Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Thursday, August 21st

Sports by Hartley Thursday, August 21st, 2025

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

Canada Summer Games:

 

MLB: 

Pittsburgh Pirates  2  Toronto Blue Jays  1

The (74-54) Blue Jays visit the (60-67) Miami Marlins Friday at 4:10 PM (PT).

The Blue Jays lead A.L. East by 4 games over the New York Yankees and by 5.5 over the Boston Red Sox.

The Yankees, who host the Red Sox tonight (Thursday), beat Tampa Bay 6-4 in 10 innings Wednesday.

The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.

The MLB schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.

 

UNBC Timberwolves:

The UNBC Timberwolves begin their Canada West soccer season by hosting Thompson Rivers of Kamloops in doubleheaders at Masich Place Stadium

Games are set to be played Friday night at 5:30 (women) and 8:00 (men) and Sunday afternoon at noon (women) and 2:30 (men).

The Canada West women’s soccer schedule is here.

The Canada West men’s soccer schedule is here.

 

BC Football Conference:

The Prince George Kodiaks hit the road this weekend in the BC Football Conference.

They visit the (0-4) Kamloops Broncos Saturday night at 6:00.

The (2-2) Kodiaks are tied with the Vancouver Island Raiders and the Langley Rams for third place with six regular season games left.

(The top 4 teams in the 7-team league make the playoffs)

The BCFC standings: Okanagan 4-0, Westshore 3-1, Vancouver Island, Prince George and Langley 2-2, Valley 1-3 and Kamloops 0-4.

The Kodiaks schedule and results can be found here.

More info on the BCFC can be found here.

 

CFL:

Week 12 of the CFL season begins tonight (Thursday 4:30 PT) with (5-4) Winnipeg at (5-5) Montreal.

The B.C. Lions visit the (2-8) Toronto Argonauts Saturday at noon (PT).

The (5-5) Lions are tied with Winnipeg for 3rd in the West, two points behind Calgary, although both the Blue Bombers and Stampeders have a game in hand.

The CFL schedule are here.

The CFL standings are here.

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Hartley Miller
Hartley Miller
Hartley is the News Director for Vista Radio’s B.C. North division, as well as the morning news anchor for 94.3 The GOAT and Country 97FM. He has served as the colour commentator for Prince George Cougars home games for 13 seasons. Hartley has been a fixture on the airwaves since 1979. He is the author of You Don’t Say, a collection of his most memorable sports quotes. Hartley is married with two children and five grandchildren.

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