The North York Rangers are the top Midget team in the country, defeating the Saint John Vito’s 4-1 in the gold medal game at the Q-Plex.
In the NHL playoffs, John Tavares tied the score in the final minute of regulation and got the winner at 10:41 of the second overtime as the Islanders got by Florida 2-1 to advance to the second round for the first time since 1993……Washington shut out Philadelphia 1-0 to win 4 games to 2 and Dallas advanced to the next round with a 5-4 win over Minnesota.
In the Majors, Jackie Bradley Jr lined a tie-breaking RBI single in the 12th inning after Houston’s Colby Rasmus hit a game tying two run homer off closer Craig Kimbrel in the bottom of the ninth and the Boston Red Sox beat Houston 7-5…..Jose Bautista hit a two run homer as the Blue Jays won their second straight, 6-3 over Oakland and the Yankees lost to Tampa Bay 8-1. In other play, it was Cleveland 6 Detroit 3…..Chicago Cubs 9 Cincinnati0….New York Mets 3 Atlanta 2….Washington 6 Minnesota 5 (16 innings)…..Chicago White Sox 4 Texas 1…..Milwaukee 8 Philadelphia 5….Kansas City 6 Baltimore 1….Seattle 9 Los Angeles Angels 4…..Miami 5 San Francisco 4…..Los Angeles Dodgers 12 Colorado 10….Pittsburgh 12 Arizona 10 (13 innings) and St. Louis 8 San Diego 5.
The Saint John Mill Rats sealed the deal with a rally in the fourth quarter to take down the Island Storm, 116-108 at Harbour Station. Anthony Anderson led the Mill Rats with 29 points while Gabe Freeman was right behind with 27. The Mill Rats now have a record of 24 and 14.
In the NBA playoffs, it was San Antonio 116 Memphis 95 to win 4 games to nothing…..Golden State 121 Houston 94 for a 3 games to 1 lead….Boston 104 Atlanta 94 in overtime to tie the series at 2 games each and Cleveland 100 Detroit 98 to win 4 games to nothing.
Former Patriots’ defensive lineman Ron Brace has died at the age of 29. The cause of death is not suspicious.
