The Kansas City Royals won the World Series in five games over the New York Mets. The Royals tied the game in the bottom of the 9th after trailing 2-0 and scored 5 runs in the 12th inning for a 7-2 win. Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez, who batted .364, was named the Most Valuable Player. In the post season, the Royals came from behind to win 8 times.
In the NFL last night, Denver improved to 7 and 0 with a 29-10 win over previously unbeaten Green Bay. The Broncos dominated the Packers, outgaining them 500 yards to 140……Cincinnati improved to 7 and 0 with a come from behind 16-10 win over Pittsburgh…..NFC West leading Arizona rallied for a 34-20 win over Cleveland to improve to 6 and 2…….In the wildest game, Drew Brees and Eli Manning combined for 13 touchdown passes with New Orleans winning over the New York Giants 52-49 on a last second field goal. Elsewhere, it was Kansas City 45 Detroit 10….Tampa Bay 23 Atlanta 20 (OT)……St. Louis 27 San Francisco 6……Minnesota 23 Chicago 20……Baltimore 29 San Diego 26……Houston 20 Tennessee 6…..Oakland 34 N-Y Jets 20 and Seattle 13 Dallas 12.
In the NHL, Tomas Fleischmann scored twice and added an assist and David Desharnais had a goal and two assists to lift the Canadiens to a 5-1 win over Winnipeg……Elsewhere, it was Anaheim over Nashville 4-2….Tampa Bay got by Carolina 4-3…….Buffalo edged the Islanders 2-1 and San Jose outlasted Colorado 4-3.
In Major Midget hockey, the Saint John Vitos edged the Valley Wildcats 5-4 at the Q-Plex.
In the NBA, the Raptors improved to 3 and 0 with a 106-87 win over Milwaukee. In other play, it was San Antonio 95 Boston 87…..Atlanta 94 Charlotte 92…..Miami 109 Houston 89…..Oklahoma City 117 Denver 93…..Chicago 92 Orlando 87 and Dallas 103 Los Angeles Lakers 93.
