the mad sports man

 Regular season finally ended with today's Atlanta/N.Y. Mets double header. And they split the double header and Arizona gets eliminated. Arizona had losing records versus Atlanta and the Mets, so they needed a double header sweep to get in. Mets won the first one 8-7 and the Braves won game 2 3-0. Atlanta will play San Diego, Mets will play Milwaukee, Kansas City plays Baltimore and Detroit gets Houston in the wild card round. The Yankees, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Los Angeles got the byes into the division round.

 The 1978-79 NHL season had 17 teams and 80 games. Cleveland Barons and Minnesota North Stars merged. First contraction since 1942. March 29, 1979 the WHA/NHL merger happens. July 26, 1978 John Tonelli signs with the New York Islanders. October 18, Minnesota trades Dennis Maruk to Washington. March 11, Randy Holt of Los Angeles earns 67 penalty minutes in the first period. April 8 Denis Potvin is second defenseman to score 100 points. Preliminary round: Philadelphia 2 Vancouver 1, New York Rangers 2 Los Angeles 0, Toronto 2 Atlanta 0, Pittsburgh 2 Buffalo 1.  Quarter finals: New York Islanders 4 Chicago 0, Montreal 4 Toronto 0, Boston 4 Pittsburgh 0, New York Rangers 4 Philadelphia 1. Semifinals: New York Rangers 4, New York Islanders 2, Montreal 4 Boston 3. Stanley Cup finals: Montreal 4 New York Rangers 1. Montreal is 1979 Stanley Cup champions. Bob Gainey is Conn Smythe trophy winner. 1979 #1 draft pick is Rob Ramage. He played 1044 games, 139 goals, 425 assists and 564 points for C

 Fall has already arrived. Began at 6:44am Prince Albert time.  Kinda feels like it too. Leaves are already turning color. Lots of yellow around along with some green. Enjoy 

 1. Glasgow Scotland is set to be announced as host of the 2026 shortly. Announcement day to be determined. 2. The 2025 world Juniors schedule is out. Canada begins on boxing Day vs Finland (6:30 pm Prince Albert time), December 27 vs Latvia, December 29 vs Germany and New Year's Eve vs the United States. The tournament is in Ottawa.

 They were unveiled this morning. They are: New York Sirens, Minnesota Frost, Boston Fleet, Toronto Sceptres, Ottawa Charge and Montreal Victoire. And her are the logos. What do you think?

 The Paralympics are done. The flame extinguished. Speeches made. And the handover to Los Angeles 2028. Canada finishes with 29 medals. 10g, 9s, 10b. 13 medals in the pool. A world record thrown in there. Nicholas Bennett (2g, 1s), Brent Lakatos (1g, 1s), Austin Smeenk (1g, 1b), Aurelie Rivard (1g, 1s, 1b), Cody Fournier (2g) and Tess Routliffe (1s, 1b) are the multiple medalists I can find. So that is it for another 4 year cycle. Next winter games are Milan/Cortina D'Ampezzo in 2026, next summer games, as mentioned, is in Los Angeles in 2028.

 Last medal of the day, and it comes from Nate Reich and it's a silver in the 1500 T38 wheelchair race. That is now 10g to 9s, 10b for 29 total. Could hit 30 tomorrow. Nicholas Bennett and Brianna Hennessy are Canada's flag bearers at the closing ceremony tomorrow. Awesome. Can't believe the Paralympics end tomorrow.

 First the bronze. It's from Shelby Newkirk in the 100m backstroke S6. Now the gold. Danielle Dorris wins it in the 50m S7.  That is now 10g, 8s, 10b for 28 total.

 First the gold. It comes from Austin Smeenk in the 800m T34 wheelchair race. Next the silver.bit comes from Brianna Hennessy in para canoe. And now the bronze. It comes from the women's sitting volleyball team. A historic first medal in this sport. That is now 9g, 8s, 9b for 26 total. I don't think we're done yet.

 Cody Fournier has another gold, this time in the 100m T51 race. That is now 8g, 7s, 8b for 23 total.

 Sebastian Massabie has the gold in the 50m freestyle S4 and it was a world record. That is now 7g, 7s, 8b for 22 total. 11 of them from the pool.

 Jesse Zessou has the silver in men's discus F37. Happened an hour ago. That is now 6g, 7s, 8b for 21 total.

 Brent Lakatos has another one. This gold is in the 800m T53 wheelchair race. That is now 6g, 6s, 8b for 20 total

 Let's start with the bronze. It came from Tess Routliffe in the pool. Her bronze was in the 100m breaststroke SB7.  Now the gold from Aurelie Rivard in the 400m freestyle S10. Her 13th Paralympic medal. That is now 5g, 6s, 8b for 19 total. 10 of them in the pool.

 First the gold. Nicholas Bennett has his second one, this one in the 200m individual medley SM14.  Woohoo!! Next the silver. Reid Maxwell has it in the 400m freestyle S8.  Yeeeeesss!!  That is now 4g, 6s, 7b for 17 total. 

 First a gold. It comes from Greg Stewart in shot put. Also he's 7 foot. And came out of retirement last year.  Now the silver. It comes from Nathan Clement in the T1-2 road time trial. That is now 3g, 5s, 7b for 15 total.

 This one is Katie Cosgriffe in the 100m butterfly S10 event. Yeeesss!!!!  That is now 2g, 4s, 7b for 13 total.

 Happened this morning. Cody Fournier wins it in the T51 200m race. Yes. That is now 2g, 4s, 6b for 12 total.

 The first gold of the games goes to Nicholas Bennett in the SB14 100m breast stroke. This gold is Canada's 400th gold overall at the Paralympics.

 First in wheelchair triathlon. Leanne Taylor takes the bronze. Second from Austin Smeenk in T34 100m wheelchair racing.  Yeeesss. That is now 4s, 6b for 10 total.

 This one from Brent Lakatos in wheelchair racing. His silver was in the T53 400n event. That is now 4s, 4b for 8 total. Yeeees!!!!

 It's Aurelie Rivard with her second one. It's in the S10 100m freestyle. That is now 3s, 4b for 7 total.