Canada scored a pair of goals in the final minutes of the third period, the second of which came from Brad Marchand with 43 seconds left for a 2-1 win over Team Europe and the World Cup of Hockey championship.
The Saint John Sea Dogs play their home opener tonight against Cape Breton….Gametime at Harbour Station is 7:00.
Ubaldo Jimenez and two relievers combined on a three hitter and the Baltimore Orioles blanked the Blue Jays 4-0 to move into a tie with Toronto in the race for the American League wild card with three games left……The game between Cleveland and Detroit was postponed because of rain which could force the teams to squeeze in a makeup game Monday because of postseason implications…..The New York Yankees were eliminated from playoff contention despite a 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox.
In the National League, a missed call on a ground rule double allowed St. Louis to score the winning run in a 4-3 win over Cincinnati. The Cardinals are one game behind San Francisco for the second wild card spot. The Giants defeated Colorado 7-2. In other play, it was Washington 5 Arizona 3…Atlanta 5 Philadelphia 2….Minnesota 7 Kansas City 6…..Tampa Bay 5 Chicago White Sox 3…..Los Angeles Dodgers 9 San Diego 4…..Seattle 3 Oakland 2 and the Chicago Cubs 1 Pittsburgh 1 in a game called by rain.
In the NFL, it was Cincinnati over Miami 22-7.
