Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Thursday, July 16th

Sports by Hartley Thursday, July 16th, 2026  as of 12:05 a.m.

Soccer: (World Cup semifinal in Atlanta)

Argentina  2  England  1

Defending champion Argentina pulled off the dramatic victory by scoring two late goals (in the 85th minute and extra time) to erase a 1-0 deficit.

Argentina advances to Sunday’s final (Noon PT) in East Rutherford, New Jersey against Spain (who won its semifinal on Tuesday, 2-0 over top-ranked France).

There will be a World Cup Watch Party in Prince George at Canada Games Plaza starting half-an-hour before kickoff Sunday at 11:30 a.m..

In March, the City of Prince George received $50,000 from the Province to put on the event.

The third-place game on Saturday (2 p.m. PT) in Miami has England against France.

Canada Games Plaza to host pair of soccer-themed celebration as World Cup winds down https://t.co/ZR3i7ZUClQ

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 14, 2026

The World Cup schedule/results are here or you can get more information here.

MLB: 

The first game since the Major League Baseball All-Star break will be played tonight (Thursday 4:00 PT) as the (40-57) New York Mets visit the (54-43) Philadelphia Phillies.

Jared Young of Prince George, who often plays at first base, is batting .248 this season with the Mets.

The 30-year-old Young has six homers and 18 RBI’s while going 35-for-141 in 51 games with the Mets.

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The New York Mets second-half schedule and results are here.

The MLB standings are here.

West Division: Edmonton 4-1, Saskatchewan 4-1, Winnipeg 3-2, Calgary 2-3, B.C. 1-3

East Division: Montreal 4-1, Hamilton 2-3, Toronto 2-3, Ottawa 0-5

The CFL schedule and results are here.

PG Senior Men’s Lacrosse

The PG Senior Lacrosse best-of-5 Final resumes tonight (Thursday) at 8:00 at Kin 1 with the Devils leading the Assault 2-1.