New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was voted the league’s top player in the NFL Network’s annual top 100 poll based on rankings by other NFL players.
In the Majors, reliever Aroldis Chapman shut down a ninth inning rally by the Chicago White Sox as the New York Yankees won 6-5. Yankee second baseman Starlin Castro had to leave the game with a strained hamstring…..The Boston Red Sox kept pace with a 4-1 win over Minnesota as Chris Sale strikes out 9 for his 10th win of the season. Mitch Moreland hit a solo homer for the third straight game and Craig Kimbrel picked up his 21st save…..In a big National League matchup, the Chicago Cubs edged Washington 5-4. A total of 7 runs were scored in the 9th inning by both teams…..The Los Angeles Dodgers`10 game winning streak came to an end as they were shut out by the Los Angeles Angels 4-0. In other play, it was Arizona 6 Philadelphia 1….St. Louis 8 Cincinnati 2…..Cleveland 15 Texas 9 and San Francisco 9 Colorado 2.
The East Coast Games saw Brady Graves of Saint John break a provincial record in winning the Under 23 five thousand metres that was formerly held by double Olympian Joel Bourgeois. This year’s event served as the team trials for athletes hoping to join Team New Brunswick for the Canada Summer Games.
Serena Williams fired back on Twitter in response to John McEnroe sayingt that if she played on the men’s circuit, she’d be “like number 700 in the world.” Williams asked him to keep her out of his statements that are not factually based. Besides, she’s too busy these days having a baby.
