The NFL’s regular season got underway with Denver winning over Carolina 21-20 as the Panthers missed a 50 yard field goal. Several Panthers say their quarterback Cam Newton was being targeted with helmet-to-helmet hits and the officials weren’t doing enough to prevent it.
In the Majors, one of the baby bombers, Tyler Austin hit a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the New York Yankees their fifth straight win, 5-4 over Tampa Bay to move 9 games over .500. The Blue Jays and Red Sox were idle. In other play, it was Cleveland 10 Houston 7…..Philadelphia 4 Washington 1……Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 1…..Milwaukee 12 St. Louis 5……Seattle 6 Texas 3 and San Diego 14 Colorado 1.
Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg is out indefinitely with a strain in his right elbow.
The New York Mets have signed former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow to minor league contract.
At the Paralympics in Rio, in women’s wheelchair basketball, Canada defeated Britain 43-36.
Harbour Station is expected to to filled to capacity tonight for an exhibition game against Charlottetown that gets underway at 7:00.
