Pittsburgh Penguins’ star Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with another concussion after being cross checked in the face in Tuesday night’s game. He will miss game 4 of the Eastern semifinal tonight against Washington.
The New York Rangers beat Ottawa 4-1, scoring twice within the first 7 minutes of the first period. The Senators still lead the series 2 games to 1…….Nashville got by St. Louis 2-1 to take a 3 games to 1 lead. Former Penguin james Neal got the winning goal.
In the Majors, the Boston Red Sox over Baltimore 5-2. Orioles centrefielder Adam Jones got a standing ovation as he came to bat in the first inning after being racially taunted the night before. After that, Boston pitcher Chris Sale threw behind the legs of Orioles slugger Manny Machado……Aaron Judge hit two more home runs after destroying a flat screen television with a long drive during batting practice, and Brett Gardner also hit two homers as the New York Yankees beat up on the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5. The Yankees have won 15 of their last 20 games. Elsewhere, it was Arizona 6 Washington 3……Detroit 5 Cleveland 2…..Pittsburgh 12 Cincinnati 3…..Tampa Bay 3 Miami 1….Atlanta 9 NY Mets 7…..Chicago Cubs 8 Philadelphia 3….Minnesota 9 Oakland 1….Houston 8 Texas 7….St. Louis 2 Milwaukee 1….Chicago White Sox 6 Kansas City 0…..Los Angeles Angels 6 Seattle 4 (11 innings)….Los Angeles Dodgers 13 San Francisco 5 and San Diego 6 Colorado 2.
The Saint John Riptide will kick off their run for a National Basketball League championship against the Island Storm tonight at Harbour Station. They want to turn Harbour Station into a sea of blue. Fans are being urged to wear blue colored clothing to the game that starts with the tipoff at 7:00. Those fans wearing blue will be automatically entered into contests for prizes like signed Riptide team basketballs and court side seat upgrades.
