Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Monday, July 18th
Hockey:
Former Prince George Cougar Jansen Harkins is staying in Winnipeg.
The 25-year-old Harkins and the Jets have come to terms on a two-year, $1.7 million contract.
Jansen Harkins – LW – WPG #Jets
2 year 1-way contract extension2022-23: $825k
2023-24: $875kHarkins will expire as a UFA at the end of this contract.https://t.co/pGsRJDnvjd
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 16, 2022
Best tape job on the team 😏
— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) July 17, 2022
The Sportsnet NHL signings tracker can be found right here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 4 Kansas City Royals 2
The Jays are 4-1 since firing manager Charlie Montoyo and replacing him with bench coach John Schneider.
Toronto has a record of 50-43 as of the All-Star break, which is good for 3rd in the AL East.
They are sitting in the 3rd and final wild-card spot, a game behind the (51-42) Seattle Mariners, who have won 14 in a row.
The Jays play their next game Friday night against the Red Sox in Boston.
Golf:
28-year-old Australian Cameron Smith won the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews, Scotland.
Smith closed with an 8-under-64 to finish at 20-under (268), one shot better than American Cameron Young and two ahead of Rory McIlroy.
The Open leaderboard can be found here.
Women’s Soccer: (in Mexico)
The Canadian women’s soccer team will play the United States tonight (Monday at 7:00 PT) in the final of the CONCACAF Championship.
Both teams are 4-0 in the 8-team tournament with each scoring 12 goals while allowing none.
The winner earns an automatic berth into the 2024 Paris Olympics.
CFL:
After six weeks of the CFL season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are in the top spot with a perfect 6-0 record.
Calgary is next at 4-1 followed by Saskatchewan at 4-2 and B.C. at 3-1.
The Lions, who had the weekend off, host the (1-4) Hamilton Tiger-Cats Thursday night at 7:00.
Western teams are a combined 19-8 while Eastern teams are a combined 4-15.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
Columns:
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— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 15, 2022
Habscheid leaves Raiders for team in Austria . . . Exits with 582 regular-season victories, two WHL titles . . . Will see some familiar faces in ICE Hockey League https://t.co/x8gDff7ZZf
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) July 15, 2022
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