Sports by Hartley Thursday, July 20th as of 12:05 a.m.
Soccer:
This is the first day of the FIFA Women’s World Cup which is taking place in both Australia and New Zealand.
#7 Canada plays its opener tonight (Thursday 7:30 PT) against 40th-ranked Nigeria in Melbourne, Australia.
32 teams are in the field.
The tournament schedule is here.
Golf:
It’s the opening day of The Open at Royal Liverpool.
Canadians in the field include Corey Conners and Nick Taylor.
The leaderboard is here.
Major League Baseball:
San Diego Padres 2 Toronto Blue Jays 0
The box score is here.
The (53-43) Blue Jays host the (46-50) Padres again today (Thursday 10:07 AM PT) as San Diego goes for a 3-game sweep.
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First baseman Jared Young of Prince George did not play in the Chicago Cubs’ 8-3 Wednesday night victory over the Washington Nationals.
The 28-year-old Young is batting .171 (6-for-35) in 13 games in a Chicago uniform with one homer and five RBIs.
The (45-50) Cubs host the (43-53) St. Louis Cardinals tonight (5:05 PT).
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:
The 7th week of the CFL season starts tonight (Thursday 5:30 PT)) 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.
PG Football:
The Prince George Kodiaks junior football team opens its 10-game BCFC regular season schedule on Saturday, July 29th when they host the defending Canadian Bowl champions, the Okanagan Sun.
Hockey:
The Sportsnet NHL Trade and Free Agent Tracker is here.
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