Sports by Hartley Tuesday, September 12th as of 12:05 a.m.
Updated at 10:05 a.m.
NFL: (Final game in Week 1)
New York Jets 22 Buffalo Bills 16 (OT)
After just four plays into his debut, 39-year-old Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles and is out for the season.
BREAKING: Aaron Rodgers suffered a complete tear of his left Achilles tendon, out for the season. (via @RapSheet + @TomPelissero) pic.twitter.com/xRy3NUESSN
— NFL (@NFL) September 12, 2023
A close up of the play on which Aaron Rodgers’ calf reverberates, and he winds up with what the Jets now believe is an Achilles injury, via @ACLrecoveryCLUB: pic.twitter.com/bcGeWGGiL0
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 12, 2023
The Jets won the game early in overtime on a 65-yard punt return for a touchdown from Xavier Gipson.
The NFL schedule/results are here.
Major League Baseball:
Texas Rangers 10 Toronto Blue Jays 4
The (80-64) Jays, with 18 games left, host the (79-64) Rangers again tonight (Tuesday 4:07 PT) as they continue a key 4-game series.
Toronto holds down the second of three wild-card spots in the A.L., however, they are only half a game ahead of the Rangers and one in front of the (79-65) Seattle Mariners. The Mariners, who dropped an 8-5 decision to LA Angels in 11 innings Monday, have lost four straight.
The MLB Wild Card standings are here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule/results can be found here.
NHL:
The Vancouver Canucks have given the “C” to defenceman Quinn Hughes.
The soon-to-be 24-year-old Hughes becomes the 15th Captain in Canucks history.
INTRODUCING CAPTAIN QUINN!
Quinn Hughes has been named the 15th Captain in Canucks History!
FEATURE READ | https://t.co/5qTT7UWzZU pic.twitter.com/S9UoSxMe1K
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) September 11, 2023
PG Cougars:
The Prince George Cougars play their final two exhibition games in Grande Cache, Alberta.
They take on the Edmonton Oil Kings on Friday night (6:00 PT) and Sunday afternoon (noon PT).
The Cougars split their first two preseason games, both of which were played in Port Coquitlam.
They lost 8-4 to the Vancouver Giants Friday and then rebounded for a 5-0 win over the Victoria Royals Saturday.
Going Camping! ⛺️
5 of our guys are headed to their respective NHL Camps!
Riley Heidt 👉 @mnwild
Koehn Ziemmer 👉 @LAKings
Ty Young 👉 @Canucks
Ethan Samson 👉 @NHLFlyers
Tyler Brennan 👉 @NJDevilsGood luck, fellas!
📝 https://t.co/DriWhs4bmd#ForTheNorth • #WHL pic.twitter.com/GHeAQ8WTqp
— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) September 11, 2023
The PG Cougars pre-season schedule/results are here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
PG Spruce Kings:
The Prince George Spruce Kings have three more pre-season games this week, all in Trail: Thursday (4 PM) against Cranbrook, Friday (7:30 PM) against Trail and Saturday (2 PM) against Powell River.
The Spruce Kings went 1-1 in a pair of exhibition games last weekend on the road.
They lost 2-1 to the Chilliwack Chiefs on Friday and followed that up with a 4-1 victory over the Langley Rivermen on Saturday.
The Spruce Kings’ pre-season schedule/results are here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule is here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
The UNBC Timberwolves will be on the road this weekend in Canada West soccer.
The (1-4-1) UNBC men play the (0-3-1) Dinos in Calgary on Sunday afternoon (1:15 PT).
The (0-4) UNBC women visit Manitoba Friday night and Winnipeg on Saturday event/
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The women’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are here.
The men’s soccer schedule/results are here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are here.
Junior Football:
The (2-3) Prince George Kodiaks host the (3-2) Langley Rams Saturday night at 7:00 at Masich Place Stadium in the BC Football Conference.
The Junior Kodiaks lost 62-0 to the Rams last weekend in Langley.
The Kodiaks’ schedule/results are here.
The BC Football Conference (BCFC) league schedule is here.
The BCFC league standings are here.
CFL: (Week 14)
The (8-4) B.C. Lions return to action on Saturday (4 PM) when they host the (3-9) Ottawa RedBlacks.
Ottawa has lost six straight.
The Lions are 2nd in the West Division, four points behind the (10-3) Winnipeg Blue Bombers with a game in hand.
The Blue Bombers host (5-7) Hamilton Saturday afternoon (1:00 Pt).
Week 15 begins with a pair of Friday games: (10-1) Toronto at (6-6) Montreal (4:00 PT) and (3-10) Edmonton at (6-6) Saskatchewan (6:30).
The CFL schedule/results are here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
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