Sports by Hartley Friday, July 14th as of 12:05 a.m.
CFL:
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37 Edmonton Elks 29
The Elks suffered their 20th consecutive home loss to tie the longest home losing streak in North America’s four major professional leagues.
The St. Louis Browns in Major League Baseball lost 20 straight in 1953 before becoming the Baltimore Orioles the next season.
The Elks have also lost 10 straight games overall and 0-6 this year, their worst start in franchise history.
In the CFL tonight (Friday 4:30 PT): (3-0) Toronto at (2-2) Montreal.
There are a pair of Saturday games: Winnipeg at Ottawa (1 PM) followed by Calgary at Saskatchewan (4:00).
The (4-1) BC Lions return to action on Saturday, July 22nd when they host Saskatchewan.
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
Major League Baseball:
The (50-41) Toronto Blue Jays resume action tonight (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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The (42-47) Chicago Cubs host the (48-43) Boston Red Sox this evening (5:05 PT).
First baseman Jared Young of Prince George has played 10 games with Chicago since his call-up from the Iowa Cubs.
Young, who just turned 28, is batting .200 (6-for-30) in a Chicago uniform with one homer and five RBIs.
“I am trying to stay in the moment,”: PG’s Jared Young eyeing more success with @Cubs
| https://t.co/3oJdtWHQBY #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #WindyCity #Chicago #ChicagoCubs #CubsNation #MLB pic.twitter.com/Nw3dXdRTi5— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 12, 2023
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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.
Prince George Senior Lacrosse:
(3rd game in the best-of-5 Final)
BHL Bandits 10 Scamp Transport Devils 6
The Bandits lead the series 2-1 with Game 4 Monday night at 8:00 at Kin 1.
Hockey:
The Wenatchee Wild of the WHL hired Kevin Constantine to be their new head coach.
The former NHL and Everett Silvertips head coach spent the last two seasons as the bench boss for a professional team in Hungary.
Constantine has nearly 40 years of coaching experience.
We’ve got our head coach 👀 Please help us welcome Kevin Constantine to the #WildFamily!
🔏 https://t.co/Bfe2nxxjWj#RestoreTheRoarWHLstyle pic.twitter.com/GBmtcGQb7k
— Wenatchee Wild (@WHLwild_) July 13, 2023
The Prince George Spruce Kings will play five pre-season games all on the road.
They will start September 8th in Chilliwack against the Chiefs and conclude September 16th in Trail against Powell River.
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 Sportsnet NHL Trade and Free Agent Tracker is here.
Columns:
Will K.C. bring sunshine to Wild? . . . Patience pays off for Herauf . . . Giants confirm that they need head coach https://t.co/rqZNvGqpI9
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) July 14, 2023
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller plays true or false in this week’s column | #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports https://t.co/vRaFmdgnsX pic.twitter.com/00NQr1jRGv
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 14, 2023
Tennis:
Marketa Vondrousova and (6) Ons Jabeur have advanced to the women’s final at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon results are here.
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