Sports according to Will, one last time.
Paralympics
Smithers’ Jennifer McCreesh is an Olympic medalist.
McCreesh and the Canadian sitting volleyball team beat Brazil 3 sets to 0 in the bronze medal game this morning.
Former UNBC student Bo Hedges of Fort St. John is, at time of writing, currently playing Germany for bronze in wheelchair basketball. You can get up-to-date results here.
Former UNBC Timberwolves basketball player, Kady Dandeneau, will play for Bronze against China in wheelchair basketball tomorrow.
BC Football Conference
The Prince George Kodiaks are in Chilliwack to play the Valley Huskers tonight at 7:00.
The Kodiaks have not won since the opening day of the season, and now sit with a 1-5 record.
The Huskers are 2-3 this year.
CFL
The BC Lions beat the league leading Montreal Alouettes 37-23 on the road yesterday – just Montreal’s second loss of the season.
BC improves to 7-6 this year, sitting on top of the West Division standings.
A Blue Bomber win against the Roughriders would give Winnipeg an identical record on top of the division.
NFL
It is the first weekend of the NFL season, fans will be huddled around their TVs all weekend soaking it all in.
None of it matters though, as the league’s quest for a Cheifs’ 3-peat is already well underway.
I hate being this guy, but I’m going to be this guy…
Chiefs assistant coach Steve Spagnuolo calling a timeout from the sidelines & the refs just… Give it to them? Without a penalty? We know the Chiefs get this treatment regularly but game 1?! This obvious?! Unbelievable pic.twitter.com/EYXheSB7Wk
— Josh Reynolds (@JoshReynolds24) September 6, 2024
There was also a game in Brazil yesterday, the Eagles beat the Packers 34-29.
MLB
The Jays are now 10 games under .500 as the end of the season draws near.
They lost to the Braves 3-1 yesterday, they will play the rematch in Atlanta at 4:20 this afternoon.
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