The Saint John Mill Rats defeated the Moncton Miracles 116-114 to advance to the Atlantic Division Championship against Halifax. Moncton missed a three pointer as time ran out. Chris Smith led the Mill Rats with 29 points.
In the NBA playoffs, it was Cleveland 100 Atlanta 99 to win 4 games to nothing and Oklahoma City 111 San Antonio 97 to tie 2 games each.
In the NHL playoffs, Victor Hedman scored twice and Ben Bishop made 28 saves as Tampa Bay shut out the Islanders 4-0 to win that series 4 games to one.
In the Majors, David Ortiz homered twice and Steven Wright pitched a three hitter as the Red Sox downed the Yankees 5-1…..Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Blue Jays 4-2…..The Chicago Cubs walked Bryce Harper a record tying six times then got by Washington 4-3 when Javier Baez homered in the 13th inning for a four game sweep. The Cubs have won 7 in a row and have the best record in baseball at 24 and 6. In other play, it was Philadelphia 6 Miami 5…..Cleveland 5 Kansas City 4……Texas 8 Detroit 3…..Milwaukee 5 Cincinnati 4…..Baltimore 11 Oakland 3….Arizona 5 Atlanta 3 (11 innings)…..Chicago White Sox 3 Minnesota 1…..Houstin 5 Seattle 1…..Pittsburgh 10 St. Louis 5…..Tampa Bay 3 Los Angeles Angels 1….Colorado 2 San Francisco 0 and YY Mets 4 San Diego 3.
Fresh on the heels of its hugely successful Telus Cup, the town of Quispamsis has landed another sports tourism event. The 2017 New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held at the Q-Plex next May.
