In a nutshell: as of 12:05 a.m. (All times PT) Wednesday by Hartley Miller
MLB:
–The Toronto Blue Jays are a loss away from having their season end. The Tampa Bay Rays beat Toronto 3-1 in the opener of their American League best-of-3 first round series. Game two will be played in Tampa this afternoon starting just after 1:00 PT.
–Elsewhere in the AL: the NY Yankees crushed Cleveland 12-3, the Chicago White Sox outscored Oakland 4-1 and Houston beat Minnesota 4-1. The Twins are riding an all-time postseason record of 17 straight losses.
NBA:
–The NBA Finals begin tonight just after 6:00 with the Los Angeles Lakers against the Miami Heat. The Lakers are a 5-point favourite in the opener. Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops plays for the Heat.
NHL:
–The Tampa Bay Lightning will celebrate their Stanley Cup victory with a Boat Parade this afternoon. This will be followed by a Champions Celebration. The Lightning, coached by Jon Cooper of Prince George, won the Cup Monday in Edmonton defeating the Dallas Stars in six games.
NFL:
–Week four of the NFL season starts Thursday with Denver at the New York Jets. Both teams are 0-3.
SPORTS TWEETS:
#1 seed Virginia lost to #16 seed UMBC, then won it all the following year.
#1 seed Tampa Bay got swept by #16 seed Columbus. Jon Coopers thoughts? – “They did it, why can’t we?”
– Jon Cooper on why he wears a Virginia NCAA Basketball Championship hat https://t.co/B7daW1l9t3
— ??? ???? ? (@BigMack_4) September 29, 2020
Continuity ???
Three members of the Bolts’ Stanley Cup winning team were ALSO coached to a Calder Cup by Jon Cooper in Norfolk.
MORE @ https://t.co/EAwjKcJ3sN pic.twitter.com/56w5gOLyuV
— BarDown (@BarDown) September 29, 2020
.@RaysBaseball rode a stellar performance from starter Blake Snell to a 3-1 victory over the @BlueJays.https://t.co/tfsMGWme9W
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 30, 2020
Aaron Judge smashed a tone-setting homer on Shane Bieber’s fourth pitch, Gerrit Cole struck out 13 and the New York Yankees opened their wild card series with a resounding win over the Cleveland Indians.https://t.co/hf0KXijKnC
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 30, 2020
A two-out, ninth-inning error cost the Minnesota Twins in a major way, as they dropped Game 1 to the Houston Astros.https://t.co/2qqakJCbGY
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 29, 2020
Not the kind of history the Twins were hoping to make. ? pic.twitter.com/usRL1oIxj6
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 30, 2020
The @Lakers take on the @MiamiHEAT on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals as 5-point favourites on the NBA odds at sportsbooks presented by @OddsShark.https://t.co/ZQ37VaY9PC
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 30, 2020
Lucas Giolito took a perfect game into the seventh inning as the Chicago White Sox stymied the Oakland Athletics in Game 1 of their wild card series.https://t.co/LI2atXgYrl
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 29, 2020
If you can’t beat them, join them. Rajon Rondo and Dwight Howard have done just that with the Lakers.https://t.co/5q9Jx5Ghin
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 29, 2020
BREAKING: After 15 seasons, Henrik Lundqvist will be bought out by the New York Rangers this week.https://t.co/QInYTW1lnt
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 29, 2020
Tennessee Titans announce ‘several’ COVID-19 cases. MORE: https://t.co/ptrVeBXKZc pic.twitter.com/c1HkfB4Pvc
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 29, 2020
Broncos to start QB Rypien vs. Jets.
MORE: https://t.co/uYDOUBC0vF pic.twitter.com/o72wgzxyAi
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 29, 2020