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TIGER-CATS 35 CALGARY 32
CALGARY – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats won their first road game this season and their first game in Calgary in 18 years in a 35-32 victory over the Stampeders on Friday.
Tiger-Cats quarterback Dane Evans threw to Tim White in the end zone with 11 seconds remaining in the game for the winning score.
Hamilton linebacker Richard Leonard returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown. Seth Small kicked field goals from 57, 46, 36 and 24 yards.
Evans completed 17 of 25 passes for 244 yards, and also scored a one-yard rushing touchdown.
Calgary third-string quarterback and short-yardage specialist Tommy Stevens had given the Stampeders a five-point lead with 63 seconds remaining in the game on a one-yard plunge.
Stampeder quarterback Jake Maier, who was intercepted three times in the first half, completed 26 of 35 passes for 251 yards and made touchdown throws to William Langlais and Tre Odoms-Dukes.
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ALOUETTES 34 REDBLACKS 30
OTTAWA – Dominique Davis’s late rushing touchdown lifted the Montreal Alouettes to a 34-30 win over the Ottawa Redblacks and a post-season berth on Friday night.
Entering the fourth quarter with a 27-24 lead, Montreal (8-8) went down by three points due to 44- and 10-yard field goals from Ottawa (4-12) kicker Lewis Ward with just over nine minutes remaining.
Davis’ one-yard touchdown run with less than three minutes remaining put the Alouettes for good to claim the victory.
The loss was the 10th straight at home for the Redblacks, who have just one victory in their past 22 outings at TD Place Stadium. Ottawa remains alive for a playoff berth but needs to win its final two games and have the Saskatchewan Roughriders drop their last two contests.
Montreal quarterback Trevor Harris went 19-of-27 passing for 241 yards and one touchdown in the win. Kicker David Cote contributed a pair of field goals from 23 and 45 yards out.
Redblacks QB Nick Arbuckle paced his squad going 28-of-36 passing for 271 yards and two touchdowns.
(The Canadian Press)
WHL
PATS 4 BRONCOS 3
SWIFT CURRENT – Connor Bedard put the icing on top of a two-goal night with the game winner as eight seconds remained to lead the Regina Pats to a 4-3 win over the Swift Current Broncos on Friday.
Tied at 1-1, Easton Armstrong put Regina (6-4-0) up 2-1 with 44 seconds remaining in the first. Bedard followed up in the second period with his first of the night.
Six minutes later, Matthew Ward scored on a power play to make it 3-2 for the Broncos (2-5-0), before adding a short-handed goal 4:30 into the third to knot the game at 3-3.
Bedard stole the show at 19:52 as his goal sent the Pats to their sixth win on the year.
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REBELS 4 WARRIORS 2
MOOSE JAW, SASK. — Ben King scored two of Red Deer’s three unanswered goals in its win over Moose Jaw (4-4-0). After going down 2-1 with five minutes left in the second, King scored twice on the power play followed by Jayden Grubbe, also on the power play, for the Rebels (6-0-0).
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SILVERTIPS 5 ROCKETS 4
KELOWNA, B.C. — Beau Courtney scored what proved to be the winner to lead Everett (6-1-0) past Kelowna (3-4-1). Courtney’s goal put the Silvertips up 5-3 before Andrew Cristall scored for the Rockets with just 14 seconds remaining to make it a one-score game.
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CHIEFS 6 TIGERS 3
SPOKANE, WA. — Blake Swetlikoff scored a goal and added two assists as Spokane (3-3-0) topped Medicine Hat (3-4-1). Cooper Michaluk stopped 32 of the 35 shots he faced in the win.
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THUNDERBIRDS 7 OIL KINGS 0
KENT, WA. — Scott Ratzlaff earned a shut out as Seattle (6-0-0) had seven different players score in its win over Edmonton (1-7-1). The Thunderbirds sit atop the Western Conference as they remain undefeated.
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BLAZERS 7 AMERICANS 1
KENNEWICK, WA. — Caedan Bankier recorded a hat trick as Kamloops (4-1-0) handily defeated Tri-City (2-5-0). Logan Stankoven scored twice while Connor Levis and Daylan Kuefler netted goals for the Blazers.
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WHEAT KINGS 4 GIANTS 2
LANGLEY, B.C. — Jake Chiasson notched a goal and two assists as Brandon (4-2-1) beat Vancouver (1-3-1-2) behind three unanswered goals. Carson Bjarnason had 32 saves while Rylen Roersma, Brett Hyland and Roger McQueen also scored for the Wheat Kings.
Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer and Bryce Harper homered and drove in three runs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Division Series. The Phillies lead 2-1 in the best-of-five matchup and can advance to the N-L Championship Series with a win Saturday. The Phillies scored six runs in the third inning to turn the game into a rout.
Blake Snell pitched five-hit ball into the sixth inning and Trent Grisham homered at a festive Petco Park, helping the San Diego Padres top the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 for a 2-1 lead in their National League Division Series. San Diego can clinch its first trip to the N-L Championship Series since 1998 with one more win tomorrow night.
Maybe a change of scenery will help Aaron Judge as he looks to find his timing at the plate. Judge and the Yankees visit the Guardians for Game 3 of their AL Division Series on Saturday.
Judge went 0 for 5 with four strikeouts in Friday’s 4-2 loss in Game 2. He is 0 for 8 with seven strikeouts in the deadlocked best-of-five series.
NHL
Detroit 3 Montreal 0
Tampa Bay 5 Columbus 2
Winnipeg 4 N.Y. Rangers 1
Carolina 2 San Jose 1
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