Sports by Hartley Monday, July 10th as of 12:05 a.m.
Updated at 10:05 a.m.
Major League Baseball:
On his 28th birthday, first baseman Jared Young of Prince George went 1-for-4 with an RBI in the Chicago Cubs’ 7-4 victory Sunday afternoon over the New York Yankees.
In 10 regular-season games with Chicago this year, Young is 6-for-30 at the plate for a .200 batting average with one homer and five RBIs.
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Toronto Blue Jays 4 Detroit Tigers 3 (10 innings)
The Jays are 50-41 as of the All-Star break, good for 3rd place in the A.L. East.
Toronto is also tied with Houston for the second wild-card spot, a game ahead of the NY Yankees and two in front of the Boston Red Sox.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
CFL: (Final game in Week 5)
B.C. Lions 35 Montreal Alouettes 19
The (4-1) Lions are tied with Winnipeg for the top spot in the West Division, just ahead of (3-1) Saskatchewan.
B.C. will have the bye in Week 6 and return to action on Saturday, July 22nd when they host Saskatchewan.
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
Hockey:
American F J.R. Perdion (’03) has committed to the Spruce Kings for the 2023-24 @BCHockeyLeague season.
Welcome to #CityofPG, J.R.!
DETAILS: https://t.co/5bJ8lQBDAK pic.twitter.com/spcnXCKxcr
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) July 10, 2023
After nine years with the @WHLPats and 39 in junior & professional hockey, Pats VP of Hockey Operations, GM & head coach John Paddock has announced his retirement.
The Pats have also announced the hiring of Alan Millar as VP, Hockey Operations & GM.
📰 | https://t.co/mA6FOMvtPN pic.twitter.com/sdO13LZ53q
— The WHL (@TheWHL) July 10, 2023
–The Ottawa Senators have traded 25-year-old forward Alex DeBrincat to the Detroit Red Wings for two players (forward Dominik Kubalik, prospect defenceman Donovan Sebrango), a conditional 2024 first-round draft pick and a fourth-round pick.
–The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed forward Nils Höglander to a two-year contract worth $2.2 million.
The NHL Trade Tracker is here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
Maria Mongomo was, quite simply, unstoppable.
The greatest scorer in @UNBCWomensBball history elevated the program & put up eye-popping numbers along the way.
Now, and forever, the @CanadaWest & @USPORTSca All-Star is on the @UNBC Wall of Honour!
READ: https://t.co/ohgnSJgwO8 pic.twitter.com/PUzA53J301
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) July 10, 2023
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
Men’s soccer: (in Cincinnati)
USA 3 Canada 2 (shootout)
The Americans advance to the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal against Panama.
Column:
“Steal of the draft”, “the complete package”, “he comes to play” & “he is a winner.”. These are terms from the #Draft dictionary. More in this week’s Hart Attack #column. https://t.co/c4gpea7Rt4
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) July 7, 2023
Tennis:
There are no Canadians left in singles play at Wimbledon.
Denis Shapovalov lost his 4th round match Sunday in four sets to Roman Safiullin of Russia.
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu lost her third-round match on Saturday in three sets to #6 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia.
Wimbledon results are here.
Prince George Senior Lacrosse:
The best-of-five championship series will open tonight (Monday) at 8:00 at Kin 1 featuring the unbeaten P.G. Devils against the second-place P.G. Bandits.
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