The Saint John Riptide over the Orangeville A’s in the National Basketball League, 107-97. Anthony Anderson and Gabe Freeman each scored 24 points.
In the NHL, Buffalo snapped Montreal’s five game winning streak with a 2-1 win….Washington clinched the President’s Trophy for having the league’s best record and home ice advantage through the playoffs after a 2-0 win over the New York Rangers.
In the Majors, Chris Sale made his first start for the Red Sox, pitching seven innings and allowing just three hits in Boston’s 3-0 win over Pittsburgh in 12 innings. The winning runs came on a three run homer by Sandy Leon…..Dylan Bundy struck out eight over seven innings and the Baltimore Orioles got home runs by Adam Jones and Chris Davis to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1…..Tampa Bay beat the New York Yankees 4-1 and Cleveland swept a 3 game series from Texas, 9-6 on a grand slam homer in the 9th by Francisco Lindor. In other play, it was Minnesota 9 Kansas City 1….Washinton 6 Miami 4….Atlanta 3 NY Mets 1 (12 innings)….Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 0…..Houston 5 Seattle 3 (13 innings)…..Milwaukee 6 Colorado 1….Arizona 8 San Francisco 6…..Los Angeles Angels 5 Oakland 0 and Los Angeles Dodgers 3 San Diego 1.
A report on FoxBusiness.com claims former Yankee Derek Jeter and former Florida governor Jeb Bush are among those who might try to buy the Miami Marlins from Jeffrey Loria, who at one time owned the Montreal Expos.
In the NBA, Kyle Lowry scored 27 points and had 10 assists in his return from a wrist injury as the Toronto Raptors rallied to beat Detroit 105-102. The Raptors have already clinched a playoff spot and trail Cleveland in the East by 3 and a half games. Elsewhere, it was Cleveland 114 Boston 91….Golden State 120 Phoenix 111…Los Angeles Lakers 102 San Antonio 95…..Los Angeles Clippers 112 Dallas 101…..Oklahoma City 103 Memphis 100….Houston 110 Denver 104 and Miami 112 Charlotte 99.
