In a nutshell: as of 11:05 a.m. (All times PT) Friday by Hartley Miller
NHL:
–The Vancouver Canucks have a new starting goalie. On the first day of NHL free agency, the Canucks signed former Washington Capital Braden Holtby to a two-year deal worth $8.6 million.
–Former Canuck Jacob Markstrom signed a six-year contract for a total of $36 million with the Calgary Flames.
–The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to a seven-year, $38.5 million contract extension with forward Josh Anderson. The Habs acquired the 26-year-old Anderson from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday in a trade for forward Max Domi and a third-round draft pick. Both players were upcoming restricted free agents. Columbus signed Domi to a $10.6 million, two-year deal on Wednesday.
MLB:
(Best of 5 American League Division Series)
New York Yankees 5 Tampa Bay Rays 1
(Series tied 2-2 with the 5th and deciding game tonight at 4:10 PT)
Houston Astros 11 Oakland A’s 6
(Astros win 3-1 to advance to the American League Championship Series for the 4th straight season)
(Best of 5 National League Division Series)
Atlanta Braves 7 Miami Marlins 0
(Braves sweep the series 3-0)
Los Angeles Dodgers 12 San Diego Padres 3
(Dodgers sweep the series 3-0)
–The Braves and Dodgers will meet in the best-of-7 National League Championship Series beginning Monday.
NFL: (Start of week 5)
Chicago Bears 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19
(Bears are 4-1 while the Bucs sit at 3-2)
–The NFL has moved a couple of games that were scheduled for Sunday. The Denver at New England game is now slated for Monday at 2 PM (PT) while the Buffalo at Tennessee game has switched to Tuesday (4 PM PT).
NBA:
–The LA Lakers go after their 17th NBA title tonight. LA, up 3-1 in the Finals, will battle the Miami Heat in Orlando with tip-off just after 6:00 (PT). The Lakers are 7-point favourites to win the game.
SPORTS TWEETS:
A wild day of playoff baseball saw three teams move on and three more head home. @mphoad recaps all the action in these takeaways.https://t.co/tN5CF7hNS9
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 9, 2020
Tom Brady has lost to the Bears for the first time in his career.https://t.co/XSoZoCmJqX
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 9, 2020
The NFL clearly isn’t taking COVID-19 seriously, but they should be.
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— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 8, 2020
Josh Anderson’s new seven-year, $38.5 million contract with the Canadiens is comparable to deals Tom Wilson and Jason Zucker signed in recent years. (@jbenny15)https://t.co/P3Exnby1TY
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 9, 2020
No surprise but the Lakers are the clear betting favourite for Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
✍️: @OddsSharkhttps://t.co/X10OqHbfTT
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 8, 2020
The Lakers will honour Kobe Bryant by wearing their Mamba jerseys for Game 5 with a chance to win another NBA title. ?https://t.co/Sd3xPloqx7
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 8, 2020