Major League Baseball Playoffs
American League
Tampa Bay Rays 3 Toronto Blue Jays 1
Manuel Margot drilled a 2-run homer off A.J. Cole in the 7th
Blake Snell allowed just 1 hit and racked up 9 strikeouts in five and 2/3 shutout innings
( The Rays lead the best of 3; 1-0 )
Houston Astros 4 Minnesota Twins 1
Jose Altuve drew a walk to force in the go-ahead run in the 9th inning
The Twins have lost 17 straight playoff games
( The Astros lead the best of 3; 1-0 )
Chicago White Sox 4 Oakland Athletics 1
Lucas Giolito pitched 6 perfect innings
José Abreu hit a 2-run homer
( The White Sox lead the best of 3; 1-0 )
New York Yankees 12 Cleveland Indians 3
Aaron Judge belted a 2-run homer on the 4th pitch of the game
Gerrit Cole struck out 13 in his New York playoff debut
( The Yankees lead the best of 3; 1-0 )
Today
American League
Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins
( The Astros lead the best of 3; 1-0 )
1 p.m
Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics
( The White Sox lead the best of 3; 1-0 )
3 p.m.
Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
Hyun Jin Ryu vs Tyler Glasnow
( The Rays lead the best of 3; 1-0 )
4 p.m.
New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians
( The Yankees lead the best of 3; 1-0 )
7 p.m.
National League
Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves
( Game 1 of a best of 3 series )
Noon
Florida Marlins at Chicago Cubs
( Game 1 of a best of 3 series )
2 p.m.
St Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres
( Game 1 of a best of 3 series )
5 p.m.
Milwaukee Brewers at LA Dodgers
( Game 1 of a best of 3 series )
10 p.m.
Prince of Wales Stakes
at Fort Erie Race Track
” Mighty Heart ” for jockey Daisuke Fukumoto passed ” Clayton ‘ in the stretch to win.
The victory comes 17 days after Mighty Heart went wire-to-wire as a 13/1 longshot to win the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine Racetrack.
” Mighty Heart ” will go for the Canadian thoroughbred Triple Crown at the Breeders’ Stakes October 24th at Woodbine.
French Open
Men’s Singles
Denis Shapovalov from Richmond Hill eliminated Gilles Simon 6-2, 7-5 , 5-7, & 6-3
Canada’s Vasek Pospisil was swept by Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-1 & 6-3.
Today
Women’s Singles
6:30 am
Eugenie Bouchard vs Daria Gavrilova
National Basketball Association Final
at Orlando, Florida
LA Lakers vs Miami Heat
( Game 1 of a best of 7 )
9 pm
Titans Test Positive
The Tennessee Titans have closed their facilities until Saturday after 3 players and 5 team personnel members tested positive for COVID-19
While no official decision has yet been made about the Titans’ game Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Nashville, the NFL intends to have that game played as scheduled.
King Henry Departing
The New York Rangers will buy out the final year of goaltender Henrik Lundqvist‘s contract
The buy out marks the end of a 15-year run in New York for Lundqvist
Lundqvist broke into the NHL with the Rangers in 2005 and is the team’s all-time leader in several goalie statistics, including games played wins and shutouts.
Golf Ontario Disability Championship
at Woodington Lake Golf Club Tottenham
Kurtis Barkley from Cedar Glen Golf Club won his second straight title finishing at 145 over 2 rounds for a 3 stroke victory.
Natasha Stasiuk from Heron Point Golf Links took the Ladies crown for a 2nd straight year, shooting 171 over 2 days.
GAO Release
Windy conditions ushered in the final round of the 2020 Ontario Disability Championship, at the stunning Woodington Lakes Golf Club, in partnership with Special Olympics Ontario. Even as high winds prevailed throughout the day, player’s scores remained fairly similar to round one.
Taking home the Men’s 2020 Ontario Disability Championship title, for the second year in a row, is Kurtis Barkley (Cedar Glen GC) after an impressive showing of 145 over two rounds. As the wind may have been stronger today, Barkley’s score sure didn’t show that, as he continued to excel and finish just one-over par on the day. Four strokes behind in second place and taking home the silver medal, is Josh Williams (Craigowan G&CC), following a round of two birdie shots and two-over par (148). Winning the bronze medal, Gary Bos (Public Player) experienced a bit of a roller coaster in his round today, after a couple shooting a mix of birdies, bogeys, and double bogeys (157).
Reflecting on the championship win, Barkley said “it feels pretty good, as it was definitely tough out there today and the whole championship really was a grind”. Barkley commented that a highlight of the championship was competing as “me and my caddy Marissa, as it almost felt like a team event. It felt like her and I against the field, and she kept me focused when I lost a few shots”. In closing, Barkley would like to thank “everyone back home, Cedar Glen GC, and the community. A big thanks to Todd Keirstead and Team TK for helping everyone with the journey that we’re on”. Barkley is looking forward to competing in events for the World Ranking for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD) in 2021.
On the Women’s side, also taking home the 2020 Ontario Disability Championship title for a second year in a row, is Natasha Stasiuk (Heron Point Golf Links) (171). Stasiuk was much happier with her round today, after finishing the final round with an eleven-over par (83). Taking home the silver medal with 205 on the championship is Public Player Tessa Trojan.
Very pleased with her second championship title, Stasiuk had the following to say. “It feels pretty good. I know I didn’t shoot the best yesterday, so heading into today’s round I was just focused on shooting better. I think the birdie on the last hole made me feel a lot better, knowing that I can do it even though I struggled a little bit this week. I loved playing with Tess, as she always makes me happy and it’s really nice to know somebody here. I’d say my putting was the biggest struggle today, in addition to the wind, but I was more prepared to deal with those conditions today”. Stasiuk would like to thank “Woodington Lakes GC, Special Olympics, and Golf Ontario for putting on this wonderful championship. It makes me feel included and I don’t feel judged when I play here”.
Golf Ontario would also like to highlight those who placed in the Men’s and Women’s Net Stableford division. For the Men, taking home a gold medal with 109 points is Gary Bos (Public Player), a silver medal with 101 points is Glenn Babcock (Richmond Hill GC), and a bronze medal with 100 points is Edward Urquhart (Public Player). On the Women’s side, capturing the gold medal with 85 points is Tessa Trojan (Public Player), and a silver medal with 81 points is Natasha Stasiuk (Heron Point Golf Links). Congratulations to all players who competed.
LEADERBOARD
1 Kurtis Barkley Cedar Glen GC +1 F +1 72 73 145
2 Josh Williams Craigowan G & CC +4 F +2 74 74 148
3 Gary Bos Public Player +13 F +9 76 81 157
4 Brandon Cousineau Public Player +17 F +8 81 80 161
T5 Krystian Pushka Beverly Golf & Country Cl +27 F +17 82 89 171
T5 Geoff Beecroft Oshawa Golf & Curling +27 F +15 84 87 171
T7 Jason Swerdfeger Public Player +34 F +13 93 85 178
T7 Rodney Reimer Fanshawe Golf & Country C +34 F +14 92 86 178
T7 Kevin Delaney Pointe West GC +34 F +17 89 89 178
10 Spencer Johnson Public Player +36 F +17 91 89 180
11 Edward Urquhart Public Player +42 F +19 95 91 186
12 Glenn Babcock Richmond Hill Golf Club +44 F +21 95 93 188
13 Thomas Martineau Garrison Golf & Curling C +48 F +31 89 103 192
14 Kevin Pritchard Public Player +50 F +25 97 97 194
15 Kenny Wittmann Glencairn GC +54 F +27 99 99 198
16 Steven McCowan Public Player +56 F +29 99 101 200
17 Ken Dumond Vespra Hills Golf Club +62 F +31 103 103 206
18 BJ Hall Public Player +72 F +34 110 106 216