Sports by Hartley Tuesday, August 15th as of 12:05 a.m.
Soccer:
FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
(Semifinals)
Spain 2 Sweden 1 (Today (Tuesday) in Auckland, New Zealand
Australia vs England (3 AM PT Wednesday) in Sydney, Australia
Spain will play for gold Sunday (3 AM PT in Sydney) against the Australia-England winner while Sweden will play for bronze Saturday (1 AM PT in Brisbane, Australia) against the Australia-England loser.
The tournament schedule and results are here.
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.@UNBCATHLETICS MSOC star earns League1 BC Player of the Year Award | #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports https://t.co/PnaiDeCibj pic.twitter.com/018fKg05kb
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 15, 2023
Major League Baseball:
The (66-54) Toronto Blue Jays host the (65-54) Philadelphia Phillies in a two-game series; tonight (Tuesday 4:07 PT) and Wednesday (4:07 PT).
The Jays hold down the third and final wildcard spot in the A.L., two games ahead of the
(63-55) Seattle Mariners. The Mariners lost 7-6 to Kansas City Monday night.
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 (7-2) B.C. Lions are tied with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the top spot in the West Division with each team halfway thru their 18-game regular season schedule.
The Lions play their next game on Sunday (4 PM PT) against the (4-5) Roughriders in Saskatchewan.
Winnipeg will play at (3-6) Calgary Friday night (6:00 PT).
Week 11 of the CFL season begins Thursday (4:30 PT) with (0-9) Edmonton at (3-5) Hamilton.
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
Junior Football:
The (0-2) Prince George Kodiaks junior football team is back in action Saturday night at 7:00 at Masich Place Stadium when they host the (0-2) Kamloops Broncos.
The Kodiaks are coming off a 49-10 loss to the (3-0) Westshore Rebels.
Turnovers a problem for Kodiaks in loss to West Shore Rebels https://t.co/1V3sCoe38F pic.twitter.com/AEsF3vCk6f
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 13, 2023
The league standings are right here.
Hockey:
Former Prince George Cougars forward Fischer O’Brien has joined the Alberni Valley Bulldogs for his final season of junior hockey.
Former Cougar and local product Fischer O’Brien lands with Alberni Valley Bulldogs https://t.co/7YkavQnzQx pic.twitter.com/Nu2o9an9KO
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) August 13, 2023
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After 15 full NHL seasons sniper David Krejci of the Boston Bruins has announced his retirement at age 37.
Last month, another Bruins centre, 38-year-old Patrice Bergeron announced his retirement.
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