Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 a.m. Thursday, September 22nd
MLB:
Philadelphia Phillies 4 Toronto Blue Jays 3 (10 innings)
The Jays visit the Tampa Bay Rays today (Thursday 3:40 PT) to start a 4-game series.
The (84-65) Jays, with just 13 regular season games left, lead the American League Wild Card standings and are second in the A.L East, two games ahead of Tampa.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
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Jared Young of Prince George did not play in the Chicago Cubs’ 4-3 victory (Wednesday) over the Marlins in Miami.
In four games with the Cubs since his call-up from Triple-A Iowa, the 27-year-old Young is batting .231, going 3-for-13 with a walk.
.@jaredyoung9 enjoying life in the majors with @Cubs
| https://t.co/uLIznsBoRz #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/cZDLyqnAST— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 20, 2022
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars start their regular season with a pair of home games against the Tri-City Americans.
The two teams meet Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00 at CN Centre.
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴…
Our new look for 2022-2023 is here.#ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/IDe6ONJJc0
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 22, 2022
The schedule for the Cougars can be found right here.
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars head coach and general manager Mark Lamb in this week’s episode | #cityofpg https://t.co/9nwg4QmnPR #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #NorthernUprising pic.twitter.com/FZgDodcAU0
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 22, 2022
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings begin their regular season on the road this weekend.
The Spruce Kings visit the Coquitlam Express Friday and the Langley Rivermen Saturday before hosting the Vernon Vipers on September 30th and October 1st.
TRADE: We’ve acquired D Kai Greaves from the @AVBulldogs in exchange for future considerations.
DETAILS: https://t.co/sKCWkTo5m1 pic.twitter.com/sU5nbI4n8Y
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 22, 2022
Spruce Kings have released details for their 2022-23 Home Opener in conjunction with the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, in partnership with the Lheidli T’enneh.
DETAILS: https://t.co/W2kZbfHAwc pic.twitter.com/cK9uARdK50
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 22, 2022
The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.
NFL:
Week 3 of the NFL season starts tonight (Thursday 5:15 PT) with a game in the AFC North, Pittsburgh at Cleveland.
Both the Steelers and the Browns are 1-1.
There are six NFL teams off to a 2-0 start.
They are Buffalo, Miami, Kansas City, Philadelphia, New York Giants, and Tampa Bay.
The five teams that sit 0-2 are Tennessee, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Carolina, and Atlanta.
(Both Indianapolis and Houston are winless at 0-1-1)
The NFL odds can be found right here or here or here.
The NFL schedule can be found right here.
The NFL standings can be found right here.
CFL:
The B.C. Lions host the Calgary Stampeders Saturday night at 7:00.
The (9-3) Lions are second in the West Division, six points behind (12-2) Winnipeg and two ahead of (8-5) Calgary.
Week 16 of the CFL season starts Friday night (4:30 PT) with (4-9) Hamilton at (5-7) Montreal.
Winnipeg is idle this week.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
BC Football Conference:
The (1-6) Prince George Kodiaks host the (3-4) Kamloops Broncos Saturday night at 7:00 at Masich Place Stadium in the BC Football Conference.
The Broncos whipped the Kodiaks 47-17 last Saturday (Sept 17) in Kamloops.
The league results and standings can be found right here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves are home this weekend at Masich Place Stadium in Canada West men’s and women’s soccer.
The (3-4-1) UNBC men host (1-4-2) Saskatchewan Friday night at 5:00 and (2-2-3) MacEwan Sunday at noon.
The (2-3-1) UNBC women entertain (7-0) UBC Friday night at 7:15 and (2-4-1) Victoria Sunday afternoon at 2:15.
The UNBC women’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
Passing of a legend:
“He would often change people’s lives,” Sam Masich reflects on his dad’s legacy | #cityofpg https://t.co/cKKyLESAdU #PrinceGeorge #northernbc pic.twitter.com/rcnm5OjsUC
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 21, 2022