Madison Bumgarner threw five innings of scoreless relief as the San Francisco Giants win their third World Series in five years with a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Bumgarner was named the Most Valuable Player.
Just two games in the NHL……Detroit over Washington 4-2 and Edmonton lost to Nashville 4-1.
The Sea Dogs are now ranked 7th among junior teams in the country. They play in Cape Breton tonight. The Sea Dogs also rescheduling Support Our Troops Night from this Saturday to February 22nd. There will be a Remembrance Day pregame ceremony on Saturday night when Cape Breton is in town. There will also be a celebration of U-N-B Saint John’s 50th anniversary.
In the NBA, the Toronto Raptors opened their season with a 109-102 win over Atlanta…..Canadian born Andrew Wiggins, the number one selection in the draft, played 19 minutes for Minnesota and scored 6 points as the Timberwolves lose to Memphis 105-101…….Elsewhere, it was Charlotte 108 Milwaukee 106 (OT)…..Indiana 103 Philadelphia 91……Boston 121 Brooklyn 105…..Miamai 107 Washington 95…..Chicago 104 New York 80….Denver 89 Detroit 79…..Houston 104 Utah 93….Phoenix 119 Los Angeles Lakers 99….Golden State 95 Sacramento 77 and Portland 106 Oklahoma City 89.
The Saint John Mill Rats opened up their preseason at home with a 108-104 win over Moncton in their first ever school day game.
