In the NFL, New England has the best record in the A-F-C at 12 and 2 after a 16-3 win over Denver….Oakland moved into first in the A-F-C West with a 19-16 win over San Diego and clinched their first playoff berth since 2002 while Kansas City was upset by Tennessee 19-17….Last night, Ezekiel Elliott celebrated a touchdown run by jumping into an oversized Salvation Army red kettle as the Dallas Cowboys moved closer to home field advantage in the playoffs with a 26-20 win over Tampa Bay to improve to 12 and 2. In other play, it was Green Bay 30 Chicago 27……NY Griants 17 Detroit 6……Pittsburgh 24 Cincinnati 20……Baltimore 27 Philadelphia 26…..Buffalo 33 Cleveland 13…..Indianapolis 34 Minnesota 6……New Orleans 48 Arizona 41 and Atlanta 41 San Francisco 13.
In the NHL, a goal by Jimmy Hayes in the first period was enough as Boston shut out Los Angeles 1-0….Chicago won its fifth in a row, 4-1 over San Jose…..The Rangers got by New Jersey in a shootout 3-2….Columbus won its 9th in a row, 4-3 over Vancouver in overtime…..Elsewhere, it was Winnipeg 4 Colorado 1 and Ottawa beating the Islanders 6-2.
The Saint John Sea Dogs have made a trade with the Quebec Rempart, acquiring goalie Callum Booth in a multi player transaction which includes goalie Alex Bishop and forward Olivier Mathieu going to Quebec.
In Major-Midget Hockey, the Saint John Vito’s rallied for a 3-2 win over Charlottetown.
In exhibition basketball at Harbour Station that was free of charge, the Island Storm defeated the Saint John Riptide 104-96.
In the Red Hawk Hoop Classic, it was Saint John High winning the championship game, 80-65 over Rothesay High. Rasheed Ali was the top scorer for the Greyhounds with 20 points. Matt Baker had 23 points for Rothesay High and both were tournament All Stars.
In the NBA, DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Orlando Magic 109-79. Elsewhere, it was Boston 105 Miami 95…..Washington 117 Los Angeles Clippers 110…..Dallas 99 Sacramento 79……Utah 82 Memphis 73…..Philadelphia 108 Brooklyne 107 and San Antonio 113 New Orleans 100.
There will be an information meeting for junior aged baseball players and their parents, tomorrow night at 7 at O’Leary’s on Princess St. The team was known last season as the Pirates but for the upcoming season will become the Saint John Junior Alpines, operating under the umbrella of the Senior Alpines.
