3/8/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up
NBA: Hornets are back in action as they host the Nets tonight at the Spectrum Center. Tip-off is 7pm
Last Night: Hawks falls to the Pistons 113-110 in overtime
Bulls lost to the 76ers 121-106. James Harden finished with 16 points and 24 assists and Joel Embiid ended the game with 43 points and 14 rebounds.
Heat beat the Rockets 123-106. Victor Oladipo was back in action for the first time since April 2021 and scored 11 points in his time restricted 15 minutes for the game.
Trail Blazers got devoured by the Timberwolves 124-81
The Mavericks beat the Jazz 111-103. Luka Doncic ended the game with 35 points and 16 rebounds.
The Lakers lost to the Spurs 117-110. LeBron James did not play.
Warriors cannot handle the Nuggets 131-124. Nikola Jokic gets another triple double with 32 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists for Denver.
Knicks take down the Kings 131-115
Tonight: Hornets host the Nets 7pm
Suns versus the Magic 7pm
Cavaliers and Pacers 7pm
Pelicans and Grizzlies 7:30pm TNT
Bucks at Thunder 8pm
The Warriors hosts the Clippers at 10pm TNT
NHL: Hurricanes host the Avalanche on Thursday at 7pm in the PNC Arena
Yesterday: Kings beat Bruins 3-2
Panthers over the Sabres 6-1
Maple Leafs defeat the Blue Jackets 5-4
Islanders defeat the Avalanche 5-4
Oilers get burned by Flames 3-1
Tonight: Devils host the Avalanche 7pm
Panthers and Penguins 7pm
Golden Knights versus the Flyers 7pm
Coyotes at the Red Wings 7:30pm
Kraken and Maple Leafs 7:30pm
Jets host the Lightning 8pm
Senators versus the Blues 8pm
Stars at the Predators 8pm
Rangers and wild 8pm
Blackhawks host the Ducks 8:30pm
Capitals at the Flames 9pm
MLB: The league and the players approved a 14 second pitch clock, larger bases and banned the infield shift for the upcoming season. No deal has been made to resolve the work stoppage dispute between the two sides. More games have been cancelled and even more are expected. The players are ready and waiting for this to be resolved. Most of them can return to activities as soon as the strike is over.
NCAA Men’s Basketball:
ACC Accolades: Alondes Williams of Wake Forest was named the ACC Player of the Year, Armando Bacot of North Carolina came in second for the award. Pablo Banchero of Duke won the Rookie of the Year Award in the ACC. Coach of the Year went to Steve Forbes of Wake Forest. North Carolina State’s Dereon Seabron was the ACC’s Most improved Player.
Yesterday: Charleston lost to North Carolina-Wilmington 60-57
Today: North Carolina State at Clemson 4pm ACC Network
Delaware versus North Carolina-Wilmington 7pm CBS Sports Network
Selection Sunday is this week at 6pm on CBS, with the first games starting Tuesday March 15. The NCAA Championship game will be April 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
NASCAR Cup Series:
Next up for the Cup Series is the Ruoff Mortgage 500 at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale. The engines are scheduled to start at 3:30pm with TV coverage on FOX.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19 at 2:30pm
NASCAR Xfinity Series continues March 12 in Phoenix 4:30pm on FS1 and MRN
Local Sports: The Wolfpack were back in action today, as Laney comes to Legion Stadium. The first pitch is scheduled for 6pm. You can catch every home pitch and away game updates 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 [email protected]
