Sports by Hartley Wednesday, July 12th as of 12:05 a.m.
Major League Baseball:
(All-Star game in Seattle)
National League 3 American League 2
The National League snapped a nine-game losing streak in the All-Star Game.
The NL won for the first time in 11 years.
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The (50-41) Toronto Blue Jays resume action on Friday (4:07 PM PT) when they host the (52-39) Arizona Diamondbacks to begin a 6-game homestand.
The Jays are 3rd in the A.L. East and also tied with Houston for the second A.L. wild-card spot, a game ahead of the NY Yankees and two in front of the Boston Red Sox.
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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 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 Spruce Kings will take their exhibition show ON THE ROAD this September.
This will include a 4-team event in Trail, BC September 14-16 playing against the Smoke Eaters, Cranbrook Bucks, and Powell River Kings.
PGSK Schedule: https://t.co/aYBfOdqZWN https://t.co/r636Nljm60
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) July 12, 2023
The Prince George Spruce Kings have added 17-year-old Japanese forward Kazumo Sasaki (’05) to their roster for the 2023-24 BC Hockey League season.
The five-foot-10 Sasaki, who is from Nishitokyo, Japan, notched 26 points (12 goals) in 54 games last season with the Chippewa Steel of the North American Hockey League.
We’re excited to announce the commitment of Japan’s Kazumo Sasaki (’05) for the 2023-24 @BCHockeyLeague season.
DETAILS: https://t.co/PavdhlGCB9 pic.twitter.com/TNLSzQUpC7
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) July 11, 2023
Here’s a look at the 8️⃣ Cougars from 2022-2023 who are participating at NHL Development Camps! pic.twitter.com/SDZ2vskGgH
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) July 11, 2023
The NHL Trade Tracker is here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
A HUGE congratulations to @UNBCWSoccer‘s Claire Turner, who has been named a Regional recipient of the Premier’s Award for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport!
She is now nominated for the Provincial award, which will be announced later this year.
Congrats Bear! Proud of you! pic.twitter.com/f3l0VYdCqJ
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) July 12, 2023
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
Prince George Senior Lacrosse:
(1st game in the best-of-5 Final)
PG Devils 14 PG Bandits 8 (Monday)
Game two will be played tonight (Wednesday) at 8:00 at Kin 1.
Assault goalie Russel Mills captured the Helen McIntosh Trophy as league MVP.
Tennis:
(2) Novak Djokovic won his quarter-final match in four sets at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon results are here.
CFL:
The B.C. Lions 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.
Week six of the CFL season starts 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.
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