Ryan Merritt, who had only one start in the regular season, came through with a strong pitching performance as Cleveland shuts out the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 for their first trip to the World Series since 1997. The World Series will start next Tuesday in Cleveland.
The Chicago Cubs ended their hitting slump by trouncing the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 to even the National League championship at two games each. Anthony Rizzo ended a postseason slump with a homer and three runs batted in. Game five goes tonight in Los Angeles.
In the “Q”, Reilly Pickard made 37 saves and Jordan Maher scored twice to lead the Acadie-Bathurst Titan to a 3-1 victory over the Saint John Sea Dogs.
In the NHL, rookie Patrik Laine scored three goals as Winnipeg overcame a four goal deficit to edge the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 and Detroit got by the New York Rangers 2-1.
A jury in Los Angeles has found New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose and two of his friends not liable in a civil lawsuit that accused them of gang raping Rose’s formergirlfriend when she was incapacitated from drugs or alcohol.
