Sports by Hartley Monday, July 17th as of 12:05 a.m.
Major League Baseball:
First baseman Jared Young of Prince George went 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter for the Chicago Cubs in an 11-5 loss Sunday to the Boston Red Sox.
The 28-year-old Young is batting .176 (6-for-34) in 12 games in a Chicago uniform with one homer and five RBIs.
The (43-49) Cubs host the (37-56) Washington Nationals tonight (Monday 5:05 PT).
“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
Toronto Blue Jays 7 Arizona Diamondbacks 5
The (53-41) Blue Jays swept the 3-game weekend series against the Diamondbacks.
Toronto will host the (44-50) San Diego Padres Tuesday (4:07 PM PT) to start a 3-game series.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
Tennis:
Carlos Alcaraz showed why he is the #1 ranked tennis player in the world.
The 20-year-old from Spain won his second Grand Slam title, defeating seven-time Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic in five sets in the men’s Wimbledon Final.
Alcaraz took the 5th set 6-4.
On Saturday, Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic upset #6 Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 in the women’s final at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon results are here.
CFL: (2 Saturday games to end Week 6)
Calgary 33 Saskatchewan 31
Ottawa 31 Winnipeg 28 (OT)
We are all wishing Trevor a speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/0DliTfrBVn
— Saskatchewan Roughriders (@sskroughriders) July 16, 2023
Week 7 of the CFL season starts Thursday with (0-6) Edmonton at (4-2) Winnipeg (5:30 PT).
The (4-1) BC Lions host (3-2) Saskatchewan Saturday at 4:00.
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
Prince George Senior Lacrosse:
Game 4 in the PG Senior Lacrosse final will be played tonight (Monday) at 8:00 at Kin 1.
The BHL Bandits lead the Scamp Transport Devils 2-1 in the best-of-5 championship series.
Hockey:
Myatovic back home in PG after first successful NHL camphttps://t.co/c3CZKBGBvX | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/HUvbeymJtV
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 14, 2023
The Sportsnet NHL Trade and Free Agent Tracker is here.
Bowling:
PG’s oldest bowling alley planning grand re-opening for 70th anniversary https://t.co/tWH2hlh18y | #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge pic.twitter.com/ZNXB3kgBpD
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 14, 2023
Columns:
Hitmen part company with GM; Davidson promoted . . . WHL might be Chynoweth-less for first time in more than 50 years . . . Report: Ex-WHLer writes Putin seeking citizenship https://t.co/XtzamkfyuC
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) July 15, 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
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