Stanley Cup Playoffs
@Toronto
Round Robin
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Washington Capitals 2 ( SO )
Tampa Bay 1 & 0
Washington 0 & 1
Qualifying Round
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Montreal Canadiens 1
Sidney Crosby, Jason Zucker and Jake Guentzel scored for the Penguins
( The best of 5 is tied 1-1 )
Carolina Hurricanes 4 New York Rangers 1
Former Barrie Colts Andrei Svechnikov had a hat trick for the Hurricanes
( Carolina leads the best of 5; 2-0 )
The Hurricanes can advance with a win tonight over New York
@ Edmonton
Round Robin
Vegas Golden Knights 5 Dallas Stars 3
Will Carrier scored the winner for Vegas with 5 minutes to play
Vegas 1 & 0
Dallas 0 & 1
Qualifying Round
Edmonton Oilers 6 Chicago Blackhawks 3
Oilers captain Connor McDavid scored a hat trick
( The best of 5 is tied 1-1 )
Winnipeg Jets 3 Calgary Flames 2
Nikolaj Ehlers scored the game winner for the Jets
( The best of 5 is tied 1-1 )
Today
@Toronto
Qualifying Round
Florida Panthers v New York Islanders
( The Islanders lead the best of 5; 1-0 )
12 noon
Columbus Blue Jackets v Toronto Maple Leafs
( The Blue Jackets lead the best of 5; 1-0 )
4 pm
Carolina Hurricanes v New York Rangers
( The Hurricane lead the best of 5; 2-0 )
8 pm
@ Edmonton
Qualifying Round
Arizona Coyotes v Nashville Predators
( The Coyotes lead the best of 5; 1-0 )
2:30 pm
Calgary Flames v Winnipeg Jets
( The best of 5 is tied 1-1 )
6:45 pm
Minnesota Wild v Vancouver Canucks
( The Wild lead the best of 5; 1-0 )
10:45 pm
Hub Test Results
The National Hockey League says there have been zero positive coronavirus test results since the 24 playoff teams entered the quarantined bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton.
The league has administered more than 7,000 tests over the past week and testing will continue for all team members in the bubbles.
The NHL will not provide identities or teams for any future positive tests.
National Basketball Association
Toronto Raptors 107 Miami Heat 103
Fred VanVleet & Pascal Siakam combined for 58 points
VanVleet had 7 three-pointers in the game
Tomorrow night the Raptors who have won 6 in a row meet Orlando
Philadelphia 76'ers 132 San Antonio Spurs 130
Denver Nuggets 121 Oklahoma City Thunder 113 (OT)
Indiana Pacers 111 Washington Wizards 100
New Orleans Pelicans 109 Memphis Grizzlies 99
LA Lakers 116 Utah Jazz 108
Today
Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks 1:30 PM
Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings 2:30 PM
Phoenix Suns vs LA Clippers 4:00 PM
Orlando Magic vs Indiana Pacers 6:00 PM
Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat 6:30 PM
Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers 9:00 PM
Nurse Nipped
Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach Mike Budenholzer ( Boo-den-hole-zer ) and Oklahoma City Thunder Head Coach Billy Donovan are the co-winners of the NBA Coach of the Year Award,
Reports indicate Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse finished one vote shy of making it a 3-way tie for the award.
Major League Baseball
New York Mets 7 Atlanta Braves 2
New York Yankees 6 Philadelphia Phillies 3
Cincinnati Reds 3 Cleveland Indians 2
Minnesota Twins 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Chicago White Sox 6 Milwaukee Brewers 4
Chicago Cubs 2 Kansas City Royals 0
Colorado Rockies 7 San Francisco Giants 6
Oakland Athletics 11 Seattle Mariners 1
San Diego Padres 5 LA Dodgers 4
Detroit Tigers St Louis Cardinals ( ppd )
Braves Lose Soroka
Atlanta Braves ace Mike Soroka is out for the rest of the season with a torn Achilles tendon,
Soroka, a Canadian, was hurt after he broke toward first to cover the bag on a grounder, but went down on his first step off the mound.
Last year Soroka went 13 & 4 for the Braves.
COVID Cardinals
Major League Baseball announced the St Louis Cardinals are reporting 13 total positive COVID-19 cases, which led to the postponing their entire 4-game series at Comerica Park in Detroit against the Tigers.
The Cardinals had their entire series in Milwaukee against the Brewers called off this weekend due to multiple COVID-19 tests.
CFL Finance
The Canadian Football League is looking for a $30 million interest-free loan from the federal government.
The CFL reportedly turned down a $40 million loan from the Business Development Bank of Canada, which contained a higher interest rate and fees.
The league says it needs financial assistance to hold a shortened season.
Rock Buys XFL
Dwayne “The Rock’’ Johnson, Dany Garcia, and RedBird Capital Partners were selected as the winning bidder for the assets of Alpha Entertainment LLC, which is the parent company of the XFL
The assets were sold for approximately $15 million.
The transaction is subject to a bankruptcy court approval on Friday and, assuming that closing conditions are satisfied, the deal is expected to close later this month.
The XFL, founded by the Vince McMahon in 2001, lasted 1 season, restarted this year but was forced to halt operations midseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In April, the league filed for bankruptcy.
GAO Women's Events
The Ontario Women's Amateur & Mid-Amateur Golf Championships are being hosted at Dalewood Golf Club in Cobourg
Victoria Gates from the Georgian Bay Club is among the confirmed players in the field.
The 4 day event runs through Friday.
The Grey Bruce Junior Golf Tour had a scheduled stop yesterday at Meaford Golf & Country.
The next stop on the tour is Tuesday August 11th at Legacy Ridge Golf Club in Owen Sound