LOCAL SPORTS
Atlantic University Sport
At St. FX Stadium, the X-Men and X-Women Soccer teams hosted the Dal Tigers – both games ended in a scoreless draw.
Over at the Keating Centre, the UNB Reds hockey squad remains undefeated, after besting the X-Men 2-1 in overtime.
Today:
- X-Men Football @ Bishop’s, 3:00 pm AST in Lennoxville, QC
- X-Women Hockey @ Moncton, 7:00 pm at Moncton, NB
- X-Men Hockey vs Moncton, 7:00 pm at STFX Keating Centre
- X-Women Rugby vs UPEI, 1:00 pm at STFX Stadium – Subway AUS Semifinal Game (winner advances to AUS final Oct. 31st at Acadia)
- X-Men Basketball Coach K Invitational Tournament, at STFX Saputo Centre – semifinal games 6 pm Cape Breton vs Dalhousie and 8 pm UNB vs STFX
Maritime Junior Hockey: Pictou County Weeks Crushers play in Fredericton at 7
NS Junior Hockey: The Antigonish Bulldogs defeated the Capstone Colts 5-3 at the Shearwater Arena, while the Strait Pirates outscored Eskasoni 8-5 at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre.
NS Under 18: CB West Islanders play in Bridgewater at 7, the Weeks Majors are in Cole Harbour at 7:15
NS Under 15: Novas host WearWell Bombers at 5 at the Antigonish Arena
NS U16 AAA: Highlanders are in New Brunswick to play the Knights at 6:45 tonight and 10:45 Sunday morning
NATIONAL SPORTS
The Montreal Alouettes have vaulted to the top of the C-F-L’s East Division with a 37-16 win over the Toronto Argonauts. Als quarterback Matthew Shiltz threw for 212 yards and two touchdown passes and running back William Stanback added a third. McLeod Bethel-Thompson racked up 291 passing yards and four interceptions for the Argos.
The Astros are heading back to the World Series. Houston advanced with a 5-nil win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 of the A-L Championship Series. Astros rookie Luis Garcia pitched no-hit ball into the sixth inning for the win.
Yordan Alvarez has been named M-V-P of the A-L Championship Series. The 24-year-old Cuban was 4-for-4 with two doubles and a triple as the Houston Astros clinched the pennant with a 5-nil win over the Boston Red Sox. Alvarez batted .277 during the season and set career bests with 33 homers and 104 R-B-Is, both team highs.
The Oilers remain undefeated five games into the N-H-L season after picking up a 5-3 victory over the Golden Knights in Vegas. Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl both scored twice for Edmonton, and Connor McDavid tallied a pair of assists. Mikko Koskinen had 36 saves for the win.
Emily Clark scored twice to give Canada a 3-1 win over the U-S in Game 1 of a pre-Olympic rivalry series. Clark potted the go-ahead goal 5:05 into the third period and added an empty-net strike to seal the score. Sarah Fillier also scored for Canada. The two national women’s squads are playing a nine-game series ahead of the Beijing Olympics in February.
Scottie Barnes had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Gary Trent Junior scored 12 of his 20 points in the third quarter and Toronto spoiled Boston’s home opener with a 115-83 win. Jayson Tatum scored 18 points and Al Horford returned for a second stint with the Celtics to add 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Friday’s Games
MLB: American League Championship Series
Houston 5 Boston 0 (Houston wins series 4-2)
CFL
Montreal 37 Toronto 16
NHL
San Jose 5 Toronto 3
Boston 4 Buffalo 1
Dallas 3 Los Angeles 2 (OT)
Edmonton 5 Vegas 3
NBA
Charlotte 123 Cleveland 112
New York 121 Orlando 96
Washington 135 Indiana 134 (OT)
Toronto 115 Boston 83
Brooklyn 114 Philadelphia 109
Houston 124 Oklahoma City 91
Chicago 128 New Orleans 112
Denver 102 San Antonio 96
Phoenix 115 L.A. Lakers 105
Utah 110 Sacramento 101
Saturday’s Games (All Times Eastern)
MLB: National League Championship Series
Los Angeles (Scherzer 15-4) at Atlanta (Anderson 9-5), 8:08 p.m. (Atlanta leads series 3-2)
CFL
Ottawa at Hamilton, 4 p.m.
British Columbia at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Saskatchewan at Calgary, 9:45 p.m.
NHL
Calgary at Washington, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 1 p.m.
Anaheim at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Florida at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Seattle, 10 p.m.
NBA
Atlanta at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Miami at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.
Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
MLS
Sporting Kansas City at Seattle, 3:30 p.m.
New York at Columbus, 6 p.m.
D.C. United at New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
CF Montreal at Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles FC at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Cincinnati at Miami, 8 p.m.
Portland at Colorado, 9 p.m.
FC Dallas at LA Galaxy, 10 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, 10 p.m.