Sports by Hartley Tuesday, July 11th as of 12:05 a.m.
Major League Baseball:
The Major League Baseball All-Star game will be played tonight (Tuesday) in Seattle (5:00).
The American League is aiming to pick up its 10th straight win over the National League.
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. won the Home Run Derby Monday night. He beat Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena 25-23 in the final.
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First baseman Jared Young has now played 10 games with the Chicago Cubs since his call-up from the Iowa Cubs.
Young, who just turned 28, is batting .200 with Chicago (6-for-30) with one homer and five RBIs.
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The Toronto 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 Jays resume action on Friday (4:07 PM PT) when they host the (52-39) Arizona Diamondbacks to begin a 6-game homestand.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
Basketball players Maria Mongomo and Sam Raphael have been added to the UNBC Wall of Honour.
Mongomo is the all-time top women’s scorer at UNBC while Raphael is the only three-time winner of the program’s Best Defensive Player Award.
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
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 NHL Trade Tracker is here.
Prince George Senior Lacrosse:
(1st game in the best-of-5 Final)
PG Devils 14 PG Bandits 8
Assault goalie Russel Mills captured the Helen McIntosh Trophy as league MVP.
CFL:
The B.C. Lions, coming off Sunday’s 35-19 victory over Montreal, have the bye in Week 6 and return to action on Saturday, July 22nd when they host Saskatchewan.
The (4-1) Lions are tied with Winnipeg for the top spot in the West Division, just ahead of (3-1) Saskatchewan.
The next CFL game will go on Thursday (6 PM PT) with (1-3) Hamilton at (0-5) Edmonton. The Elks have lost a league-record 19 straight home games.
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
Tennis:
There are no Canadians left in singles play at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon results are here.
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