PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational
at Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida
Corey Conners from Listowel shares the lead after 1 round with Rory McIlroy
Both Conners and McIlroy opened with a round of 66 which was good for a share of the lead at 6 under par
Conners had a red hot start going 6 under through 6 holes, highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 16th.
However, he finished with a 3-putt bogey from 60 feet to fall into a tie with McIlroy.
Play resumes at 7 am this morning
Conners will tee off at 8:06 am this morning
McIlroy isn’t scheduled to start Round 2 until 12:46 pm
LPGA Drive On Championship
at Ocala, Florida
Nelly Korda, Jennifer Kupcho & Austin Ernst share the lead at 5 under par after the opening round
Canadians Jaclyn Lee & Brooke Henderson are just inside the projected cut line after they both shot a 2 over 74 yesterday.
Henderson tees off at 8 this morning
Lee will start her 2nd round at 1:09 pm
Another Canadian, Alena Sharp of Hamilton, is also in the field but will need a solid round today to avoid missing the cut.
National Hockey League
Vancouver Canucks 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Jake Virtanen scored twice for the Canucks as they snapped Toronto’s 4 game win streak
Netminder Michael Hutchinson took the loss for Toronto & stopped 24-of-27 shots
The Leafs conclude a 5 game Western swing tomorrow night with a rematch in Vancouver
Winnipeg Jets 4 Montreal Canadiens 3 (OT)
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored with 31 seconds remaining in overtime
The Jets, who are 5 & 0 in overtime, move to within 7 points of Toronto for 1st in the North and have played 2 less games than Toronto.
Calgary Flames 7 Ottawa Senators 3
Dillon Dube had a hat trick for Calgary
The Flames re-hired Darryl Sutter as head coach after firing Geoff Ward following the game.
New York Islanders 5 Buffalo Sabres 2
Matt Martin scored twice for the Islanders who are tied with Washington for 1st in the NHL East
In the Central Division
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Chicago Blackhawks 2
Carolina Hurricanes 5 Detroit Red Wings 2
Florida Panthers 5 Nashville Predators 4
Tampa Bay & Carolina share 1st place in the division with 33 points. Florida is 1 point back
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Dallas Stars 2
Philadelphia Flyers 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3
New York Rangers 6 New Jersey Devils 1
Tonight
Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins 7 pm
Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks 8 pm
Minnesota Wild at Arizona Coyotes 9 pm
Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche 9 pm
St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings 9 pm
Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks 10:30 pm
The father of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, Walter, has passed away at the age of 82.
The Gretzky Family made the announcement last night.
Walter Gretzky’s teaching, instruction and patience with his son, Wayne, have been credited for Wayne becoming the NHL’s all-time leading scorer.
National Basketball Association
Boston Celtics 132 Toronto Raptors 125
Jayson Tatum had 27 points for the Celtics
In the loss, Chris Boucher put up 30 points for the Raptors
Toronto, who hit the All Star Break at 17 & 19, is off until Thursday when they host Atlanta in Tampa Bay
Milwaukee Bucks 112 Memphis Grizzlies 111
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points, 11 rebounds & 8 assists for Milwaukee
The Bucks are 3rd in the Eastern Conference, 2 games back of 1st place Philadelphia.
Phoenix Suns 120 Golden State Warriors 98
Cameron Payne led the Suns with 17 points
Phoenix grabs sole possession of 2nd place in the Western Conference, 2 & 1/2 games back of Utah.
New York Knicks 114 Detroit Pistons 104
Miami Heat 103 New Orleans Pelicans 93
Denver Nuggets 113 Indiana Pacers 103
Washington Wizards 119 Los Angeles Clippers 117
Portland Trail Blazers 123 Sacramento Kings 119
Oklahoma City Thunder 107 San Antonio Spurs 102
2021 Tim Hortons Brier
at WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre
Draw 1
8:30 PM
Ontario (Epping) vs Canada (Gushue)
Nunavut (Mackey) vs Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
Wild Card 2 (Koe) vs Nova Scotia (Murphy)
Quebec (Fournier) vs Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith)
Major League Baseball Pre-Season
Detroit Tigers 8 Toronto Blue Jays 2
The Tigers scored 8 unanswered runs, with 2 of them coming off wild pitches.
Alejandro Kirk & Cavan Biggio had rbi for Toronto
The Jays have lost their last 2 exhibition games & are 2-2 & 1 after 5 pre-season games
Today
Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays 1:07 pm
Owner Joe Norton confirmed to Bayshore Broadcasting yesterday that the shift of the Brampton Major Series lacrosse team to Owen Sound has been approved
Norton, who also owns and operates the Owen Sound Bug Juice Senior NorthStars, confirmed the move was in effect since the Fall.
However, based on objections launched in Brampton at various levels, the move was delayed for a period of a couple months.