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HARTLEY’S SPORTS SHORTS: MONDAY, JULY 15TH

(As of 12:01 a.m.) Weekend Wrap

TENNIS:

Novak Djokovic won an epic nearly five-hour thriller, defeating Roger Federer in a fifth set tie-breaker (13-12) to capture the men’s title at Wimbledon.

Djokovic became the first man in 71 years to take home the trophy from the All England Club after needing to erase championship points.

This triumph earned Djokovic his fifth Wimbledon title and 16th Grand Slam trophy overall.

Only Federer with 20 and Rafael Nadal with 18, own more Grand Slam men’s titles than Djokovic, who has won four of the last five Majors.

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The 37-year-old Federer competed in his 12th Wimbledon final.

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Simona Halep won her first Wimbledon title, and second Grand Slam, with a crushing 6-2, 6-2 victory over Serena Williams in less than an hour.

The 37-year-old Williams was denied her 8th Wimbledon and 24th Grand Slam title.

The 27-year-old Halep of Romania has moved up to No 4 in the world rankings.

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The Wimbledon results right here.

 

CFL: (Week Five)

The Montreal Alouettes have sacked general manager Kavis Reed.

According to Alouettes president and CEO Patrick Boivin, the move is not related to the team’s impending sale or the performance on the field.

Montreal  36  Ottawa  19  (Saturday)

Both the Alouettes and RedBlacks are 2-2.

Hamilton  30  Calgary  23  (Saturday)

The Ti-Cats ended a 15-game losing streak to Calgary that included the 2014 Grey Cup.

Hamilton improved to 4-1 while Calgary dropped to 2-2.

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The 1-4 B.C. Lions play their next game on Saturday in Saskatchewan against the 1-3 Roughriders.

The 2019 schedule is right here.

The CFL standings are right here.

 

PG LACROSSE:

The Prince George Posse earned the bronze medal at the B.C. A2 peewee lacrosse championship in Delta.

After going 2-2-1 in the six-team division round robin, Prince George beat Richmond 9-5 in the third-place game.

All the results are right here.

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The Westwood Pub Devils play Northland Nissan Assault in the Prince George Senior Lacrosse best-of-five final starting Tuesday night at 8:00 at Kin 1.

Prior to the game, league awards will be handed out.

Other dates in the championship series are July 18th, 22nd and if necessary, 24th and 25th).

MLB:

New York Yankees  4  Toronto Blue Jays  2  

The 35-59 Jays are 1-2 on a 10-game road trip that continues tonight in Boston against the

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Red Sox.

The Blue Jays schedule/results right here.

The MLB standings are right here.

 

SOFTBALL:

Prince George went 2 and 2 in the round robin to advance to the playoff round at the 16-team Under-16 girls C softball provincials in Quesnel.

The P.G. team went 1-2 in the double knockout playoffs (loss to eventual champion West Kootenay, victory over Kamloops and loss to North Shore.

 

GOLF:

The Prince George Cougars 8th annual Alumni Hospital Charity Golf Tournament took place
at the PG Golf and Curling Club.

Dan Hamhuis was among the participants.

Over the past seven years, the Cougars and the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation have partnered to raise close to $500,000 towards healthcare in Northern BC.

For the past three years, fundraising for the sold-out tournament has focused on cardiac care.

 

 

NHL:

The St. Louis Blues and their Stanley Cup-winning goalie Jordan Binnington have agreed to a two-year, $8.8 million contract.

Check out NHL free agent signings right here.


NBA:

The NBA signings are right here.

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