It wasn’t meant to be for Hampton’s Jeff Smith at the BDO’s World Darts Championship. Smith lost seven sets to one in the final to Scott Waites of England. The 40 year-old secured a berth in next year’s World Championships. This is the second year in a row that Smith made it to the final four in the tournament.
In the NFL playoffs, Aaron Rodgers threw for two touchdowns as Green Bay came back from an 11-0 deficit to beat Washington 35-18……Minnesota kicker Blair Walsh missed a 27 yard field goal attempt with 22 seconds remaining and Seattle hung on for a 10-9 win over the Vikings.
Matthew Highmore scored a hat trick, including the game winner as the Sea Dogs rallied for a 5-4 win over Rimouski.
In the NHL, Jaromir Jagr and Jonathan Huberdeau scored in the first period as Florida won its 12th straight, 2-1 over Edmonton……Chicago won its 7th in a row, 6-3 over Colorado…..Alex Ovechkin scored his 500th and 501st goals of his career as Washington beats Ottawa 7-1……Detroit won its fourth in a row, 2-1 over Anaheim….It was Buffalo over Winnipeg 4-2 and New Jersey got by Minnesota 2-1.
In the National Basketball League, the Saint John Mill Rats defeated Charlottetown 108-88,
At the Riverboat Classic Basketball Tournament…….Sussex High won the girls championship, 68-57 over Kennebecasis Valley High. The Horton Griffins won the boys title with a 64-54 win over Fredericton High.
At the Top of the Hill Varsity Girls Basketball Tournament at Rothesay-Netherwood, St. Stephen won the final 43-42 over James M. Hill.
In the NBA, it was the Los Angeles Clippers 114 New Orleans 111 (OT)…..Dallas 93 Minnesota 87…..Cleveland 95 Philadelphia 85……Memphis 101 Boston 98…..Houston 107 Indiana 103 (OT)…..New York 100 Milwaukee 88…….Denver 95 Charlotte 92………Portland 115 Oklahoma City 110 and Utah 86 Los Angeles Lakers 74.
