In a nutshell: as of 12:05 AM PT (Saturday, August 29) by Hartley Miller
NHL:
–The Vancouver Canucks play the Vegas Golden Knights twice this weekend. The two teams face off tonight at 6:45 (PT) and Sunday night at 7:30 in Edmonton. The best-of-7 Western Conference semifinal is tied 1-1.
–An early game today (Saturday) for the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Boston Bruins as they meet at 9:00 AM (PT). Tampa leads the series 2-1.
–The Philadelphia Flyers and NY Islanders battle at 4:00 PM today with that series even 1-1.
–The Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars play their next game Sunday at 3 PM. The Stars are up 2-1.
NBA:
–The Toronto Raptors open their best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics on Sunday (10 AM PT).
–There are 3 Saturday NBA playoff games: Orlando vs. Milwaukee (12:30 PM PT), Oklahoma City against Houston (3:30) and the LA Lakers vs. Portland (6:00). The Bucks lead the Magic 3-1, the Lakers are up 3-1 on the Trail Blazers and the Thunder and Rockets are even 2-2.
MLB:
–The Toronto Blue Jays are 16-14 after 30 games which marks the midway point of their season. The Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in 10 innings on Friday. The two teams play again today in Buffalo (3:35 PM PT).
SPORTS TWEETS:
The @Canucks hit the ice Saturday for Game 3 of their second-round series against the @GoldenKnights as plus-170 underdogs.https://t.co/cvmkLNvoBe
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 29, 2020
“We kind of want to make sure that we keep the attention and the conversation around the issues.”
The spark has been lit and players have pushed a chance to play for the Cup aside to make a statement about systemic racism.
(Via @reporterchris)https://t.co/ZR2k3MMg1M
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 28, 2020
With one swing against the @Orioles on Friday, Randal Grichuk turned a near-certain loss into a dramatic win.
And in doing so, gave the @BlueJays further reason to see themselves as contenders.
(Via @bnicholsonsmith) https://t.co/TNdsZIqc0q
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 29, 2020
Even though today’s Black players don’t have to fight the same fights Jackie Robinson had to each time they walk into a clubhouse, they’re still left to continue the wider civil-rights advocacy that marked the end of his career.
(Via @ShiDavidi)https://t.co/6L7x21a2ef
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 29, 2020
Doc Rivers: ‘It’s not the NBA’s job to solve the world.’ https://t.co/RAryAp6ITM pic.twitter.com/0xo7wPwxcr
— theScore (@theScore) August 28, 2020
Alex Rodriguez and fiancee Jennifer Lopez have backed out of the bidding to purchase the @Mets amid reports that the Wilpon family is finalizing a deal with billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen.https://t.co/jSTh8d9im5
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 29, 2020
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the day to day nature of sports right now due tov #COVIDー19 and #BlackLivesMatter
| https://t.co/73kAnUZMfn #CityOfPG #sports pic.twitter.com/JGcCgTNczv— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 28, 2020