Sports by Hartley Thursday, September 21st as of 12:05 a.m.
Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 6 New York Yankees 1
The Blue Jays extended their winning streak to five games.
Toronto sits in the second wild-card spot in the American League, one game ahead of both the (84-68) Texas Rangers and the (84-68) Seattle Mariners.
On Wednesday, Seattle doubled Oakland 6-3 and Texas crushed Boston 15-5.
The (85-67) Jays, with 10 games left, visit the (76-76) Yankees again tonight (Thursday 4:05 PT) as Toronto goes for a 3-game sweep.
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.
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Jared Young of Prince George did not play for the Chicago Cubs in their Wednesday 13-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 28-year-old Young was called up by Chicago from its Triple-A Iowa farm club this week.
He belted a pinch-hit RBI triple in a Tuesday 14-1 victory over the Pirates bringing his big-league batting average this year to .194 in 14 Major League games.
The #Cubs today placed INF Nick Madrigal on the 10-day IL (retroactive to Sept. 17) with a right hamstring strain and recalled INF Jared Young from @IowaCubs. pic.twitter.com/gKj3qohDsv
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 19, 2023
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have added former NHL defenceman Brandon Manning to their coaching staff.
The 33-year-old from P.G. will be the team’s Skills and Development Coach.
Manning was a former Spruce King player who went on to play 255 games in the NHL, the majority with the Philadelphia Flyers.
We have added Brandon Manning to our coaching staff.
Read more here: https://t.co/tpfF4B2bIU#TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/Wg1O4IgGAi
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 20, 2023
The Spruce Kings start their regular season on the road Saturday night at 6:00 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.
WHL:
The Prince George Cougars begin 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 play seven of their first nine and nine of their first 12 games at CN Centre.
.@PGCougars kick-off 30th WHL season against @TCAmericans | https://t.co/apzxvVRUHt #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/xm1y3XtOHk
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 20, 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
NFL:
Week 3 of the NFL season starts tonight (Thursday at 5:15 PT) with the (1-1) NY Giants at the (2-0) San Francisco 49ers.
The 49ers are one of nine teams that have won their first two games.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL: (Week 16)
The (9-4) B.C. Lions, with five games to go in their regular season, can officially nail down a playoff spot with a win against the (4-10) Elks Friday night (6:30 PT) in Edmonton.
The other Friday game to begin Week 16 has (6-7) Saskatchewan at (3-10) Ottawa (4:00).
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 will be on the road for a game against the (4-2) Valley Huskers on Saturday afternoon in Chilliwack.
The Kodiaks have just four games remaining in their second BCFC season.
The Kodiaks’ schedule/results are here.
The BC Football Conference (BCFC) league schedule is here.
The BCFC league standings are here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves are home this weekend in both men’s and women’s 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 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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