A big free agent signing in baseball with former Red Sox starter Jon Lester deciding to sign a 6 year deal with the Chicago Cubs worth 155 million dollars.
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton suffering two fractures in his lower back in a car crash. The fractures are similar to those of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
In the NHL, Jonathan Bernier making some big saves down the stretch as the Leafs hold off Calgary 4-1……..Tomas Plekanec scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:16 remaining and Max Pacioretty added an empty netter with 1 second left to lead Montreal to a 3-1 win over Vancouver…..Chicago won its 7th straight, 3-2 over New Jersey in a shootout…..Buffalo got the lone goal in the third period for a 1-0 win over Los Angeles…..In other play, it was Columbus 3 Philadelphia 2 (OT)….Washington 5 Tampa Bay 3……Minnesota 5 N-Y Islanders 4…..Winnipeg 5 Dallas 2…..Nashville 3 Colorado 0 and San Jose 5 Edmonton 2.
7 Sea Dogs are on “Craig’s List”–the list of potential selections for next year’s NHL Draft. It’s the creation of TSN’s Director of Scouting Craig Button who’s a former NHL General Manager. Saint John has more players listed than any other team in junior hockey.
In the NBA, LeBron James scored 35 points as Cleveland wins its 8th in a row, 105-101 over the Raptors. Cleveland trails Toronto in the East by just 2 games.
