National Basketball Association Final
at Orlando, Florida
LA Lakers 102 Miami Heat 96
LeBron James 28 points & 12 rebounds
Anthony Davis hit a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left to create some breathing room
( The Lakers lead the best of 7 Championship; 3-1 )
LA can wrap up the title with a win in Game 5 Friday night
Major League Baseball Playoffs
American League Division Series
at Los Angeles
Houston Astros 5 Oakland Athletics 2
George Springer hit 2 homers for Houston
( The Astros lead the best of 5; 2-0 )
at San Diego
Tampa Bay Rays 7 New York Yankees 5
Tyler Glasnow struck out 10 Yankees to set a post-season record for the Rays,
( The best of 5 series is tied 1-1 )
National League Division Series
at Houston
Atlanta Braves 9 Miami Marlins 5
Catcher Travis d’Arnaud drove in 4 runs for the Braves
( The Braves lead the best of 5; 1-0 )
at Arlington
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 San Diego Padres 1
The Dodgers broke a 1-1 tie with 4 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning
( The Dodgers lead the best of 5; 1-0 )
Major League Baseball Playoffs Today
American League Division Series
at Los Angeles
Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros
Jesus Luzardo vs Jose Urquidy
( The Astros lead the best of 5; 2-0 )
3:30 p.m.
at San Diego
Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees
Charlie Morton vs Masahiro Tanaka
( The best of 5 series is tied 1-1 )
7 p.m.
National League Division Series
at Houston
Florida Marlins vs Atlanta Braves
Pablo López vs Ian Anderson
( The Braves lead the best of 5; 1-0 )
2 p.m.
at Arlington
San Diego Padres vs LA Dodgers
TBD vs Clayton Kershaw
( The Dodgers lead the best of 5; 1-0 )
9 p.m.
Major League Soccer
Minnesota United 0 Nashville SC 0
Tonight
Toronto FC at New England Revolution 7:30 pm
Montreal Impact at Columbus Crew SC 7:30 pm
Vancouver Whitecaps FC at San Jose Earthquakes 10:30 pm
Orlando City SC at Atlanta United FC 7 pm
Inter Miami CF at New York Red Bulls 7pm
FC Cincinnati at Philadelphia Union 7:30 pm
D.C. United at New York City FC 8 pm
FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo 8 pm
Chicago Fire FC at Sporting Kansas City 8:30 pm
Los Angeles Football Club at Colorado Rapids 9 pm
Real Salt Lake at Seattle Sounders FC 10 pm
Portland Timbers at LA Galaxy 10:30 pm
French Open Tennis
Men’s Quarterfinals
Diego Schwartzman eliminated Dominic Thiem 7-6, 5-7, 6-7, 7-6 & 6-2
Rafael Nadal swept Jannik Sinner 7-6, 6-4 & 6-1
Women’s Round of 16
Danielle Rose Collins advanced with a 3 set win over Ons Jabeur 6-4, 4-6 & 6-4
Women’s Quarterfinals
Nadia Podoroska swept Elina Svitolina 6-2, & 6-4
Iga Swiatek swept Martina Trevisan 6-3 & 6-4
French Open Tennis Today
Men’s Quarterfinals
9 am Andrey Rublev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
11:30 am Novak Djokovic vs Pablo Carreno-Busta
Women’s Quarterfinals
6 am Petra Kvitova vs Laura Siegemund
7:30 am Danielle Rose Collins vs Sofia Kenin
National Hockey League Entry Draft
Alexis Lafreniere of the Rimouski Oceanic was taken 1st overall by the New York Rangers.
The Toronto Maple Leafs selected Rodion Amirov from Salavat Yulaev of the KHL 15th overall
Alliston native, Tyson Foerster of the Barrie Colts was selected 23rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers
The right winger had 36 goals & 80 points for the Colts last year.
Rounds 2 through 7 will be conducted today beginning at 11:30 am
Canadian Hockey League Release
Alexis Lafreniere selected first overall in 2020 NHL Draft
The Canadian Hockey League is proud to announce that forward Alexis Lafreniere of the QMJHL’s Rimouski Oceanic has been selected first overall in the 2020 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers.
Lafreniere is a back-to-back recipient of CHL Player of the Year honours following a 2019-20 season where he scored 112 points including 35 goals and 77 assists in 52 games. His point production gave him the league’s highest point-per-game rate of 2.15 which is the best since Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters scored at a 2.50 pace in 2014-15.
The soon-to-be 19-year-old from Saint-Eustache, Quebec, is the 11th CHL player to be chosen first overall over the last 14 years and first Canadian-born talent to go number one since McDavid in 2015. Other top CHL selections during that time include Nico Hischier of the Halifax Mooseheads (2017), Aaron Ekblad of the Barrie Colts (2014), Halifax’s Nathan MacKinnon (2013), Nail Yakupov of the Sarnia Sting (2012), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Red Deer Rebels (2011), Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires (2010), John Tavares of the London Knights (2009), Sarnia’s Steven Stamkos (2008), and London’s Patrick Kane (2007). Lafreniere is the first member of the Oceanic to be selected with the top pick since Sidney Crosby in 2005 who captured two-straight CHL Player of the Year awards of his own, and also follows Vincent Lecavalier who represented the organization on centre stage in 1998 and was the last Quebec-born skater to be picked first overall. This marks just the second time the Rangers have made the first overall pick following the selection of Andre Veilleux in 1965.
Lafreniere was the top ranked North American prospect by NHL Central Scouting and the recipient of the CHL’s Top Prospect Award presented by Kubota Canada and is described as an exceptionally smart player with top end speed, high end puck skills, vision, and anticipation, and an offensive threat with an impressive compete level every time he’s on the ice. His season also included a gold medal victory with Canada as MVP of the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship followed by participation in the 2020 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game where he served as captain for Team White. Since joining the league as the first overall pick in the 2017 QMJHL Entry Draft, the 2018 CHL Rookie of the Year carries career totals of 114 goals and 183 assists for 297 points in 173 games and also holds an impressive plus-minus rating of plus-128 which ranks third in the QMJHL since 1994-95.
Since the CHL Player of the Year award was first presented in 1975 there have been eight other recipients who would become first overall NHL Draft picks including McDavid, Crosby, Eric Lindros of the Oshawa Generals (1991), Mario Lemieux of the Laval Voisins (1984), Dale Hawerchuk of the Cornwall Royals (1981), Doug Wickenheiser of the Regina Pats (1980), Bobby Smith of the Ottawa 67’s (1978), and Dale McCourt of the St. Catharines Fincups (1977). Tavares was a 2007 national award recipient with Oshawa prior to his first overall selection in 2009.
The 2020 NHL Draft continues with rounds 2 through 7 today.
First Round
1 Alexis Lafreniere (LW) New York Rangers Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
2 Quinton Byfield (C) Los Angeles Kings Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3 Tim Stuetzle (LW) Ottawa Senators Adler Mannheim (DEL)
4 Lucas Raymond (LW) Detroit Red Wings Frolunda HC (SHL)
5 Jake Sanderson (D) Ottawa Senators U.S. NTDP (USHL)
6 Jamie Drysdale (D) Anaheim Ducks Erie Otters (OHL)
7 Alexander Holtz (RW) New Jersey Devils Djurgardens IF (SHL)
8 Jack Quinn (RW) Buffalo Sabres Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
9 Marco Rossi (C) Minnesota Wild Ottawa 67’s (OHL)
10 Cole Perfetti (C) Winnipeg Jets Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
11 Yaroslav Askarov (G) Nashville Predators SKA-Neva (VHL)
12 Anton Lundell (C) Florida Panthers HIFK (Liiga)
13 Seth Jarvis (C) Carolina Hurricanes Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
14 Dylan Holloway (C) Edmonton Oilers Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten)
15 Rodion Amirov (C) Toronto Maple Leafs Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
16 Kaiden Guhle (D) Montreal Canadiens Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
17 Lukas Reichel (LW) Chicago Blackhawks Eisbaren Berlin (DEL)
18 Dawson Mercer (C) New Jersey Devils Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
19 Braden Schneider (D) New York Rangers Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
20 Shakir Mukhamadullin (D) New Jersey Devils Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
21 Yegor Chinakhov (RW) Columbus Blue Jackets Omsk 2 (MHL)
22 Hendrix Lapierre (C) Washington Capitals Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
23 Tyson Foerster (RW) Philadelphia Flyers Barrie Colts (OHL)
24 Connor Zary (C) Calgary Flames Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
25 Justin Barron (D) Colorado Avalanche Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
26 Jake Neighbours (LW) St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
27 Jacob Perreault (RW) Anaheim Ducks Sarnia Sting (OHL)
28 Ridly Greig (C) Ottawa Senators Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
29 Brendan Brisson (C) Vegas Golden Knights Chicago Steel (USHL)
30 Mavrik Bourque (C) Dallas Stars Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
31 Ozzy Wiesblatt (RW) San Jose Sharks Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
The National Hockey League and the Players Association announced a revised target start date for next season of January 1st
Both sides had discussed a start date of December 1st when the league announced Return To Play plans earlier this year.
The target start date for the Ontario Hockey League is December 1st.