The Major League Baseball season getting underway……The Blue Jays downed Tampa Bay 5-3 with Marcus Stroman allowing three runs and six hits over eight plus innings. The World Champion Kansas City Royals edged the New York Mets 4-3 and Pittsburgh downed St. Louis 4-1.
The Saint John Vito’s have won another major title, capturing the Atlantic Major Midget Hockey championship in Newfoundland on a goal by Ben Reid 52 seconds into overtime on a breakaway. The Vito’s forced overtime by tying the game with 10 seconds left in regulation time on a goal by Alex Hambly. The Vito’s next challenge is the Telus Cup which gets underway later this month at the Q-Plex.
In the NHL, Patrick Kane scored three goals in Chicago’s 6-4 win over Boston…..The Bruins are one point out of the final playoff spot in the East…..Philadelphia failed to take advantage of the Bruin loss as the Flyers lose to Pittsburgh, 6-2…..It was St. Louis over Colorado 5-1……Anaheim defeated Dallas 3-1 and Winnipeg beat Minnesota 5-1.
March Madness ends tonight when North Carolina takes on Villanova for the NCAA men’s basketball championship.
In the NBA, it was Boston 107 Los Angeles Lakers 100….Golden State 136 Portland 111……Indiana 92 New York 87…..Chicago 102 Milwaukee 98…..Utah 101 Phoenix 86….Orlando 119 Memphis 107…..Los Angeles Clippers 114 Washington 109…..Dallas 88 Minnesota 78….Houston 118 Oklahoma City 110….Cleveland 112 Charlotte 103 and New Orleans 106 Brooklyn 87.
