SUNDAY SPORTS: STINGERS TOP RATTLERS

Nick Hornsby’s near triple-double helped the Edmonton Stingers (8-9) stay ahead of the Saskatchewan Rattlers (6-10) in the western conference playoff race with a 89-70 win at the SaskTel Centre on Saturday night in Canadian Elite Basketball League action.

 
Hornsby finished one assist shy of a triple-double, recording 16 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists. 
 
“Tonight he played with great pace,” Edmonton head coach Jordan Baker said after the game. “It looked like he was moving at a different tempo than everybody in the first half, playing fast and making quick decisions.” 
 
Tonight’s game was the second half of a home-and-home series between these two teams. Saskatchewan, led by 37 points by Justin Wright-Foreman, took a one-point victory over the Stingers in Edmonton on Thursday night.

CFL

The visiting Winnipeg Blue Bombers looked well on their way to another CFL win Saturday when they took a 25-6 lead into the final quarter against the struggling Ottawa Redblacks. But the Redblacks scored 19 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to force overtime, and then won it 31-28 in the extra session when rookie Q-B Dustin Crum scored a major off a 29-yard run. The Bombers were held to a field goal in O-T.

AUTORACING

Christian Lundgaard has the pole for Sunday’s Honda Indy Toronto. He had the best lap on a wet street course at Toronto’s Exhibition Place during Saturday’s qualifying. IndyCar standings leader Alex Palou was eliminated in the first round of qualifying and will start 15th. Defending champ Scott Dixon will be seventh on the grid.

MLS

A goal in the 90th minute by Kacper Przybylko gave the Chicago Fire a 1-0 Major League Soccer victory over visiting Toronto F-C on Saturday. Elsewhere, Kwadwo Opoku and Chinonso Offor scored first-half goals as C-F Montreal beat Charlotte F-C 2-0. And in Vancouver, Ryan Gauld (gohld) scored twice in the first half and the Whitecaps hung on for a 4-2 win over the visiting L-A Galaxy, who played the majority of the match with 10 players.

MLB

Chris Bassitt found out Friday he had to start on Saturday and it worked out well for the Blue Jays’ right-hander. Bassitt allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings to lead Toronto to a 5-2 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Original starter Kevin Gausman was scratched because of discomfort in his left side. Whit Merrifield and Bo Bichette each hit solo homers, while George Springer drove in two runs. The Jays will attempt to sweep the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

NBA

LeBron James is not only coming back for a 21st season, he’s coming back in his original uniform number. James will return to Number 23 next season, a move the Los Angeles Lakers revealed Saturday. James wore Number 6 while becoming the N-B-A’s career scoring leader last season, a number now retired by the league following the death of Boston Celtics Hall of Famer Bill Russell.

(CEBL PR, CP)