Hartley's Sports ShortsSports HARTLEY’S SPORTS SHORTS: SATURDAY, JULY 14TH SHARE ON: Hartley Miller, staff Saturday, Jul. 14th, 2018 (As of 9:01AM) WORLD CUP SOCCER: (in Russia) Gold Medal Game (Sunday 8AM Pacific) France vs. Croatia Bronze Medal Game Belgium 2 England 0 (Semi-finals) Croatia 2 England 1 (Extra time Wednesday) France 1 Belgium 0 (Tuesday) WIMBLEDON: Angelique Kerber won her third career Grand Slam title. The 20-year-old German beat 36-year-old Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3 in the women’s final at Wimbledon. ### The men’s final Sunday at Wimbledon features #12 Novak Djokovic against #8 Kevin Anderson. In the semis Djokovic edged Rafael Nadal (#2) 10-8 in the 5th and deciding set. Kevin Anderson got by American John Isner (#9) 26-24 in the fifth set. Isner defeated Canadian Milos Raonic in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. CFL: Edmonton Eskimos 16 Toronto Argonauts 15 The BC Lions host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers tonight at 7. Travis Lulay will start at QB for the 1-2 Lions. WEST: Calgary 4-0, Edmonton 3-2, Saskatchewan 2-2, Winnipeg 2-2, B.C. 1-2 EAST: Ottawa 2-2, Hamilton 2-2, Toronto 1-3, Montreal 1-3 MLB: Toronto Blue Jays 13 Boston Red Sox 7 The 43-50 Blue Jays snapped the Red Sox 10-game win streak. Toronto continues its four-game series in Boston today (10:05AM), and Sunday (10:05AM). The 2018 All-Star Game from Washington, DC goes for Tuesday at 5PM. Minor League Baseball: Infielder Jared Young of Prince George and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans beat the Down East Wood Ducks 3-2 Friday. Young had a hit and drove in a run for the 43-49 Pelicans. He upped his batting average to .227 since being called up to the Chicago Cubs Advanced Class A affiliate. PRINCE GEORGE SENIOR LACROSSE: The RPR Mechancial/J.R. Construction Bandits and the Westwood Pub Devils begin the best-of-five PG Senior Lacrosse Final on Tuesday. The same teams met in the 2017 championship series, with the Devils prevailing in five games. Game time is 8PM at Kin 1. ### Prince George resident Cole Paciejewski is playing for Scotland at the Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships in Israel. Australia beat Scotland 18-6 on Friday: Paciejewski did not have a point. The tournament runs until Friday, July 20th. http://worldlacrosse2018.com/schedule-app/ CALLIE SWAN: Cyclist Callie Swan of Prince George hits the road for the last of six consecutive races in the Lower Mainland. Swan is competing in BC Superweek, a series of events putting cyclists against the best-of-the-best from around the world. The 20-year-old’s best finish thus far is 11th place out of 62 in the New West Grand Prix on Tuesday, posting a time of 59:46. The Tour de White Rock runs today and Sunday. NHL: The Vegas Golden Knights have signed goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to a three-year, $21 million contract extension. The 33-year-old’s new deal officially kicks in for the 2019-20 season. Fleury earned 29 wins in 46 starts last season for Vegas with a save-percentage of 0.927. ### The Winnipeg Jets have locked up goaltender Connor Hellebyuck. The 2017-18 Vezina Trophy finalist has agreed to a six-year, $37 million contract. Hellebyuck posted 44 wins in 64 starts last season, including six shutouts, leading the Jets to the Western Conference Finals.
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