In the NHL, Tuukka Rask made 33 saves as the Bruins shut out St. Louis 2-0…..Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves as Pittsburgh blanks Montreal 4-0…..Nashville trounced the Maple Leafs 9-2……In other play, it was Detroit 5 Columbus 0…….N-Y Islanders 5 Tampa Bay 2…….Buffalo 4 San Jose 1……Winnipeg 3 New Jersey 1…..Carolina 6 Dallas 4……Washington 2 Arizona 1 (OT)…….Calgary 4 Anaheim 3 (SO) and Los Angeles 5 Florida 2.
In the NBA, Kobe Bryant scored 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers held on for just their second win of the season, 114-109 over the Atlanta Hawks. Elsewhere, it was Milwaukee 117 New York 113…..Utah 98 Oklahoma City 81 and New Orleans 106 Sacramento 100.
In boys varsity basketball, Harvey High downing Samuel de Champlain 90-27 to improve to 2 and 0.
In girls varsity basetball, it was Rothesay-Netherwood over McAdam 42-36. Lauryn Bushey was the high scorer with 16 points.
Poley Mountain has a new safety policy coming in place for skiiers and snowboarders December 12th. As of this ski season, anyone using the hill at the resort will have to wear a helmet.
Free agent Billy Butler has agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal with the Oakland A’s. Butler, who’s 28, hit .271 with nine home runs and 66 RBIs this past season for Kansas City.
The Atlanta Braves will meet with free agent lefthander Jon Lester this week. Lester has also met with the Chicago Cubs.
An arbitrator has ruled in favor of the NFL, saying the league can keep Adrian Peterson on the commissioner’s exempt list, effectively ending any chance the Minnesota Vikings running back will play again this season. Earlier, Peterson was suspended without pay for at least the remainder of this season after pleading no contest to a charge of reckless assault in the beating of his 4 year old son.
The Pittsburgh Steelers wasted little time in getting rid of LeGarrette Blount, releasing the veteran running back less than 24 hours after he left the field before the end of Pittsburgh’s victory Monday against the Titans.
