University Hockey:
The U SPORTS No. 2 UNB Reds scored early and often, beating the visiting StFX X-Men 8-1. Mark Tremaine scored the lone X-Men goal. The Reds outshot the X-Men 53-14. The X-Men, now 6-8-2, visit Dalhousie on Wednesday.
University Basketball:
The StFX X-Men earned a 99-91 overtime victory over the Memorial Sea-Hawks at the Saputo Centre. The Sea-Hawks were up by 16 late in the third quarter before the X-Men mounted a fourth quarter comeback for the win. The teams will be back in action Sunday afternoon on Coach K Court at 3:00 pm.
The Memorial Sea-Hawks defeated the StFX X-Women 71-62. The teams are back on Coach K Court at 1:00 pm.
The Dr JH Gillis Regional Royals captured the 2019 Millennium Cup Saturday at the Antigonish Arena defeating the CEC Cougars 5-2. Scoring for the Royals were Seth Mattie, Phoenix Lydon-Ryan, Kaber MacNeil,Liam Statchook and Duncan Chisholm. Picking up the win in net was Donovan Walker. The Royals, coached by Steve Ryan, went 5-0 during the tournament. Goal tending duties were shared by Matthew MacEachern and Donovan Walker. The Royals next home game is Wednesday Nov 27 against the league leading Northumberland Night Hawks. Game time is 6:30 at the Antigonish Arena.
The Inverness Rebels captured the Division 3 Highland Region girls volleyball championship by defeating NDA of Cheticamp in the Championship match 25-9, 25-17.The Rebels went undefeated in the tournament. Both teams advance to the Division 3 Provincial Championship to be held in Pomquet in 2 weeks.
Dr JH Gillis Girls Varsity Basketball game lost 50-56 vs Parkview at the Sir John A Varsity Ladies tournament Player of the game was Charleigh Clarke; Hustle Award went to Sophie Delorey
In Junior Hockey, the Strait Pirates are in East Hants to play the Penguins at 3:30, while the Pictou County Scotians host Liverpool at 6pm in Trenton.
In the Maritime League, the Pictou County Weeks Crushers lost in overtime 6-5 to the Amherst Ramblers.
The Weeks Major Midgets were triumphant in a 7-2 defeat of the Valley Wildcats. The CB West Islanders were not as fortunate, losing 5-2 to the South Shore Mustangs. The Islanders will try for the win again against the Mustangs at Noon today. Meanwhile, Weeks is in Halifax to face off with the McDonalds at 12:30.
Major Bantam League: The Novas thrashed the Lumberjacks 7-2 in Lunenberg. Today, they’re in Berwick to play Kings Mutual at 2. The Wearwell Bombers continue their road trip by facing the Lumberjacks this morning at 9:30 – they played the Gulls on Saturday.
The Cabot Highlanders lost to the Admirals 4-3 at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre Saturday night. The teams play again at 12:30.
NS Female Midget AAA: The Northern Subway Selects were on a tear, winning 12-1 over the Fundy Nationals. Selects Goals: Sara Stewart 5, Landyn Pitts 2, Jaylen Langille, Olivia Fitt, Abigail MacKenzie, Haley Harrison, Tori MacPherson. The teams play again at Noon today at the Pictou County Wellness Centre.
Rural League Scores – Antigonish Arena
Outlaws 7 Pleasantdale 6
St Croix 3 Heatherton 2
NATIONAL SPORTS
The 107th Grey Cup is set to kick off from Calgary tonight between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Ticats head into the C-F-L’s title game as four-point favourites. That’s not really a surprise considering Hamilton posted a league-best 15-3 regular-season record and swept the season series against the Bombers. Winnipeg is chasing their first Grey Cup title since 1990, while Hamilton hasn’t won a C-F-L championship in 20 years.
Last night in the N-H-L, the Toronto Maple Leafs won their second straight game with Sheldon Keefe behind the bench – defeating the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 in Denver. The New York Rangers overcame a four-goal deficit in Montreal to stun the Canadiens 6-5. In Winnipeg, Andrew Copp’s late-goal lifted the Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jackets. And Connor McDavid scored twice as Edmonton downed the Golden Knights 4-2 in Las Vegas.
Last night in the N-B-A, Pascal Siakam registered 34 points and VanVleet added 25 of his own, as the Raptors beat the Hawks 119-116 in Atlanta. Toronto will now travel home and prepare to face the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers on Monday. It will mark the first time the two teams meet since the Raptors knocked out the Sixers in last year’s Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Saturday’s Games
NHL
Vancouver 2 Washington 1 (SO)
Calgary 3 Philadelphia 2 (SO)
Arizona 3 Los Angeles 2
Tampa Bay 6 Anaheim 2
Winnipeg 4 Columbus 3
New Jersey 5 Detroit 1
N.Y. Rangers 6 Montreal 5
Boston 5 Minnesota 4 (OT)
Carolina 4 Florida 2
Toronto 5 Colorado 3
Nashville 4 St. Louis 2
Dallas 2 Chicago 1 (SO)
Edmonton 4 Vegas 2
San Jose 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 (OT)
NBA
Phoenix 100 Minnesota 98
Chicago 116 Charlotte 115
Indiana 111 Orlando 106
Philadelphia 113 Miami 86
San Antonio 111 New York 104
Toronto 119 Atlanta 116
Cleveland 110 Portland 104
L.A. Lakers 109 Memphis 108
Milwaukee 104 Detroit 90
Utah 128 New Orleans 120
Sunday’s Games – All Times Eastern
CFL – 107th Grey Cup
Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 6 p.m.
NFL
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Miami at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Denver at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Washington, 1 p.m.
Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m.
Dallas at New England, 4:25 p.m.
Green Bay at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Arizona, Minnesota, Kansas City, L.A. Chargers
NHL
Buffalo at Florida, 5 p.m.
Carolina at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Arizona, 8 p.m.
NBA
Dallas at Houston, 3:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at New York, 6 p.m.
Sacramento at Washington, 6 p.m.
Phoenix at Denver, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m.