In the NFL, Derek Carr threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter as the Oakland Raiders rallied for a 27-20 victory over the Houston Texans to improve to 8 and 2.
In the NHL, the New York Rangers rallied with 5 unanswered goals for a 5-2 win over Pittsburgh….Edmonton shut out Chicago 5-0…..In other play, it was Buffalo 4 Calgary 2…..Colorado 3 Columbus 2 in overtime….Nashville 3 Tampa Bay 1….Dallas 3 Minnesota 2 in overtime and San Jose 4 New Jersey 0.
In the NBA, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin each scored 26 points as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Toronto Raptors 123-115. In other play, it was Boston 99 Minnesota 93…..Golden State 120 Indiana 83….Philadelphia 101 Miami 94….Washington 106 Phoenix 101…..Memphis 105 Charlotte 90…..Houston 99 Detroit 96….Milwaukee 93 Orlando 89 and San Antonio 96 Dallas 91.
The Saint John Sea Dogs have launched the fourth season of the “Canaport LNG Hat Trick For Reading”, a literacy program for 4 thousand students in the Anglophone South School District. Students read three books to be eligible to win a voucher for three tickets to a Sea Dogs hockey game.
Jurgen Klinsmann has been fired as the manager of the U.S. men’s soccer team.
