Sports by Hartley Thursday, July 6th as of 12:05 a.m.
Major League Baseball:
First baseman Jared Young of Prince George went 1-for-4 with a run scored in the Chicago Cubs’ come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Brewers Wednesday night in Milwaukee.
In eight regular-season games with Chicago this year, the 27-year-old Young is 5-for-22 at the plate for a .227 batting average with one homer and four RBIs.
The (40-45) Cubs visit the (46-41) Brewers again today (Thursday 11:10 AM PT).
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Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox (PPD Rain)
The (46-40) Jays visit the (37-50) White Sox today (Thursday 2:10 PT) in a doubleheader.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
Hockey:
The Prince George Cougars did not take a player in the 2023 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft Wednesday.
The Cougars had the 45th overall pick in the Draft but decided to pass.
The players that were picked by the 60 CHL teams can be found here.
WHL Selections by Country
Czechia – 14
Sweden – 3
Finland – 2
Latvia – 2
Norway – 2
Slovakia – 2
Japan – 1
Poland – 1
Switzerland – 1
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The NHL Trade Tracker is here or here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
WALL OF HONOUR!
Sam Raphael, a @DPSSCondors grad, had one of the finest @UNBCMBB careers in green & gold history.
A defender. A scorer. A teammate. A champion.
Join us in welcoming Sam to the @UNBC TWolves Wall of Honour, right where he belongs!
READ: https://t.co/8NMyNSxdYO pic.twitter.com/Kwx5Uhxt7t
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) July 5, 2023
Prince George Senior Lacrosse: (2nd game in the best of 3 semifinals)
PG Bandits 13 PG Assault 7
(Bandits win the series 2-0)
Tennis:
Canadians Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov won their first-round match in four sets at Wimbledon.
Earlier in the week, Canadian Leylah Fernandez won her first-round match in three sets and another Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime suffered an upset loss in four sets against American Michael Mmoh.
Wimbledon results are right here.
CFL:
Week 5 of the CFL season starts tonight (Thursday 6:00 PT) with (0-4) Edmonton at (2-1) Saskatchewan.
The (3-1) B.C. Lions host the (2-1) Montreal Alouettes Sunday afternoon at 4:00.
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
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