Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, October 7th
MLB:
National League Wild Card Game
LA Dodgers 3 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Chris Taylor smacked a 2-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 9th. The Dodgers advance to the National League Divisional Series against the Giants beginning Friday night in San Francisco.
The Dodgers are moving on!!
(?: @MLB) pic.twitter.com/CiJBfb95PQ
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) October 7, 2021
Taylor hits walk-off HR, Dodgers beat Cardinals in wild-card.
MORE: https://t.co/awRDDoNzJ0 pic.twitter.com/EbAwsqiE6i
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) October 7, 2021
The best-of-five AL Divisional Series will begin today (Thursday): The Chicago White Sox visit the Houston Astros at 1:00 this afternoon (PT) followed by the Boston Red Sox at the Tampa Bay Rays tonight at 5:00.
The MLB playoff schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
NHL:
The Chicago Blackhawks have sent forward Brett Connolly of Prince George to their AHL farm team, Rockford IceHogs.
The Blackhawks made the move after the 29-year-old Connolly cleared waivers.
His $3.5 million cap hit over the next two seasons is likely the main reason why NHL teams passed on him.
.@NHLBlackhawks place former @PGCougars star @bconnolly8 on waivers | https://t.co/EvUF5rZ9Fg #cityofpg #sports pic.twitter.com/fKh7hj8u6T
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 6, 2021
BREAKING: Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will be away from the team indefinitely after voluntarily entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. https://t.co/JrwXGFrKCU
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 7, 2021
The Vancouver Canucks have two exhibition games left, a home-and-home against the Oilers: tonight in Edmonton and Saturday in Vancouver. Both start at 6:00 PT.
The Canucks begin their regular season with six straight games on the road beginning Wednesday, October 13th in Edmonton.
The Canucks schedule is right here.
WHL (PG Cougars)
The (0-1) Prince George Cougars visit the Vancouver Giants Friday and the Kamloops Blazers on Saturday.
The next home games for the Cougars will be against the Victoria Royals on October 16th at 7 PM and October 17th at 2 PM.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars Associate Coach Josh Dixon in this week’s episode | https://t.co/0fIVklz61O #CityofPG #NorthernBC #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/GaMSNJfYgq
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) October 7, 2021
BCHL (PG Spruce Kings)
The Prince George Spruce Kings play a couple of road games this week to begin their regular season.
The Spruce Kings visit the Merritt Centennials on Friday and the West Kelowna Warriors on Saturday.
Prince George will be home on October 15th and 16th against Merritt.
BC Elite Hockey League: (Cariboo Cougars & Northern Capitals)
(U18AAA )
The (2-2) Cariboo Cougars visit the South Island Royals in Victoria Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday morning at 7:00.
The Cariboo Cougars schedule is right here.
(FEMALE U18 AAA)
The (4-1-0-1) Northern Capitals host the (4-0) Fraser Valley Rush Saturday night at 6:00 and Sunday morning at 9:45 at Kin 2.
The Saturday game will be “Pink in the Rink” night with the 50/50 to start at $500 and the proceeds will all be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society!
The Northern Capitals schedule is right here.
??PINK IN THE RINK??
We are pleased to announce our “Pink in the Rink” night will be taking place this weekend!
Saturday nights 50:50 will start at $500 and the proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society! #defendthenorth #capitalshockey pic.twitter.com/jNjBOtOxx4
— Northern Capitals (@NCapitalsfmaaa) October 4, 2021
CFL:
Toronto Argonauts 35 Ottawa Redblacks 16
The Argos scored 27 unanswered points in the 3rd quarter.
Argos use huge third quarter to beat Redblacks, extend East lead.
MORE: https://t.co/Qx9qTdDTBe pic.twitter.com/QLTPlHE8GB
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) October 7, 2021
Week 10 of the CFL season continues Friday night (5:30) with Edmonton at Winnipeg.
The BC Lions are idle until Saturday, October 16th when they host Calgary.
West: Winnipeg 7-1, Saskatchewan 5-3, B.C. 4-4, Calgary 3-5, and Edmonton 2-5
East: Toronto 5-3, Hamilton 4-4, Montreal 3-4, and Ottawa 2-6.
The CFL schedule is right here.
NFL:
An NFC West match-up begins the 5th week of the NFL season.
The LA Rams visit the Seattle Seahawks tonight (5:20 kickoff).
The Arizona Cardinals lead the division at 4-0 followed by the Rams at 3-1 and the Seahawks and San Francisco 49’ers at 2-2.
Arizona is the league’s only unbeaten team while two teams remain winless: Both Jacksonville and Detroit are 0-4.
The NFL standings are right here.
Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy has changed his mind and made Justin Fields the Chicago Bears’ starting quarterback going forward with Andy Dalton as the backup. https://t.co/jEH8xqmGsA
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 6, 2021
Canada West Soccer: (UNBC Timberwolves)
The UNBC Timberwolves are off this week in Canada West Soccer. The Timberwolves have just four games remaining in each division. The UNBC soccer teams visit Fraser Valley on October 15th and 17th before hosting Thompson Rivers on October 23rd and 24th (at Masich Place starting at noon for the women and 2:15 for the men).
The UNBC men have one win, four losses, and three ties after eight games while the UNBC women have one win, six losses, and one tie.
The women’s standings are right here while the men’s standings are right here.
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