Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Friday, December 24th
NFL:
Tennessee Titans 20 San Francisco 49’ers 17
The Titans improved to 10-5 while the 49’ers fell 8-7.
Randy Bullock kicked a 44-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining and the banged-up Titans rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat the 49ers.https://t.co/zrduHSIm0W
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 24, 2021
Week 16 of the NFL season continues with a pair of games on Christmas Day: Cleveland at Green Bay (1:30 PT) followed by Indy at Arizona (5:15).
The NFL standings are right here.
World Junior Hockey: (Exhibition game)
Canada 6 Russia 4
Canada beat Russia in the only pre-tournament games for both teams. A crowd of less than 1,500 people was in attendance, an inauspicious beginning to what will be another weird world juniors, thanks to everyone’s favourite pandemic.
(By @sportsnetspec)https://t.co/9ZbcG00VHR
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 24, 2021
Canada will play its tournament opener on Boxing Day against the Czech Republic.
The World Junior schedule is right here.
Canadian world junior championship goalie Dylan Garand has agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers. https://t.co/QQMdpttdBe
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 23, 2021
Column:
HARTLEY’S HART ATTACK – (Gifts from Santa) December 24th, 2021 EDITION 866 https://t.co/3t0TAtZgdZ pic.twitter.com/sKjzZZ5Nlx
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 24, 2021
NHL:
The NHL plans to resume league games on Tuesday.
The (14-15-2) Vancouver Canucks, who are 6-0 under coach Bruce Boudreau, are scheduled to visit Anaheim on Wednesday.
WHL:
The (13-15) Prince George Cougars, who have won five of their last six games, host the Everett Silvertips on Tuesday and Wednesday and they will also entertain the Kamloops Blazers on Friday, Dec 31st.
Prince George is 7th in the Western Conference standings, three points behind both Kelowna and Vancouver and four ahead of Victoria and Tri-City.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is right here.
The WHL standings are right here.
Cat Scan podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller sits down with @PGCougars Head Coach and General Manager Mark Lamb in this week’s episode
| https://t.co/vCNGZ1je1m #cityofpg #sports #northernbc pic.twitter.com/GiiHttLb5h— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 23, 2021
BCHL:
BCHL’s 60th Anniversary event postponed to 2023 https://t.co/u1I03PxStW pic.twitter.com/ZUYz4Bx5c4
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) December 23, 2021
The Prince George Spruce Kings visit the Wenatchee Wild in their next games on December 30th and 31st.
The (13-9-1) Spruce Kings are 4th out of 9 in the BCHL Interior Division.
Prince George does not have another home game until January 12th against West Kelowna.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is right here.
The BCHL standings are right here.