Sports by Hartley Wednesday, July 26th as of 7:05 a.m.
Soccer: FIFA Women’s World Cup
Canada 2 Republic of Ireland 1 (in Perth, Australia)
Seventh-ranked Canada, with a win and a tie, plays its final round-robin game in Group B Monday (3 AM PT) against #10 Australia.
32 teams are in the field.
The tournament schedule and results are here.
Major League Baseball:
LA Dodgers 8 Toronto Blue Jays 7 (10)
The Dodgers erased a 7-3 deficit by scoring four runs in the bottom of the ninth and the winning run in the bottom of the 10th.
The box score is here.
The (56-46) Jays visit the (58-42) Dodgers again this afternoon (Wednesday 1:10 PT) in the rubber match of a 3-game series.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
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Infielder Jared Young of P.G. is back this week with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs after a brief stint with the Chicago Cubs.
The 28-year-old Young batted .171 (6-for-35) in 13 big-league games for Chicago this season with one homer and five RBIs.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
Golf:
Mike Legg of Prince George shot a 1-over-72 and is tied for 6th, three shots off the lead after the opening round of the BC Senior Men’s Golf Championship in Williams Lake.
James Pedersen of Quesnel and Dave Lauzon of 150 Mile House lead the Cariboo golfers, tied for 37th at 6-over-77.
Dana Gorbahn of Smithers and Will Gilbert of Prince George began with an 8-over-79, and are tied for 59th.
Andrew Pinette of Surrey tops the leaderboard at 2-under-69.
155 golfers are competing in the 54-hole tournament.
Results can be found here.
Column:
BC Hockey responds to BCHL move by designating 45 junior B teams as junior A; splits it all into two tiers. . . . Royals add associate GM https://t.co/V7olJbWGHH
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) July 26, 2023
Hockey:
BC Hockey is excited to announce a new structure and pathway for Junior A hockey in B.C. and Yukon that will be introduced in the 2023-24 season.
To learn more about what’s ahead, click the link below.https://t.co/YweHSNwCz0 pic.twitter.com/4r2zptF8cL
— BC Hockey (@BCHockey_Source) July 25, 2023
At age 38, Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins announced his retirement after 19 seasons in the NHL.
Bergeron racked up 1,040 points, including 427 goals, in 1,294 career regular-season games, all with the Bruins.
A statement from Patrice Bergeron.
📰: https://t.co/UWDGPWtDX9 pic.twitter.com/XNrczEVnJO
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) July 25, 2023
NFL:
According to media reports, the LA Chargers and quarterback Justin Herbert have agreed on a five-year, $262.5 million contract extension, which includes $133.7 million fully guaranteed.
The deal for the 25-year-old Herbert makes him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history based on average annual value ($52.5 million).
CFL:
The (5-1) BC Lions visit the (0-7) Edmonton Elks Saturday (4:00 PT).
The Lions lead the West while the Elks have lost a record 20 consecutive home games, dating back to 2019.
Week 8 of the CFL season begins Friday with (2-4) Hamilton at (3-3) Ottawa (4:30 PT).
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
PG Football:
The Prince George Kodiaks junior football team is gearing up to begin its 10-game BCFC regular season schedule.
The Kodiaks open Saturday night at 7:00 when they host the defending Canadian Bowl champions, the Okanagan Sun at Masich Place Stadium.