Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, August 17th
Hockey:
Canada plays Switzerland today (Wednesday at 4 pm PT) in the quarterfinals at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton.
The Canadian team finished 4-0 in the round robin while the Swiss went 1-3.
The semis will go on Friday followed by the medal games on Saturday.
The World Junior schedule can be found right here.
Column:
Long-time Tigers’ mic man, bus driver brings down curtain . . . Two ex-WHLers in coaching news https://t.co/A2A5OEd81s
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) August 17, 2022
MLB:
Baltimore Orioles 4 Toronto Blue Jays 2
The (61-54) Jays suffered their sixth loss in the last seven games.
The same teams play again this afternoon (Wednesday at 12:07 PT) in Toronto.
The Jays have slipped to 3rd in the tight AL Wild Card standings, just 1/2 a game ahead of the (61-55) Orioles.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
CFL:
The (7-1) B.C. Lions visit the (5-4) Saskatchewan Roughriders Friday night (7:00 PT) as
Week 11 of the CFL season begins.
The Lions have the second-best record in the league, only behind the (9-1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who are idle this week.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
BC Football Conference:
The (0-3) Prince George Kodiaks host the (3-1) Valley Huskers Saturday night at 7:00 in BC Football Conference action at Masich Place Stadium.
The Huskers won the two previous meetings between the teams: 34-17 on Saturday, August 13th, and 31-5 on July 23rd with both of those games in Chilliwack.
(The Kodiaks also have a 35-20 loss to the Kamloops Broncos on August 6th in PG)
The league results and standings can be found right here.
NBA:
LeBron James has signed a two-year extension with the @Lakers that includes a player option for the 2024-25 season, per @wojespn. 💰 pic.twitter.com/4q2QEuz0j1
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August 17, 2022
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