Tuesday Sports: Warriors Fall Short Against London Knights

MEMORIAL CUP

SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Sam O’Reilly had a goal and assist, Denver Barkey and Easton Cowan each chipped in with two assists, and the London Knights defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-4 in Memorial Cup action on Monday night.

The Ontario Hockey League champion Knights also got goals from Ruslan Gazizov, Sam Dickinson, Landon Sim and Kasper Halttunen to improve to 2-0 in the round-robin portion of the four-team championship tournament.

Ethan Semeniuk scored twice for the Western Hockey League champion Warriors, who have lost both of their games at the Dow Event Center. Denton Mateychuk and Martin Rysavy also scored for the Warriors, who trailed 2-1 after the first period and 5-3 heading into the third.

The Knights were outshot by the Warriors 30-28 and went 1 for 2 on the power play. The Warriors were 0 for 4 on the power play.

The Warriors play the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League champion Drummondville Voltigeurs on Tuesday night in a battle of 0-2 teams. The loser will be eliminated, while the winner advances to Friday’s semifinal against either the Knights or host Saginaw Spirit.

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS (Round 3)

Jason Robertson scored three goals, including a third-period marker at 11:54 that snapped a 3-3 deadlock, and the visiting Dallas Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Monday night to grab a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven NHL’s Western Conference final. Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen, with an empty netter, also scored for the Stars, who trailed 2-0 after the first period. Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman and Adam Henrique scored for the Oilers. Game 4 is Wednesday in Edmonton.
The New York Rangers, with back-to-back overtime wins, will be looking to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven NHL Eastern Conference final Tuesday night against the host Florida Panthers.
The Seattle Kraken are expected to name Dan Bylsma as their new coach today, according to a person with knowledge of the choice, putting the 2009 Stanley Cup winner in Pittsburgh back in charge of an NHL team for the first time since 2017. The Kraken have scheduled a “special announcement” news conference for today. Bylsma spent the past two seasons as head coach of the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds.

MLB

CHICAGO — George Springer, Bo Bichette and Davis Schneider homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Monday. Chris Bassitt struck out seven in five scoreless innings as Toronto stopped a three-game slide. The White Sox dropped to 15-and-40 for the worst 55-game start in franchise history.
NEW YORK — Longtime umpire Ángel Hernández, who unsuccessfully sued Major League Baseball for racial discrimination, is retiring immediately. During a career that lasted more than three decades, the 62-year-old Hernández was often scorned by players, managers and fans for missed calls and quick ejections — some in high-profile situations. Hernández issued a statement through MLB on Monday night saying he has decided he wants to spend more time with his family.

NBA

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick White’s tiebreaking 3-pointer with 43 seconds left gave Boston the lead and the Celtics closed out a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers 105-102 to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in three years. White finished with 16 points and only two 3s in the game. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 29 points while Jayson Tatum added 26 points. Indiana, which again played without two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton, lost its second straight at home — both in the final minute after giving up leads. Andrew Nembhard had 24 points, 10 assists and six rebounds but missed a potentially tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds and the Pacers never go the ball again.
Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Fame center for his NBA career and one of the biggest stars of basketball broadcasting, has died. The league announced that Walton died Monday after a prolonged fight with cancer. He was 71. Walton was the NBA’s MVP in the 1977-78 season, a two-time champion and a member of both the NBA’s 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams. That followed a college career in which he was a two-time champion at UCLA and a three-time national player of the year.

(Canadian Press)