Sports by Hartley Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 (As of 12:05 a.m.)
MLB:
(American League)
New York Yankees 4 Boston Red Sox 3
The best-of-3 series is tied 1-1 with the 3rd and deciding game today (Thursday) at Yankee Stadium.
The winner will meet the Blue Jays in the second round of the playoffs beginning Saturday in Toronto.
Cleveland Guardians 6 Detroit Tigers 1
The series is tied 1-1 with the 3rd and deciding game today (Thursday) in Cleveland.
(National League)
Cincinnati Reds at LA Dodgers (Wednesday night)
The Dodgers lead 1-0.
San Diego Padres 3 Chicago Cubs 0
The series is tied 1-1 with the 3rd and deciding game today (Thursday) in Chicago.
The MLB schedule and results are here.
The Blue Jays 2025 schedule and results are here.
The MLB standings are here.
WHL:
After having nearly two weeks off, the (2-0) Prince George Cougars return to action when they visit The (2-1) Spokane Chiefs Friday night at 7:05 and Saturday night at 6:05.
Sniper Terik Parasak returns to the P.G. lineup after he was sent back to junior by the Washington Capitals.
The 19-year-old Parascak was selected by the Caps 17th overall in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft.
The Cougars next home game will be on Wednesday (Oct 8th) when they entertain the (2-1) Kelowna Rockets.
The PG Cougars regular season schedule is here.
The WHL standings are here.
PG Cougars Cat Scan podcast:
The @PGCougars Director of Business & Goalie Coach Taylor Dakers is this week’s guest on the Cat Scan #podcast. Topics in the 62 min. feature include: season ticket uptick, dynamics of scheduling, never waste a ticket program, travel costs & players staying in WHL or going NCAA. https://t.co/9eYlPhnom3
— Hartley Miller (@Hartley_Miller) October 1, 2025
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have a new goalie.
They have acquired 19-year-old Marko Bilic from the Vernon Vipers in exchange for future considerations.
The 6-foot-3 Bilic split time last season with the Vipers and the Maryland Black Bears of the NAHL.
He is committed to Arizona State University.
To make room on the roster, the Spruce Kings have released goaltender Ben Polhill.
The Spruce Kings have acquired goaltender Marko Bilic (06) from the Vernon Vipers.
DETAILS: https://t.co/qSYKUfHssM pic.twitter.com/MmY1gNAyOW
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 1, 2025
The (1-2) P.G. Spruce Kings have a home doubleheader this weekend.
The Spruce Kings entertain the (1-3) Chilliwack Chiefs Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday night at 6:00.
The Spruce Kings regular season schedule is here.
The BCHL standings are here.
Canada West Soccer:
The (0-9-1) UNBC Timberwolves host the (6-2) Trinity Western Spartans Friday night at 6:00 and Sunday at noon in Canada West women’s soccer at Masich Place Stadium.
On Friday, the Timberwolves will wear brand-new pink cancer themed kits as part of the program’s first-ever Kick for the Cure Night.
WSOC: Timberwolves Unveil Pink Kits for Inaugural Kick for the Cure Night.
DONATE: https://t.co/MefU2yvqvs
READ MORE: https://t.co/XSzLuRekH8 pic.twitter.com/Uv9SW2eoV1— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) October 1, 2025
On the men’s side, (3-6-2) UNBC will play in Kelowna against the (0-8-2) UBC Okanagan Heat Saturday and Sunday afternoon at 1:00.
More on the Timberwolves can be found here.
The Canada West women’s soccer schedule is here.
The Canada West men’s soccer schedule is here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are here.
BC Football Conference:
The Prince George Kodiaks play their final regular season game in the BC Football Conference Saturday night at 7:00 in Chilliwack against the (3-5-1) Valley Huskers.
(The game can be heard on Country 97 radio)
The (5-3-1) Kodiaks have clinched 3rd place in the 7-team league and a playoff berth.
The BCFC standings: Okanagan 9-0, Westshore 7-3, P.G. 5-3-1, Vancouver Island 4-4-1, Valley 3-5-1, Langley 2-6-1 and Kamloops 0-9.
The Kodiaks schedule and results can be found here.
More info on the BCFC can be found here.
NFL:
Week 5 of the NFL season kicks off tonight (Thursday 5:05) with San Francisco at LA Rams.
The 49ers and Rams are tied with the Seattle Seahawks at 3-1 for the lead in the NFC West.
The Seahawks will host the (3-1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday afternoon at 1:05.
The NFL schedule and results can be found here.
CFL:
There are just 4 weekends left in the CFL regular season.
The (8-7) B.C. Lions put a 3-game win streak on the line when they host the (8-6) Calgary Stampeders Saturday at 4 PM.
B.C. is tied with the (8-7) Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Calgary for second place in the CFL West, although the Stamps have a game in hand.
(Winnipeg holds the tie-breaker over B.C. The Lions also host Edmonton on Oct 17th and close at Saskatchewan on October 25th)
Week 18 of the CFL season begins Friday night (4:30 PT) with (10-4) Saskatchewan at (4-10) Ottawa.
CFL West: Saskatchewan 10-4, Calgary 8-6, Winnipeg 8-7, B.C. 8-7, Edmonton 6-9.
CFL East: Hamilton 9-6, Montreal 8-7, Toronto 5-10, Ottawa 4-10.
The CFL standings are here.
The CFL schedule are here.
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