Justin Turner hit a walkoff three run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning off John Lackey to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs and a 2 games to nothing lead in the National League championship series. The walkoff homer was hit 29 years to the day Kirk Gibson of the Dodgers hit a walkoff homer in the World Series against reliever Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland A’s. That was the last time the Dodgers won the World Series.
The Rothesay High “AA” boys baseball team won the provincial championship.
In the “Q”, Mika Cyr scored 58 seconds into overtime to give the Moncton Wildcats a 4-3 victory over the Saint John Sea Dogs.
In the NHL, the expansion Las Vegas Golden Knights are now 4 and 1 after downing Boston 3-1 with former Bruin goalie Malcolm Subban picking up the win after Marc-Andre Fleury suffered a concussion Friday night against Detroit……In other play, it was Los Angeles over the New York Islanders 3-2 and Buffalo 3 Anaheim 1.
In the NFL, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers may miss the rest of the season after breaking his collarbone as the Packers lost to Minnesota 23-10….New England held off the New York Jets 24-17. The Jets were denied a touchdown on a controversial call……Kansas City lost for the first time this season, 19-13 to Pittsburgh. The winning touchdown was scored by Antonio Brown of the Steelers after a pass richocheted off the helmet of a Chiefs’ defender. Last night, the New York Giants won their first game of the season over Denver 23-10. In other play, it was Washington 26 San Francisco 24…..Chicago 27 Baltimore 24 (OT)…..Houston 33 Cleveland 17….Miami 20 Atlanta 17…..New Orleans 52 Detroit 38…..Arizona 38 Tampa Bay 33….Los Angeles Rams 27 Jacksonville 17 and the Los Angeles Chargers 17 Oakland 16.
A Moncton high school football team, the École L’Odyssée Olympiens, was forced to forfeit after 9 players sustained head injuries in a game against Tantramar.
The Harbour View High Junior Varsity girls soccer team clinched first place in the Southern Conference Playoff defeating Saint John High in a double shoot out.
The Harbour View High Field Hockey team defeated Sussex High and Rothesay-Netherwood over the weekend and is in first place in the southern region.
