Sports by Hartley Thursday, August 10th as of 12:05 a.m.
Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 1 Cleveland Guardians 0
The (65-51) Jays are 5-1 on a 7-game road trip that concludes today (Thursday 10:10 AM PT) in Cleveland against the (55-60) Guardians.
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 streak is on the line tonight (Thursday 6:00 PT) as Week 10 of the CFL season begins with (6-2) Winnipeg at (0-8) Edmonton.
The Elks have lost a North American major sports leagues record 21 consecutive home games, dating back nearly four years (Oct 12th, 2019).
The Blue Bombers are tied with the BC Lions for the top spot in the West.
The (6-2) Lions host the (3-5) Calgary Stampeders Saturday (4:00 PT).
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
Junior Football:
The (0-1) Prince George Kodiaks junior football team will host the (2-0) Westshore Rebels Saturday afternoon at 4:00 at Masich Place Stadium.
The Kodiaks lost 32-0 to the Okanagan Sun in the first of its 10 games this year.
Hockey:
The Prince George Cougars released local product Fischer O’Brien, who played two full seasons with the team.
O’Brien had just 12 points (three goals) in 54 games as a 19-year-old forward with the Cougars in the 2022-23 season.
NEWS: Forward Fischer O’Brien (03) has cleared WHL Waivers. He is now eligible to sign with another team. We wish all of the best to Fish moving forward.#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/Ilgaeb44mX
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) August 9, 2023
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The Prince George Spruce Kings will play two games at the BCHL’s Showcase in Seattle.
They face the Powell River Kings on October 25th and the Nanaimo Clippers the next day (on the 26th).
The Spruce Kings open their regular season on the road against the Silverbacks in Salmon Arm on Saturday, September 23rd.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs signed goalie Martin Jones to a one-year contract worth $875,000.
The 33-year-old Jones spent last season with the Seattle Kraken posting a 27-13-3 record with a .917 save percentage and a 2.36 goals-against average.
Soccer:
Spain will play the Netherlands tonight (Thursday 6:00 PT) in the first quarterfinal at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The other matchups have Japan against Sweden (Friday at 12:30 AM PT), France vs. Australia Saturday (12:01 AM PT) and Colombia against England Saturday (3:30 AM PT).
The tournament schedule and results are here.
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