At the World Cup, Portugal got a late goal for a 2-2 draw with the U.S. who will face Germany……Belgium advances after a 1-0 win over Russia and Algeria downed South Korea 4-2.
In the Majors, Cincinnati edged the Blue Jays 4-3 with both Brett Lawrie and Jose Bautista leaving the game with injuries……Lawrie is on the D-L with a broken index finger…..The Red Sox blew a 6-1 lead but managed to edge the Oakland A’s 7-6 in ten innings on a homer by David Ortiz…..Masahiro Tanaka was rocked as Baltimore beat up on the Yankees 8-0.
Former Sea Dogs head coach Gerard Gallant has been named the new head coach of the Florida Panthers.
The New Brunswick Track and Field championships were held at the Canada Games Stadium…..the Saint John Track Club won the team title…… Katie Robinson of U-N-B and the Saint John Track Club showed some speed in her 400 and 800 metres prior to the nationals next weekend in Moncton…..Hannah Fortin of Saint John won the Tetrathlon……Dan Brown of the Saint John Track Club won the senior men’s 400 metres and Nick McMackin of the Saint John Track Club took the javelin.
Carmelo Anthony has decided to opt out of the final year of his contract with the New York Knicks and become a free agent
