In a nutshell: as of 12:05 a.m. (All times PT) Saturday by Hartley Miller
NBA:
–LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined for 65 points and 23 rebounds to lead the LA Lakers to a 124-114 victory over the Miami Heat. The Lakers lead the NBA best-of-7 Finals 2-0 with Game 3 Sunday (4:30 PM PT) in Orlando. Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops scored 24 points for the Heat, who played without injured starters Goran Dragic and Bam Adebayo.
MLB:
–The first round of the MLB playoffs is complete. The San Diego Padres blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 to win the series 2-1 while the Miami Marlins skunked the Chicago Cubs 2-0 to capture that series in two straight.
–The best-of-5 American League Division Series will begin Monday with Houston at Oakland (1:07 PM PT) followed by NY Yankees at Tampa Bay (5:07). The NLDS opens Tuesday with San Diego at LA and Miami at Atlanta.
–St. Louis Cardinals legend and Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson has passed away at age 84. Gibson had been
ill with pancreatic cancer in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.
NFL:
–There are 13 NFL Sunday games including (3-0) Seattle at (1-2) Miami and (2-1) New England at (3-0) Kansas City.
SPORTS TWEETS:
The NBA Finals are halfway to a coronation.
LeBron James finished with 33 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as the Los Angeles Lakers took a 2-0 series lead, beating the Miami Heat 124-114.https://t.co/bDHtRA7TjF
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 3, 2020
#LakeShow Anthony Davis has made an impression in his first 2 career games in the #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/vPkfzJOXGl
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) October 3, 2020
LeBron and the Lakers are doing it for the Bryant family ?? pic.twitter.com/VcQqcwotJt
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) October 3, 2020
? Slam Diego is off to the NLDS ?https://t.co/GuzTp7NJvw
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 3, 2020
The Miami Marlins have defeated the Chicago Cubs 2-0, completing a two-game sweep of their National League wild-card series.https://t.co/F6qMhbz0ip
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 2, 2020
Bob Gibson, a Hall of Fame pitcher whose overwhelming dominance in 1968 with the St. Louis Cardinals contributed to changes in baseball’s rules, has died. He was 84.https://t.co/7Yn3mlTuwG
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 3, 2020
.@CanadaWest delays decision to commence play until at least November leaving teams like @UNBCATHLETICS in a holding pattern | https://t.co/dSyuaPYwcJ #CityOfPG #COVID19 #sports pic.twitter.com/eHgxUfpSc5
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 2, 2020
.@SpruceKings forward Andrew Seaman talks getting over the border to play this season along with the makeup of the team with @mypgnow @GoBCHL #CityofPG #sports pic.twitter.com/y9gdMvepKy
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 3, 2020
.@masonwaite16 of @SpruceKings chats with @mypgnow on camp and the upcoming season @GoBCHL #CityofPG #sports #COVID19BC pic.twitter.com/o7DuUXCoH8
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 3, 2020
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller says there should be no asterisk beside the name of the @TBLightning who captured the #StanleyCup on Monday
| https://t.co/B7WjT0k43J #CityOfPG #GoBolts #LightningStrikes #sports pic.twitter.com/UGXR91403v— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 2, 2020