Three games in the NFL on the U.S. Thanksgiving……Ben Roethlisberger threw 3 touchdown passes to Antonio Brown last night as Pittsburgh Steelers beat Indianapolis 28-7….Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott accounted for two touchdowns and another rookie Ezekiel Elliott ran for a pair of scores as the Dallas Cowboys defeated Washington 31-26 for their 10th straight win…..Detroit kicked a 40 yard field goal as time expired after Darius Slay returned an interception 13 yards with 30 seconds left to give the Lions a 16-13 win over Minnesota and sole possession of first in the N-F-C North.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant and Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman had to be separated by teammates after getting into a scuffle on the field after the Cowboy win.
In the NHL, Max Pacioretty broke a tie 14 seconds into the third period and the league leading Montreal Canadiens got by Carolina 2-1……Boston took the lead but Ottawa then scored three unanswered goals in a 3-1 win over the Bruins.
Saint John Riptide have signed power forward Shaun Pruitt who played his college basketball for the University of Illinois. In his senior year, Pruitt averaged 12.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while shooting 56% from the free throw line. He was a third team All-Big Ten selection.
