SUNDAY SPORTS PAGE
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WINNIPEG – Brad Lambert scored twice and Dylan Guenther added three assists as the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds knocked off the Winnipeg ICE 4-2 on Saturday night to tie their best-of-seven Western Hockey League Championship Series at a game apiece.
Jeremy Hanzel and Reid Schaefer also scored for the Thunderbirds, who lost Friday’s opener 3-2.
Zach Benson scored both goals for the ICE, who were outshot 39-30. The ICE led 1-0 after the first period 1-0, and the teams were tied 1-1 heading into the final frame.
The attendance at Canada Life Centre was 5,691. The series shifts to Seattle for the next three games, with Game 3 on Tuesday.
Saturday at the Centennial Cup in Portage, MB
Collingwood Blues (2-0) 3
Battlefords North Stars (1-1) 1
Brooks Bandits (2-0) 5
Ottawa Jr Senators (1-1) 1
Portage Terriers (2-0) 12
Kam River Fighting Walleye (0-2) 2
For the second time in the NHL playoffs, the Seattle Kraken are headed for a Game 7 showdown. Jordan Eberle scored twice and Philipp Grubauer made 20 saves as the Kraken defeated the visiting Dallas Stars 6-3 on Saturday. The Edmonton Oilers hope to force a Game 7 in their playoff series on Sunday night when they host the Vegas Golden Knights, who lead that best-of-seven 3-2.
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The Edmonton Oilers, Canada’s last team standing in the NHL playoffs, are aiming to force a Game 7 in their best-of-seven series when they host the Vegas Golden Knights tonight. Vegas took a 3-2 lead in the second-round series with a 4-3 win Friday in Nevada. The Seattle Kraken forced a Game 7 in their series by beating the visiting Dallas Stars 6-3 last night. The Stars host that winner-take-all showdown on Monday.
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Team Canada will be looking to improve to 2-and-0 at the world men’s hockey championship today when it faces Slovenia in Riga, Latvia. Canada opened the tournament with a 6-0 win over Latvia on Friday. Slovenia was crushed 7-0 by Switzerland in its opener yesterday.
The 23-and-16 Toronto Blue Jays will be looking to sweep the National League-leading Atlanta Braves on Sunday after beating the visitors 5-2 on Saturday. Bo Bichette singled home the tiebreaking run in the 7th inning and finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Toronto. The Jays’ Kevin Kiermaier had 3 hits and scored twice, and Whit Merrifield had three stolen bases
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Evander scored twice and Franck Boli netted a single as the Portland Timbers defeated the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in Major League Soccer action on Saturday night. Elsewhere,C-F Montreal got second-half goals from Lassi Lappalainen and Chinonso Offor (chee-NON’-soh oh’-FOR)to defeat F-C Toronto 2-0 at sold-out Saputo Stadium in Montreal.
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History was made in Toronto and the WNBA on Saturday. Kahleah Cooper had 18 points and 9 rebounds to lead the Chicago Sky to an 82-74 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in the first-ever WNBA game played in Canada. Bridget Carleton of Chatham, Ontario had 3 points and 2 rebounds in 12 minutes for the Lynx.
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The Phoenix Suns fired coach Monty Williams on Saturday, 2 years after reaching the NBA Finals and a year after he was the overwhelming choice as the coach of the year. Williams had great success in his four regular seasons in Phoenix, winning 63 per cent of his games.
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There were no NBA playoff games on Saturday, but there was plenty of talk about Sunday’s Game 7 showdown between the Boston Celtics and visiting Philadelphia 76ers. The winner of the game at Boston’s T-D Garden will advance to the Eastern Conference finals to face the Miami Heat, who eliminated the New York Knicks in six games.
(Canadian Press)
