In the Majors, J.A. Happ improved to 9 and 3 as the Blue Jays beat Arizona 5-2 with Russell Martin, Edwin Encarnacion and Troy Tulowitski hitting home runs…..Starlin Castro hit a walkoff homer in the bottom of the 9th as the New York Yankees rallied for a 9-8 win over Colorado….The Chicago White Sox took their third straight from the Boston Red Sox, 8-6…..A-L East leading Baltimore gained ground with a 7-2 win over San Diego……St. Louis swept the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field for the first time since 1988, winning 7-2. Elsewhere, it was the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Washington 3….Minnesota 6 Philadelphia 5…..Texas 6 Cincinnati 4….Detroit 5 Seattle 1…..Cleveland 6 Tampa Bay 1……San Francisco 7 Pittsburgh 6…..Milwaukee 4 Oakland 2…..Houston 3 Los Angeles Angels 2…..NY Mets 4 Kansas City 3 and Miami 3 Atlanta 0.
Former Major League pitcher Jason Dickson, who comes from Miramichi, is the new President of Baseball Canada.
Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane won three awards including the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player. The NHL also announced it’s expanding to Las Vegas. Former Bruin forward Milan Lucic is becoming a free agent.
Former Saint John Sea Dog forward Sam Povorozniuk has signed a tryout contract with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. He scored 39 goals this past season and then 14 more in the playoffs.
At Euro 2016, Portugal advances to the knockout stage after a 3-3 tie with Hungary…..Christiano Ronaldo scored twice in the second half….Iceland advanced with a 2-1 win over Austria…..Sweden was eliminated after losing to Belgium 1-0 and Ireland advanced with a 1-0 upset of Italy.
