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The 2026 Heritage Classic will be a sight to see.

The Grand Slam of Curling’s competition committee plans to meet this week to discuss an unusual finish at the Co-op Invitational that sent two Canadian teams into the playoffs and led to pointed words from an American rink left outside the cutline. Boos were heard throughout Victoria’s Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre when teams skipped by Matt Dunstone and Brendan Bottcher were not aggressive in the final end of their round-robin finale Friday night. Both teams deliberately threw stones through the house early in the end before Bottcher scored one for a tie that forced a shootout. That gave both sides enough points to advance and eliminated Danny Casper’s rink from playoff contention. “They’re on ESPN in the U. S. and (Sportsnet) in Canada, thousands of people are watching it, I’m sure, and it looks horrible,” Team Casper second Ben Richardson said from Victoria over the weekend. “It definitely leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. “I can’t speak (for) all the people that watched it, but it’s definitely not a good look for our sport.”Normally, a one-point game would lead to a tense eighth and final end.

The Hanshin Tigers made it official today, announcing that Teruaki Sato will be posted for Major League teams this offseason.  The posting has been rumored to be in the works for months, and at least five (and likely many more) MLB clubs have already shown interest in the reigning Central League MVP. Sato’s stock is high enough that MLBTR’s Steve Adams placed him second among all free agents in the September edition of the free agent power rankings, which rank players based on earning potential.  Sato is relatively young (turning 28 in March), can play both third base and right field, and he has been arguably the best hitter in Nippon Professional Baseball over the last two seasons.  That said, Sato isn’t considered a strong defender at either position, his strikeout and contact rates leave something to be desired, and there is the standard uncertainty over how star NPB players will adjust to Major League Baseball.