In a nutshell: as of 12:05 a.m. Friday by Hartley Miller
BCHL:
–The Prince George Spruce Kings have home-and-home pre-season games this weekend against the Merritt Centennials. The two teams battle tonight (Friday) in Merritt and Sunday afternoon at 3:00 at the RMCA in PG.
NHL:
–The Vancouver Canucks and restricted free agent winger Jake Virtanen have struck a deal. It is a two-year contract worth a total of $5.1 million.
NFL:
–With two wins in seven games the Philadelphia Eagles have taken over first place in the NFC East. The Eagles scored two touchdowns in the last five minutes of the game to erase an 11-point deficit and beat the New York Giants 22-21. The Eagles are 2-4-1 while the Giants drop to 1-6.
–The Seattle Seahawks game at the Arizona Cardinals has been moved back four hours to Sunday night at 5:20 PT from the afternoon. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Las Vegas Raiders game has been bumped to Sunday afternoon at 1:05.
MLB:
–There are three games in three nights coming up for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series which is tied 1-1. The two teams play tonight, Saturday and Sunday with all games starting just after 5:00 PT in Arlington, Texas.
SPORTS TWEETS:
The Eagles were down by 11 points with seven minutes left but they came back to defeat the Giants.https://t.co/95d5zFe7Pn
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 23, 2020
Daniel Jones fall down go boom. ? #JayAndDan pic.twitter.com/Dmdcz8Pa8Y
— #JayAndDan (@JayAndDan) October 23, 2020
The Las Vegas Raiders placed four starting offensive linemen and safety Johnathan Abram on the reserve/COVID-19 list after they were determined to be close contacts with a teammate who had tested positive for COVID-19.https://t.co/bNTieXh47z
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 22, 2020
“I think it’s obvious, at least in our opinion, that we’re the most talented team in baseball.” @Dodgers Alex Wood talks about the swagger and confidence level in the teams’ clubhouse and how they’re ready to bring a World Series home to L.A. #Postseason pic.twitter.com/BFjfuvFGXs
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 22, 2020
Few current players split the Canucks fan base as much as Jake Virtanen.
Armed with a new contract, he should have another chance to earn his spot in the top six.
(@imacSportsnet)https://t.co/jbU9fORIlg
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 22, 2020
Wayne Gretzky’s California home is for sale and it is otherworldly. ??
MORE @ https://t.co/NxbJ5MAlmf pic.twitter.com/67QZgT1D3I
— BarDown (@BarDown) October 23, 2020
Two judges reject CHL lawsuit settlement . . . Third QMJHL team has positive test . . . NHL postpones two events https://t.co/nP15otq99g
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) October 23, 2020
‘Bitten by the stock car bug’ : St. Clair inducted into Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame https://t.co/IBmdDTWggu
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 23, 2020