Sports by Hartley Thursday, September 28th as of 12:05 a.m.
Major League Baseball:
New York Yankees 6 Toronto Blue Jays 0
The (87-71) Blue Jays, with four games remaining, host the (81-77) Yankees again tonight (Thursday at 4:07 PT) as New York goes for a 3-game sweep.
Toronto will conclude the regular season with three home games Friday (4:07 PM PT), Saturday (12:07 PM PT) and Sunday (12:07 PT) against the (97-62) Tampa Bay Rays.
The Blue Jays sit in the second wild-card spot in the American League, half a game ahead of the (87-72) Houston Astros and 2 in front of the (85-73) Seattle Mariners.
The Astros beat the Mariners 8-3 Wednesday night.
Seattle will host the AL West leading (89-69) Texas Rangers tonight (6:40 Thursday).
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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The Chicago Cubs lost 6-5 to the Atlanta Braves.
The (82-76) Cubs are tied with the (82-76) Miami Marlins for the third and final wildcard spot in the National League.
Jared Young of Prince George has not played for the Cubs in their last four games.
The 28-year-old Young has a .205 batting average (with a pair of homers and eight RBIs) in 15 Major League games this year with Chicago.
WHL:
The (1-1) PG Cougars hit the road for the first time this regular season as they visit the (0-2) Victoria Royals on Friday and Saturday.
The Cougars went 8-0-0-1 in nine meetings last season against the Royals, including 4-0 in Victoria.
The WHL announced today Victoria Royals forward Alex Edwards has been suspended 25 games.
📰 | https://t.co/a3vLtQmklz pic.twitter.com/8YeYjTsaZV
— The WHL (@TheWHL) September 27, 2023
The Cats will have both goalie Ty Young and forward Riley Heidt in their lineup after both were returned this week from NHL camps.
They are still waiting for the return of Koehn Ziemmer who has been with the LA Kings.
We are thrilled to announce that Community Heroes Weekend is back on October 21st & 22nd!
The Cats will be investing $50,000 to provide seats for our Community Heroes during this special weekend.
October 22nd’s game also includes our first Mega 50/50 Jackpot of the season. Wood… pic.twitter.com/GQvzRYSIgI
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) September 27, 2023
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The WHL standings are here.
Cat Scan podcast:
This week on @PGCougars Cat Scan podcast, Business Boss Taylor Dakers discusses: a 25% spike in season memberships, being in charge of Tickets North box office, concession improvements, community outreach, goalie situation & Ty Young’s workload & his entry-level NHL contract https://t.co/r7xFLiC6iS
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) September 27, 2023
BCHL:
The (0-1) Prince George Spruce Kings have a pair of home games this weekend.
The Spruce Kings host the (1-1) Chilliwack Chiefs on Friday night at 7:00 and the (1-1) Merritt Centennials on Saturday with a special start time of 3:00 PM.
Lheidli T’enneh is partnering with the Spruce Kings and Four Rivers Coop to host the home opener.
The game is dedicated to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (which is Saturday).
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule is here.
The BCHL standings are here.
Canada West Soccer:
The UNBC Timberwolves will be on the road in Canada West soccer this weekend.
The (2-5-2) UNBC men visit the (5-1-2) Victoria Vikes on Friday night and Saturday night at 7:15.
The (0-7-1) UNBC women visit (4-3-2) Victoria Friday night at 5:00 and the (2-3-3) Mount Royal Cougars Sunday at noon (PT).
She’s quick, she’s hard-working, and she is a @UNBC Timberwolf!
Welcome to @TOFC_Soccer winger Aimee Glasser, who has committed to join the Green & Gold in 2024!
Hear from the newest @UNBCWSoccer Timberwolf, and read all about the big news here: https://t.co/LDGNnEWngy pic.twitter.com/yOXiKuku14
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 27, 2023
The women’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are here.
The men’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are here.
NFL:
Week 4 of the NFL season kicks off tonight (Thursday at 5:15 PT) with the Detroit Lions at the Green Bay Packers.
Both teams are 2-1 and tied for top spot in the NFC North.
There are three teams 3-0: Philadelphia, San Francisco and Miami.
There are four teams at 0-3: Chicago, Minnesota, Carolina and Denver.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
The NFL standings are here.
CFL: (Week 17)
The (10-4) B.C. Lions host the (6-8) Saskatchewan Roughriders Friday night at 7:30.
The Lions are tied with the (10-4) Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the top spot in the CFL West Division with each team having four games left prior to playoffs.
The Blue Bombers entertain the (12-1) Toronto Argonauts Friday night at 5:00 (PT).
B.C. will also host Winnipeg on Friday, Oct 6th, visit Hamilton on Oct 13th and entertain Calgary to conclude its regular season on Oct 20th.
The CFL schedule/results are here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
BC Football Conference: (BCFC)
The (2-5) Prince George Kodiaks host the (5-1) Okanagan Sun Saturday night at 7:00 at Masich Place Stadium in their final BCFC home game of the year.
The Kodiaks will conclude with a pair on the road: October 7th at Okanagan and October 14th at Kamloops.
The Kodiaks’ schedule/results are here.
The BC Football Conference (BCFC) league schedule is here.
The BCFC league standings are here.
NBA:
FULL TRADE DETAILS:
Bucks receive:
Damian LillardBlazers receive:
Jrue Holiday
Deandre Ayton
Toumani Camara,
2029 1st-round pick
2 pick swaps.Suns receive:
Jusuf Nurkic
Grayson Allen
Nassir Little
Keon JohnsonWOW! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/941dK0Rl6A
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) September 27, 2023
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