2021 Tim Hortons Brier
at WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre, Calgary
Draw 18
Wild Card 3 (Howard) 5 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 4
Wild Card 1 (McEwen) 14 Yukon (Mikkelsen) 4
Alberta (Bottcher) 7 British Columbia (Laycock) 5
Northwest Territories (Skauge) 10 New Brunswick (Grattan) 6
Final Standings ( after Draw 18 )
Pool A
1 Wild Card 3 (Howard) 7 1
2 Alberta (Bottcher) 6 2
3 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 5 3
4 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 5 3
5 New Brunswick (Grattan) 4 4
6 Wild Card 1 (McEwen) 4 4
7 British Columbia (Laycock) 3 5
8 Nw Territories (Skauge) 2 6
9 Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 8
Pool B
1 Wild Card 2 (Koe) 7 1
2 Canada (Gushue) 6 2
3 Ontario (Epping) 6 2
4 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 6 2
5 Nova Scotia (Murphy) 4 4
6 Quebec (Fournier) 4 4
7 Newfoundland/Lab (Smith) 2 6
8 PE Island (MacKenzie) 1 7
9 Nunavut (Mackey) 0 8
Today
Draw 19
2:30 pm
Wild Card 3 (Howard) (7-1) vs Saskatchewan (Dunstone) (6-2)
Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) (5-3) vs Ontario (Epping) (6-2)
Wild Card 2 (Koe) (7-1) vs Alberta (Bottcher) (6-2)
Canada (Gushue) (6-2) vs Northern Ontario (Jacobs) (5-3)
Draw 20
8:30 pm
Northern Ontario (Jacobs) vs Wild Card 2 (Koe)
Ontario (Epping) vs Wild Card 3 (Howard)
Canada (Gushue) vs Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
Alberta (Bottcher) vs Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
Championship Pool Standings
1 Wild Card 2 (Koe) 7 1
2 Wild Card 3 (Howard) 7 1
3 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 6 2
4 Ontario (Epping) 6 2
5 Canada (Gushue) 6 2
6 Alberta (Bottcher) 6 2
7 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 5 3
8 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 5 3
PGA The Players Championship
at TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Sergio Garcia leads by 2 strokes after a 7 under par 65 in the opening round
Garcia will tee off today at 1 pm
Corey Conners of Listowel is tied for 3rd after the opening round
Conners shot a 68 and sits 3 strokes back of Garcia
Conners is scheduled to start his 2nd round at 1:33 pm
ATP
at Doha, Qatar
Taylor Fritz defeated Denis Shapovalov in 3 sets; 5-7, 6-3 & 7-5
National Hockey League
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Winnipeg Jets 3 (OT)
Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 21st goal of the season 59 seconds into overtime
The win snaps Toronto’s 3 game losing streak
The Leafs host Winnipeg again tomorrow night in Toronto
Calgary Flames 2 Montreal Canadiens 1
Former Leaf Josh Leivo scored twice for the Calgary
The Flames win in Darryl Sutter’s debut as head coach
Carolina Hurricanes 5 Nashville Predators 1
The Hurricanes lead the Central Division by 1 point over Tampa Bay & Florida
Detroit Red Wings 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 4
Florida Panthers 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 (OT)
Chicago Blackhawks 4 Dallas Stars 2
The top 4 teams in the East Division all won:
New York Islanders 5 New Jersey Devils 3
Washington Capitals 5 Philadelphia Flyers 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Buffalo Sabres 2
Boston Bruins 4 New York Rangers 0
Tonight
Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers 9 pm
Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild 8 pm
Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues 8 pm
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche 9 pm
San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks 10 pm
Bucks for Binnington
The St. Louis Blues have signed goaltender Jordan Binnington to a 6-year contract extension worth $36 million.
Binnington was originally drafted by the Blues in the 3rd round of the 2011 NHL Draft from the Owen Sound Attack.
Currently in his 3rd season with the Blues, Binnington has won 63 games, posted 8 shutouts and backstopped the Blues to the 2019 Stanley Cup
With Owen Sound, Binnington was a member of the 2011 OHL Championship team winning Games 6 & 7 of the Robertson Cup Final against Mississauga
With the Attack in 2013, Binnington set Owen Sound single season records with 32 wins & 7 shutouts
With 86 wins for Owen Sound, Binnington is the all time franchise leader in netminder victories.
National Basketball Association
Atlanta Hawks 121 Toronto Raptors 120
Trae Young had 37 points for the Hawks
Norman Powell had 33 points for Toronto who lost their 3rd straight game
Saturday, the Raptors are at Charlotte
The top 3 teams in the Eastern Conference all won last night
Philadelphia 76ers 127 Chicago Bulls 105
Brooklyn Nets 121 Boston Celtics 109
Milwaukee Bucks 134 New York Knicks 101
Miami Heat 111 Orlando Magic 103
Charlotte Hornets 105 Detroit Pistons 102
Phoenix Suns 127 Portland Trail Blazers 121
Los Angeles Clippers 130 Golden State Warriors 104
Oklahoma City Thunder 116 Dallas Mavericks 108
Sacramento Kings 125 Houston Rockets 105
Minnesota Timberwolves 135 New Orleans Pelicans 105
Tonight
Denver Nuggets at Memphis Grizzlies 8 pm
Cleveland Cavaliers at New Orleans Pelicans 8 pm
Philadelphia 76ers at Washington Wizards 8 pm
Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls 9 pm
Orlando Magic at San Antonio Spurs 9 pm
Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz 10 pm
Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles Lakers 10:30 pm
Major League Baseball Exhibition
Toronto Blue Jays 10 Detroit Tigers 6
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3-for-3 with a 3 run homer & 4 tbi
Guerrero, George Springer, Alejandro Kirk & Randal Grichuk all homered for Toronto
Today
Toronto Blue Jays at Pittsburgh Pirates 1:05 pm