Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, July 6th
(Updated at 11:05 a.m.)
NFL:
The NFL Network has reported that the Cleveland Browns have agreed to trade quarterback Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers in return for a conditional draft pick (either a 4th or 5th round selection in 2024).
The deal is pending a physical.
The Panthers will pay $4.85 million of Mayfield’s salary while the Browns will fork out $10.5 million.
MLB:
Oakland A’s 5 Toronto Blue Jays 3
It was the 5th straight loss for Toronto.
The (44-38) Jays are 0-2 on a 7-game West Coast road trip that continues this afternoon (Wednesday 12:37) against the (28-55) A’s in Oakland.
The A’s have the worst record in the Majors.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Soccer:
Canada’s women’s soccer team blanked Trinidad and Tobago 6-0 to open play at the CONCACAF Championship.
Canada, the defending Olympic champion, is ranked sixth in the world while Trinidad is No. 76.
The eight-team tournament serves as the qualifier in North and Central America and the Caribbean for both the 2023 Women’s World Cup and the 2024 Olympics.
PG Senior Lacrosse: (2nd game in the best-of-3 semifinal)
Canadian Brewhouse Devils 11 Northland Nissan Assault 7
The Devils won the series 2-0 to advance to the best-of-5 league final against the BHL Bandits starting Monday night at 8:00 at Kin 1.
Column:
WHL releases 2022-23 regular-season sked . . . No Bedard for U.S. Division fans . . . Portland fans going to Regina to see him https://t.co/0ayw1WsPJW
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) July 6, 2022
Hockey:
Our regular season schedule is HERE! 🗓️
Check out the full schedule 👉https://t.co/wsv2FOQFb6 pic.twitter.com/2PvBwbDDoj
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) July 5, 2022
The Toronto Maple Leafs made some front office moves Tuesday promoting Hayley Wickenheiser, Ryan Hardy and Darryl Metcalf to Assistant General Manager roles and hiring Curtis Sanford as goaltending coach. https://t.co/7pwKKPQihL
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 5, 2022
The @SanJoseSharks have named Mike Grier as their general manager.
Grier becomes the first Black GM in @NHL history. pic.twitter.com/qf2cs5CIkd
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 5, 2022
Tennis:
Top-seed Novak Djokovic has advanced to the men’s semifinals at Wimbledon.
He will play #9, Cameron Norrie of Great Britain, on Friday.
Djokovic won his quarterfinal match against #10 Jannik Sinner of Italy in five sets.
Men’s second-seed Rafael Nadal won his quarterfinal today (Wednesday) in five sets over American Taylor Fritz, the 11th seed.
Nadal will battle Nick Kyrgios in the semis on Friday.
Wimbledon results can be found right here.
CFL:
Week 5 of the CFL season starts Thursday night (6:05 PT) with the (3-0) Calgary Stampeders at the (1-3) Edmonton Eskimos.
The Stampeders are tied with the (3-0) B.C Lions for second place behind the (4-0) Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The Lions will host Winnipeg on Saturday (4:05 p.m. start time).
Western teams are a combined 14-4 while Eastern teams are a combined 2-12.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
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