BRANTFORD, Ontario (AP) — NHL referee Garrett Rank won his fourth Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship on Friday, breaking a last-hole tie with a 6-foot par putt at Brantford Golf & Country Club.
The 38-year-old Rank, from Waterloo about 40 miles north, closed with a 3-under 69 for a one-stroke victory. He finished at 18-under 270. Third-round leader Evan Nachtigall of Brandon, Manitoba, bogeyed the last for a 72 to drop into second.
"As soon as I saw my ball was on the back of the green, I knew it was a good time for lag putt to try and two putt, and luckily enough I was able to make the 6-footer at the end to win,” said Rank, who worked his first Stanley Cup Finals as a referee this year.
Rank’s previous Canadian Men’s Mid-Am wins came three years in a row from 2014-16. He has five national titles, also winning the 2012 Canadian College/University Individual Championship.
“It’s a huge honor," Rank said. “Winning a golf tournament is never easy. To do it four times is pretty special. I think it’s been 10 years since I last did it so to do it close to home in a place like Brantford is something that I will remember for the rest of my life.”
Rank received a spot into the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Sand Valley Resort in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, in late September and early October.
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FILE - Referee Garrett Rank (7) makes a call during the second period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final series between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights in Raleigh, N.C., June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Edman singled in the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Friday night.
Edman hit a line drive to left field off Gregory Soto (5-4), scoring automatic runner Kiké Hernández from third, keeping the Dodgers as the only undefeated team in extra innings in the majors this season.
With Hernández starting at second, pinch-hitter Alex Call struck out and Mookie Betts was intentionally walked. Kyle Tucker grounded into a fielder's choice to second, where Betts was out.
Evan Phillips (1-2) got the win with one inning of relief.
The NL West-leading Dodgers have won eight of their last 11.
Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer off reliever Kyle Hurt in the eighth to make it 4-4.
Betts hit a two-run single with two outs in the third to make it 4-2.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1/3 innings with nine strikeouts.
The Japanese right-hander was lifted after putting the tying runs aboard in the seventh. Jake Mangum had a leadoff double and Yamamoto hit Jared Triolo. Reliever Brock Stewart came on to retire the next two batters and end the inning.
Pirates reliever Luke Bachar set up the struggling Tucker for a potential Hollywood ending in the bottom of the seventh. Shohei Ohtani drew a leadoff walk and stole second. Two outs later, Bachar issued back-to-back walks to Max Muncy and Betts to load the bases and bring up Tucker. However, he flied out to center to end the threat.
Muncy's two-run, two-out homer in the first gave the Dodgers to a 2-1 lead.
The Pirates led 1-0 on Nick Gonzales' RBI single to center in the top of the inning. He tied the game 2-2 with an RBI single to center in the third.
Pirates RHP Jared Jones (2-5, 4.78 ERA) starts Saturday against Dodgers LHP Tarik Skubal (7-7, 2.85). Skubal is 0-2 with a 3.18 ERA since being traded to Los Angeles earlier this month.
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Pittsburgh Pirates' Brandon Lowe scores on a single by Nick Gonzales during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Pittsburgh Pirates' Oneil Cruz tosses his bat after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy, right, hits a two-run home run as Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Rafael Flores Jr. watches during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
