Sports by Hartley Tuesday, April 4th as of 12:05 a.m.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars play their next three games in Kennewick, Washington.
The Cougars visit the Tri-City Americans tonight (Tuesday) at 7:05 with the best-of-seven first-round series even 1-1.
Under the 2-3-2 format, the two teams also meet Wednesday and Friday south of the border.
The Americans did not trail during regulation time in the first two games at CN Centre.
📍 Kennewick, WA pic.twitter.com/3PTN3ilJmT
— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 3, 2023
The WHL playoff results can be found here.
The WHL playoff standings can be found here.
The playoff schedule for the Cougars can be found here.
WHL playoff schedule and results for Prince George and Tri-City
Apr. 1 Prince George 2 Tri-City 1 (OT) (The box score is here)
Apr. 4 Prince George at Tri-City 7:05 pm PDT
Apr. 5 Prince George at Tri-City 7:05 pm PDT
Apr. 7 Prince George at Tri-City 7:05 pm PDT
Apr. 9 Tri-City at Prince George 6:00 pm PDT (if needed)
Apr. 11 Tri-City at Prince George 7:00 pm PDT (if needed)
Catscan Podcast:
CAT SCAN: @Hartley_Miller chats with @PGCougars Director of Business Operations and goalie coach Taylor Dakers in this week’s episode | https://t.co/jkPl0ho9zT #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/Gq21iahC6i
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) April 4, 2023
BCHL:
The scene has shifted to Prince George for the Spruce Kings opening-round series against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks.
Games three and four in the best-of-seven will be played tonight and Wednesday with the Silverbacks leading the Spruce Kings 2-0.
Apr. 1 Salmon Arm 6 Prince George 3 (The box score is here)
Apr. 4 Salmon Arm – Prince George – Kopar Memorial Arena 7:00 pm PDT
Apr. 5 Salmon Arm – Prince George – Kopar Memorial Arena 7:00 pm PDT
Apr. 7 Prince George – Salmon Arm – Shaw Centre 6:00 pm PDT (If needed)
Apr. 9 Salmon Arm – Prince George – Kopar Memorial Arena 2:00 pm PDT (If needed)
Apr. 11 Prince George – Salmon Arm – Shaw Centre 6:00 pm PDT (If needed)
NHL: (3 Monday games with 0 Canadian teams in action)
Seattle 8 Arizona 1
Dallas 5 Nashville 1
Vegas 4 Minnesota 3 (SO)
The (34-35-7) Vancouver Canucks, with just six games left, continue a 5-game homestand tonight at 7:00 against the (42-26-8) Seattle Kraken.
It is one of 11 Tuesday games in the NHL with Winnipeg the only Canadian team idle.
The Canucks regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL regular season schedule/results are right here.
The NHL standings are right here.
Column:
Dorothy’s drive picking up steam thanks to hockeyists . . . Rebels move up on Hitmen . . . Winterhawks in control vs. ‘Tips . . . https://t.co/GjOBuOPz0z
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) April 4, 2023
Major League Baseball:
Kansas City Royals 9 Toronto Blue Jays 5
Both the Jays and Royals are 1-3 and play each other again tonight (4:40 PT) in Kansas City.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB results can be found here.
World Men’s Curling Championship (in Ottawa)
Canada, skipped by 5-time Brier champion Brad Gushue and his team from St. John’s, NFLD. is 3-2 after five games.
They are trying to capture Canada’s first world men’s gold medal since Team Gushue prevailed in 2017 in Edmonton.
Canada vs Czech Republic (Today-Tuesday 11 AM PT)
Canada 6 Japan 3 (Monday)
Earlier results:
Norway 8 Canada 6 (Sunday)
Canada 8 New Zealand 2 (Sunday)
Switzerland 8 Canada 3 (Saturday)
Canada 10 Italy 6 (Saturday)
13 teams are competing in the round-robin which runs through to Friday.
The top two teams from the round-robin advance to the semifinals on Saturday (4 PM PT).
The third-place team plays the sixth-place team while four meets five on Saturday (11 AM PT) to see who advances to the semis.
The semifinal winners will play for gold on Sunday at 1 PM (PT) with the semifinal losers battling for bronze on Sunday (8 AM).
Results, standings and schedule can be found here.
NCAA men’s basketball:
(Championship game in Houston)
UConn 76 San Diego State 59
UConn won its fifth national title and became the fifth team since the bracket expanded in 1985 to win all six NCAA Tournament games by double-digits on the way to a championship.
NBA:
The (39-39) Toronto Raptors play the (26-53) Hornets again tonight (4:00 PT) in Charlotte.
The Raptors dumped the Hornets 128-108 on Sunday.
Toronto, with just four games left, is 9th in the Eastern Conference.
The Raptors also play Wednesday and Friday in Boston (4:30 PT on both days) before closing at home on Sunday against Milwaukee (10 AM PT).
The Toronto Raptors schedule can be found right here.