The New York Yankees have signed lefthanded reliever Aroldis Chapman to a five-year, $86 million deal. The Yankees also signed free agent outfielder Matt Holliday who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and before that, the Colorado Rockies……. The Chicago Cubs have traded outfielder Jorge Soler to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for closer Wade Davis……Baltimore Orioles general manager Dan Duquette says they’re not interested in free agent outfielder Jose Bautista because the fans don’t like him. Bautista clashed with O’s outfielder Adam Jones and reliever Darren O’Day in the past.
In the “Q’, the Saint John Sea Dogs shut out Moncton 4-0. In the latest ranking of the top junior teams in the country, the Sea Dogs are in the top ten at sixth and highest of any team in the “Q”.
In the NHL, Minnesota got by Toronto 3-2…..Boston rallied from three goals down before losing to Washington in overtime 4-3…..Anaheim edged Carolina in a shootout 6-5 and Ottawa doubled up on San Jose 4-2.
In boys varsity basketball, it was Kennebecasis Valley High over Sussex Regional High 75-50.
In the NBA, it was Boston 117 Orlando 87…..Charlotte 87 Detroit 77…..Brooklyn 116 Denver 111…..Atlanta 103 Miami 95….Milwaukee 115 Portland 107…..Houston 134 Los Angeles Lakers 95……Cleveland 126 New York 94….Sacramento 120 Dallas 89……Indiana 109 Phoenix 94 and Golden State 115 Los Angeles Clippers 98.
