National Sports

Tuesday's Games MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL American League | Division Series (Best-of-five series) New York 5 Cleveland 1 (New York wins series 3-2) --- National League | Championship Series (Best-of-seven series) Philadelphia 2 San Diego 0 (Philadelphia

CALGARY — Grit from their rank and file helped the Calgary Flames overtake the visiting Vegas Golden Knights for a 3-2 win Tuesday.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Canada's Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the second round of the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open by knocking off American Kayla Day 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Daylan Kuefler scored two goals, Logan Stankoven chipped in with two assists, and the Kamloops Blazers won their fifth game of the Western Hockey League season by beating the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-2 at the Sandman Centre.

EDMONTON — It was a dream come true for Eric Comrie, even if he downplayed it. The 27-year-old goalie stood on his head in the Buffalo net, making 46 saves, as the Sabres fought their way past the Edmonton Oilers for a 4-2 victory on Tuesday.

OTTAWA — If Tuesday's home opener was any indication of what’s to come, then this Ottawa Senators' season is going to be wildly entertaining. The Senators beat the Boston Bruins at Canadian Tire Centre with seven different players scoring.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vladislav Gavrikov scored in overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets came from behind to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Tuesday night for their first victory of the season.

MONCTON, N.B. — The Cape Breton Eagles finally won a game in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, but it took a shootout after 65 scoreless minutes to do it.

NEW YORK (AP) — Here are the 20 most popular shows on prime-time television for the week of Oct. 10-16, their networks and viewerships: 1. NFL Football: Dallas at Philadelphia, NBC, 20.79 million. 2. “NFL Pregame” (Sunday), NBC, 15.81 million. 3.

The rise of basketball talent coming from north of the border only continues to grow as the years pass. A record 23 Canadians will be on opening-night rosters as the NBA tips off its regular season on Tuesday.