. Lawson then had a 2-RBI, stand-up triple as he roped a line drive over the Left fielders’ head and the ball went to the fence. Baldwin, the trail runner, crossed the plate before the left fielder even picked up the ball. Luke Odham got up and found the hole between third base and the shortstop, scoring Ty Lawson from third. That brought the score to 5-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning and that is how it ended.
The Whiteville Wolfpack hosts East Columbus on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 7pm and the pre-game coverage starts at 6:45. You can catch every pitch of every home 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 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, and other Podcast sites. Local Sports stories, as well as questions and comments can be submitted to Vinny at sports@kool1039radio.com
