Sports by Hartley Tuesday, September 19th as of 12:05 a.m.
NFL: (Final two games in Week 2)
Pittsburgh Steelers 26 Cleveland Browns 22
Cleveland All-Pro running back Nick Chubb suffered a season-ending knee injury. Both the Steelers and the Browns are 1-1.
New Orleans Saints 20 Carolina Panthers 17
The Saints are one of nine teams at 2-0 along with Miami, Baltimore, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington, San Francisco, Tampa Bay and Atlanta.
The Cowboys, 49ers, Eagles, Commanders, Saints, Buccaneers and Falcons are all 2-0. This is the first time in NFL history that 7 teams in a conference have started 2-0 in the same season.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 19, 2023
The Panthers are one of nine teams at 0-2 along with New England, Cincinnati, Houston, LA Chargers, Denver, Minnesota, Chicago and Arizona.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL: (Week 16)
The (9-4) B.C. Lions visit the (4-10) Edmonton Elks Friday night (6:30 PT).
The Lions are 2nd in the West Division, two points behind the (10-4) Winnipeg Blue Bombers with a game in hand.
The Blue Bombers are idle this week.
The CFL schedule/results are here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
BC Football Conference (BCFC)
The (2-4) Prince George Kodiaks junior football team has just four games remaining in their second BCFC season.
The Kodiaks visit the (4-2) Valley Huskers Saturday afternoon in Chilliwack.
Kodiaks fall to Rams https://t.co/ib0qT5tyFk pic.twitter.com/6uH2ughRIz
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 17, 2023
The Kodiaks’ schedule/results are here.
The BC Football Conference (BCFC) league schedule is here.
The BCFC league standings are here.
Major League Baseball:
The Toronto Blue Jays have a dozen games left, six on the road this week (against the Yankees and Tampa) and six at home next week (against the Yankees and Tampa).
The (83-67) Jays visit the (76-74) New York Yankees tonight (Tuesday), Wednesday and Thursday (4:05 PM PT each night).
Toronto holds down the second wild-card spot in the American League, one game ahead of both the (82-68) Texas Rangers and the (82-68) Seattle Mariners.
On Monday, Seattle blanked Oakland 5-0 and Texas lost to Boston 4-2.
The MLB Wild Card standings are here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule/results can be found here.
Golf:
Prince George edged host Quesnel 65 to 64 to capture the Ryder Cup golf tournament.
Quesnel won last year and in 2019.
The event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID.
WHL
After going 2-2 in the pre-season, the Prince George Cougars start their regular season with a home doubleheader against the Tri-City Americans on Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Cougars will play seven of their first nine and nine of their first 12 games on home ice.
.@PGCougars conclude preseason with 3-2 victory
| https://t.co/TAP5pf9jGQ #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/UbL9vfD6hE— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 18, 2023
The PG Cougars pre-season results are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
Cat Scan Podcast:
It’s back. The return of @PGCougars Cat Scan #podcast. Coach/GM Mark Lamb discusses the Cougars taking the next step & embracing the role as favourites in the BC Division; adding Jim Playfair as a full-time coach, the 20-year-old situation, & the pre-season trip to Grande Cache. https://t.co/aSPzLeF9H5
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) September 19, 2023
BCHL
The Prince George Spruce Kings will start their regular season on the road Saturday (6 PM on Sept 23) against the Silverbacks in Salmon Arm.
Their home opener will be played Sept 29th against Chilliwack.
The Spruce Kings finished 3-2 in the pre-season.
The Spruce Kings’ pre-season results are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule is here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves are home this weekend in Canada West Soccer.
The (1-5-1) UNBC men host the (4-0-1) Alberta Golden Bears Friday at noon and the (2-2-3) Lethbridge Pronghorns Sunday at noon at Masich Place Stadium.
The TWolves came up empty on some Grade-A scoring opportunities and dug themselves a hole they couldn’t get out of.
READ: https://t.co/xScgIQ8TD9
📸: Chris Lindsey / @UCDinos pic.twitter.com/nNIIiVpOuX
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 17, 2023
The men’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are here.
The (0-5-1) UNBC women host the (2-3-3) Alberta Pandas Friday night at 6:00 and the (6-0-1) MacEwan Griffins Sunday afternoon at 2:15.
The women’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are here.
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