Sports by Hartley Thursday, June 8th as of 12:05 a.m.
NBA:
Denver Nuggets 109 Miami Heat 94
Canadian Jamal Murray and two-time MVP Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets as they became the first teammates to record 30-point triple-doubles in a game.
Murray finished with 34 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds.
Jokic delivered 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists for his eighth triple-double in his last 11 postseason games.
Nuggets Nikola Jokic & Jamal Murray
First teammates in #NBAFinals history to record a Triple-Double in the same game pic.twitter.com/OzEH9URtvU
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) June 8, 2023
The Nuggets lead the NBA Finals 2-1 with Game 4 Friday night (5:30 PT) in Miami.
NBA results/schedule can be found here.
NHL:
After a two-day break, the Stanley Cup Final resumes tonight (Thursday 5:00 PT) with the Vegas Golden Knights at the Florida Panthers.
The Golden Knights are two wins shy of their first title as they lead the series 2-0, having outscored the Panthers 12-4 in the first two games, including 10-2 over the last four periods.
The Game 2 summary is here.
The Game 1 summary is here.
The NHL playoff schedule/results are here.
PG Cougars:
Signed! ✍️
Forward Kayden Lemire has signed a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement with the Cougars.
DETAILS https://t.co/122ckMdJ7w#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/3r6VHhMnqP
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) June 6, 2023
CFL:
It is football time in Canada.
The CFL regular season kicks off tonight (Thursday 6:00 PT) with the B.C. Lions at the Calgary Stampeders.
The CFL schedule is here or here.
Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 3 Houston Astros 2
The (35-28) Jays are 2-1 on a 7-game homestand that continues tonight (Thursday 4:07 PT) against the (36-26) Astros.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
Golf:
It is Day 1 of the RBC Canadian Open at Oakdale in Toronto.
Rory McIlroy is the defending champion.
The leaderboard is here.
Soccer:
Lionel Messi has announced he is headed to Major League Soccer to join Inter Miami.
“After winning the World Cup and not being able to return to Barcelona, it was my turn to go to the league of the United States to live football in another way,” Messi told reporters.
PG Senior Lacrosse:
PG Devils 11 PG Assault 5
Thursday night lacrosse at 8:00 in the Cariboo has the Devils at Quesnel.
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