Sports by Hartley Friday, July 21st as of 12:05 a.m.
(Updated at 10:05 a.m.)
Soccer:
FIFA Women’s World Cup
Canada 0 Nigeria 0 (Tie) in Melbourne, Australia
40-year-old Canadian striker Christine Sinclair, who is playing in her sixth World Cup, was stopped on a penalty in the 47th minute.
Canada plays its second game Wednesday (5 AM PT) against the Republic of Ireland in Perth, Australia.
Ireland lost its opener 1-0 to Australia.
32 teams are in the field.
The tournament schedule is here.
Golf:
American Brian Harman has the second-round clubhouse lead at The Open which is taking place at Royal Liverpool.
Harman is at 10-under-132 following scores of 67 Thursday and 65 today (Friday).
Canadian Corey Conners will make the 36-hole cut at 2-over while another Canadian, Nick Taylor, will miss the cut at 6-over.
The leaderboard is here.
Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 4 San Diego Padres 0
The box score is here.
The (54-43) Blue Jays begin a 6-game West Coast road trip tonight (Friday 7:10) against the (48-48) Mariners in Seattle.
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First baseman Jared Young of P.G. did not play in the Chicago Cubs’ 7-2 Thursday night loss against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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 (45-51) Cubs are hosting the (44-53) Cardinals again today (11:20 AM PT) and Young is not in Chicago’s starting lineup.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
Track:
Prince George Track Club sprinter Adam Sieben is part of the Canadian NACAC (Northern American Central American and Caribbean) U18 team that competes this weekend in Costa Rica.
The 17-year-old Sieben will race in the 100 and 200 metres.
Column:
HART ATTACK: @Hartley_Miller talks about the success of PG’s Nico Myatovic of the @SeattleTbirds and McBride’s Tanner Molendyk of the @BladesHockey in this week’s column.
| https://t.co/ysq3tsXvDh #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/SefhbaX07G— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 21, 2023
CFL: (Week 7)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28 Edmonton Elks 14
The Bombers improved to 5-2 while the Elks fell to 0-7.
The Friday Night CFL game has (4-0) Toronto at (2-3) Hamilton (4:30 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.
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