In the NHL, David Pastrnak scored his second goal of the game 1:23 in overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win over Florida…..Bryan Rust scored three goals and Sidney Crosby got his league leading 17th goal of the season as Pittsburgh outlasts Ottawa 8-5……Washington got by Buffalo in overtime 3-2 and it was Columbus over Arizona 4-1.
Andrew Luck was back after suffering a concussion and threw for four touchdowns as Indianpolis beat up on the New York Jets 41-10.
In the NBA, LeBron James scored 34 points in Cleveland’s 116-112 win over the Toronto Raptors….Klay Thompson scored 60 points for Golden State as the Warriors beat Indiana 142-106. In other play, it was Houston 107 Boston 106…..Denver 106 Philadelphia 98…..Oklahoma City 102 Atlanta 99….Washington 118 Brooklyn 113….Houston 107 Boston 106…..Portland 112 Chicago 110…..San Antonio 97 Milwaukee 96…..Memphis 110 New Orleans 108 (2OT)…..Charlotte 109 Dallas 101 and Utah 107 Los Angeles Lakers 101.
The San Francisco Giants have landed the top flight reliever they have been lacking with a four year, $62 million contract with righthander Mark Melancon. The Toronto Blue Jays have signed veteran Steve Pearce who hit .288 with 13 homers in 85 games last season with Tampa Bay and Baltimore.
