Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, September 16th
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Tampa Bay Rays 3
The Blue Jays have won 13 of their last 15. Toronto will host Minnesota on Friday. The Jays are tied with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox for the two American League wild-card spots. Toronto has 16 games left, 7 on the road and 9 at home. The (82-64) Blue Jays have seven left against Minnesota, three against Tampa, three against the New York Yankees, and three against Baltimore.
Robbie Ray fans 13, Bo Bichette drives in 5 as Jays rebound vs. Rays. https://t.co/RikrPJ6y3A pic.twitter.com/lYcz22hF2y
— theScore (@theScore) September 15, 2021
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Triple-A Baseball:
Jared Young of Prince George is batting .258 since getting called up to AAA with the Iowa Cubs. The 26-year-old first baseman has four homers and 15 RBI’s in 28 games.
PG Cougars:
The Prince George Cougars have four pre-season games, with two of them this week against the Blazers. The Cougars visit Kamloops on Friday before hosting the Blazers on Saturday. Those planning to attend at CN Centre will have to provide proof of vaccination status. The regular season for the Cougars will begin on October 2nd when they host the Blazers.
We have signed Ephram McNutt and Zackary Shantz to WHL Standard Player Agreements.#NorthernUprising | #WHL
DETAILS ? https://t.co/hG5hCQGIqZ pic.twitter.com/n6ChfkHLbP
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 15, 2021
PG Spruce Kings:
The Prince George Spruce Kings main training camp starts this weekend at the Rolling Mix Concrete Arena (RMCA). There will be two scrimmages during camp, one Saturday night at 6:00 and the other Sunday at noon. The Spruce Kings open their 2021 pre-season schedule on Friday, September 24th against the Centennials in Merritt.
See you this weekend at Camp?
DETAILS –> https://t.co/RTQ4R6vwkD#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/GxMoTIgH9q
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 15, 2021
BIG NEWS! The Spruce Kings and our good friends at Spruce Credit Union are thrilled to announce that all youth ticket prices this season will be just 5 dollars!
FULL DETAILS –> https://t.co/ykhaVxuq6u#TrueBlue • #Spruce50 pic.twitter.com/NeQVXpJTlV
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 15, 2021
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves have their Canada West soccer home openers this weekend against the Trinity Western Spartans. Game times on Friday and Saturday are 5:00 PM for the women followed by the men at 7:15 at Masich Place. The UNBC men have a loss and a tie after two games while the UNBC women have a pair of losses. Trinity Western is 2-0 in the women’s standings and has two ties after two games in the men’s division.
After an opening weekend with plenty of experience gained, @UNBCWSoccer will play at Masich Place for the first time in two years! They welcome the #3 team in @USPORTSca, the @TWUwsoc, but forward Claire Turner says her young team is ready for a challenge!https://t.co/tB8AUCaHvn pic.twitter.com/1AFd1kj9Bp
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 15, 2021
The @TWUSpartans haven’t been to Prince George in three years, but that changes this weekend! @LBRBOT and @UNBCMSoccer welcome the Spartans to Masich Place, as the teams jockey to establish themselves in @CanadaWest‘s BC Division.https://t.co/zWs0J1NtNY pic.twitter.com/NlVThN1BSm
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 16, 2021
NFL:
Thursday Night Football has the New York Giants at the Washington Football Team to kick off Week two of the season. The kickoff is 5:20 tonight (PT). Both NFC East teams are 0-1. Washington will be without starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick for the next six to eight weeks with a hip injury he suffered on Sunday.
The NFL regular season schedule is right here.
CFL:
Week seven of the CFL season starts Friday with Calgary at Hamilton (4:00 PM PT) followed by Toronto at Saskatchewan (6:45). The Saturday games have B.C. at Montreal (4:00 PM) and Winnipeg at Edmonton (6:45).
West: Winnipeg 5-1, Saskatchewan and B.C. 3-2, Edmonton 2-3, and Calgary 2-4
East: Toronto 3-2, Montreal 2-2, Hamilton 2-3, and Ottawa 1-4.
The CFL schedule is right here.
Column:
Saying goodbye to a funny, funny man . . . Chiefs to retire No. 9 . . . Two former WHLers to see NHL time in stripes https://t.co/TTrySiwkm1
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) September 15, 2021