Hanley Ramirez hit a three run homer with two out in the ninth inning to cap a five run rally that gave the Boston Red Sox a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees…..David Ortiz had a homer to pass Mickey Mantle on the all time list…..Josh Donaldson went 3 for 3 with two doubles and scored two runs and Russell Martin hit a three run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 to remain two back of Boston in the American League East…….Baltimore fell two back after losing to Tampa Bay 7-6……The Chicago Cubs clinched the Central Division title in the National League despite losing to Milwaukee 5-4 when St. Louis lost to San Francisco 6-2…….Elsewhere, it was Arizona 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 3…..Minnesota 5 Detroit 1….Chicago White Sox 2 Cleveland 1….Pittsburgh 15 Philadelphia 2 and Oakland 14 Kansas City 5.
In the NFL, Matt Forte scored three touchdowns and Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 374 yards to lead the New York Jets to a 37-31 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
At the Paralympics, Canada has now won 24 medals including 7 gold. Brent Lakatos of Dorval, Quebec won his third medal, a bronze and his sixth overall in the wheelchair 800 metre final. Swimmer Aurelie Rivard won her third gold medal.
Disgraced hockey coach Graham James has been granted full parole which has sparked outrage from former NHL’ers Sheldon Kennedy and Theo Fleury. James was convicted of sexually assaulting players he was coaching in junior hockey with the Swift Current Broncos.
