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Sports Briefs - October 31, 2016

The World Series is heading back to Cleveland.

The Chicago Cubs beat the Indians 3-2 in Game 5 to stay alive and force a Game 6 tomorrow night.

Cleveland leads the series 3-2.

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The Islanders beat the Maple Leafs 5-1. Toronto has lost six straight on the road.

Elsewhere -- the Detroit Red Wings dropped their second straight, falling to Florida 5-2 -- the Calgary Flames lost 3-1 to Washington -- the Winnipeg Jets fell 3-1 to the Sabres -- and the Ottawa Senators blanked the Edmonton Oilers 2-0.

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In Junior B hockey -- the Chatham Maroons lost 5-3 to London, ending their 11-game winning streak. Lucas Patton was busy in net for the Maroons, making 51 saves in the loss.

You can read the full recap here.

Meanwhile -- the Leamington Flyers doubled up Sarnia 4-2.

In Junior C hockey -- the Wallaceburg Lakers were shutout 5-0 by Amherstburg -- the Dresden Kings lost 9-3 to Lakeshore -- and the Blenheim Blades fell to Essex 4-2.

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In the NFL -- Matthew Stafford threw for 240 yards and a touchdown, but the Detroit Lions lost 20-13 to the Texans.

In other football action -- the Buffalo Bills lost 41-25 in New England -- while Washington and Cincinnati played to a 27-27 tie in London, England. That's the second tie in as many weeks after Seattle and Arizona played to a 6-6 draw last week. It's also the first time since 1997 that there have been two ties in the same NFL season.

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In the NBA -- the Detroit Pistons have won two straight after getting by Milwaukee 98-83.

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And in NASCAR -- Jimmie Johnson won at Martinsville to clinch a spot in next month's title-deciding Sprint Cup finale.

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