In the NHL, two of Montreal’s goals went in off deflections including Paul Byron’s winner at 3:15 of overtime as the Canadiens defeat Buffalo 3-2…….Philadelphia moves into playoff contention after a 3-2 win over Chicago…..The Rangers got by Anaheim 2-1….Edmonton over St. Louis 6-4…..Colorado downed Vancouver 3-1 and Calgary beat Winnipeg 4-1.
Anthony Anderson drilled 6 three pointers virtually in a row in the third quarter to break open a tight game and propel the Saint John Mill Rats to 119-111 win over the Moncton Miracles.
In the NBA, it was Golden State 121 New York 85…..Oklahoma City 130 Boston 109……Charlotte 107 Orlando 99…..Cleveland 99 Dallas 98…..Washington 117 Chicago 96…..Atlanta 118 Detroit 114…..Minnesota 114 Memphis 108…..Los Angeles Clippers 122 Houston 106 and New Orleans 123 Sacramento 108.
The Chicago Bears trading tight end Martellus Bennett to the New England Patriots for a fourth round draft pick.
The brain disease the NFL has now acknowledged can be caused by getting hit in the head playing football appears to be more widespread than originally thought according to new scientific evidence.
