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Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Monday, June 23rd

Sports by Hartley Monday, June 23rd, 2025

(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)

NBA Finals: (Game 7)

Oklahoma City Thunder  103  Indiana Pacers  91   (OKC wins 4-3)

Canadian and Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points and added 5 rebounds, a playoff career-high 12 assists to lead the Thunder to its first NBA title since locating in Oklahoma City from Seattle in 2008.

OKC is the second-youngest champion in NBA history behind only the 1977 Portland Trail Blazers.

The game summary is here.

(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (4) Indiana Pacers

Game 1Pacers 111, Thunder 110  (Thu. June 5)
Game 2: Thunder 123, Pacers  107 (Sun. June 8)
• Game 3: Pacers  116, Thunder  107 (Wed. June 11)
• Game 4: Thunder 111, Pacers  104 (Fri. June 13)
• Game 5: Thunder  120  Pacers 109 (Mon. June 16)
• Game 6: Pacers  108  Thunder 91 (Thu. June 19)
• Game 7: Thunder  103  Pacers  91 (Sun, June 22)

The NBA playoff results are here.

The Phoenix Suns have agreed to a deal which will send 15-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets.

In return, the Suns will get Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the 10th pick in this year’s draft and five second-round picks.

 

MLB:

Jared Young of Prince George homered for the New York Mets in their 11-4 Saturday victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

The 29-year-old Young, the Mets DH, went 1-for-5 in the game and is now batting .162 (by going 6-for-37) with three homers and four RBI’s for the Mets since he was recalled on May 23rd from their Syracuse Triple A farm club.

Young was 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter in the Mets 7-1 loss to the Phillies on Sunday.

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Chicago White Sox  4  Toronto Blue Jays  2

The game summary is here.

The (41-36) Blue Jays begin a 6-game road trip Tuesday (3:40 PM PT) against the (39-37) Guardians in Cleveland.

The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.

 

CFL:

The B.C. Lions are off to a 1-2 start after losing to Winnipeg for the second straight week.

The Blue Bombers blitzed the Lions 27-14 in Vancouver.

B.C. will visit (3-0) Saskatchewan Saturday at 4 PM (PT).

Lions starting QB Nathan Rourke could return to the lineup after missing the last game.

Week 4 of the CFL season begins Thursday night at 5:30 with (0-2) Edmonton at (2-0) Winnipeg.

The CFL schedule and results are here.

The CFL standings are here.

 

Hockey:

Former Prince George Cougars associate coach and director of player development Steve
O’Rourke is headed to the Professional Women’s Hockey League.

O’Rourke has been hired as the first head coach of the expansion Seattle franchise.

The 2025 NHL draft will be held in Los Angeles.

The first round goes on Friday (4 p.m. PT) with rounds 2-7 on Saturday (9 a.m.).

Josh Ravensbergen of the P.G. Cougars is the top-ranked North American goalie in the draft.

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The WHL will announce its preseason and regular season schedules this week.

The Prince George Cougars start their regular season with a home doubleheader against the Portland Winterhawks September 19th and 20th.

Meanwhile, in the BCHL, the Prince George Spruce Kings will play their home opener
on September 26th against the Surrey Eagles.

 

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