Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Wednesday, September 28th

MLB:

The Chicago Cubs have returned Jared Young of Prince George to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, the team he has played the majority of the season with.

In six games with Chicago, the 27-year-old Young made his Major League debut and batted .263, going 5-for-19 with two doubles, three walks, no RBIs, and seven strikeouts.

The #Cubs today made the following roster moves:
– Reinstated OF Seiya Suzuki from the restricted list
– Reinstated catcher Willson Contreras from the 10-day IL
– Optioned INF/OF Jared Young to @IowaCubs
– Designated OF Michael Hermosillo for assignment pic.twitter.com/UVWN3mr6TH

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 27, 2022

New York Yankees  5  Toronto Blue Jays  2 

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge walked four times and failed to homer for a 7th straight game.

Judge is sitting with 60 home runs, one shy of Roger Maris’ American League record, with eight games remaining.

The Yanks have officially clinched the top spot in the A.L. East.

The (87-68) Jays, with just seven regular-season games left, lead the American League Wild Card standings.

The Jays host the Yankees again tonight (Wednesday 4:07 PT).

Toronto will also entertain Boston on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before concluding the regular season with a 3-game series at Baltimore on October 3rd, 4th, and 5th.

The Blue Jays schedule is right here.

The MLB standings are right here.

 

Canada West Soccer:

The accolades continue to roll in for Michael Henmen of the UNBC Timberwolves men’s soccer team.

After scoring four goals over the weekend, which included his record-breaking fourth hat-trick of the season, Henman was named Canada West Player of the Week.

Men’s Soccer Player of the Week

⚽️ Michael Henman (@UNBCATHLETICS)

🎶 “(He’s) knocking at the door

👉 https://t.co/1pPSzlUdkW pic.twitter.com/S1YjCvXWFq

— Canada West (@CanadaWest) September 27, 2022

This is the second time this season Henman has picked up the conference award.

The Victoria product leads the entire Canada West with 15 goals (in 10 games) and is fourth all-time for most goals in a single season.

Henman is also the U Sports men’s soccer player of the week.

⚽️ UQAM’s Ibrahim and UNBC’s Henman named U SPORTS Soccer Players of the Week

⚽️ Ibrahim et Henman sont les Joueurs de la Semaine en soccer de U SPORTS@Citadins | @UNBCATHLETICS | @RSEQ1 | @CanadaWest

EN🔗 https://t.co/dgFspRlorr
FR🔗 https://t.co/Vey0VuIcbD pic.twitter.com/SxdbywBWRA

— U SPORTS Soccer (@USPORTS_Soccer) September 28, 2022

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The UNBC Timberwolves are on the road this weekend in Canada West soccer.

The (5-4-1) UNBC men visit the (5-2) UBC Thunderbirds Friday and Saturday night at 7:30.

The (2-5-1) UNBC women visit the (0-3-5) Fraser Valley Cascades Friday night at 5:30 and the (6-1-1) Trinity Western Spartans Saturday night at 5:00.

The UNBC women’s soccer schedule can be found right here.

The Canada West women’s soccer standings are right here.

The UNBC men’s soccer schedule can be found right here.

The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.

 

NHL:

The Vancouver Canucks have five preseason games left, two of them this week against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday and Saturday.

The Canucks schedule is right here. and the regular season schedule is here.

Vancouver is without sniper Brock Boeser for the next 3-4 weeks as he underwent successful hand surgery.

 

WHL:

The (1-1) Prince George Cougars continue a four-game homestand Friday and Saturday against the (0-0-1) Kelowna Rockets.

Cougars goalie Ty Young and defenceman Ethan Sampson have both returned to the team from NHL camps.

They’re baaaaaack!👀 pic.twitter.com/M3yjqdVLNP

— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 27, 2022

NEWS: We have re-assigned D Leith Hunter (07) and G Brady Holtvogt (07) to their respective U18 teams.#WHL pic.twitter.com/hGbBrgx7B6

— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 26, 2022

The schedule for the Cougars can be found here.

The WHL standings can be found here.

 

BCHL: 

The (2-0) Prince George Spruce Kings have their home opener Friday night at 7:00 against the (0-2) Vernon Vipers.

The same two teams also play Saturday night at the Kopar Memorial Arena (PG Coliseum).

Indigenous jerseys to be worn by Prince George Spruce Kings on National Truth and Reconciliation Day @SpruceKings @BCHockeyLeague
| https://t.co/ivLazn9a14 #CityOfPG #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports #NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation pic.twitter.com/xQTfcZLE0F

— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 27, 2022

The Spruce Kings schedule can be found here.

The BCHL standings can be found here.

 

NFL:

Week four of the NFL season begins Thursday night at 5:15 (PT) with (3-0) Miami at (1-2) Cincinnati.

The Dolphins and the (3-0) Philadelphia Eagles are the only unbeaten teams in the NFL.

The only winless teams in the NFL are (0-3) Las Vegas and (0-2-1) Houston.

The NFL odds can be found right here or here.

The NFL schedule can be found right here.

The NFL standings can be found right here.

 

CFL:

The (9-4) B.C. Lions host the (3-10) Ottawa Redblacks Friday night at 7:30.

The Lions have clinched a playoff spot and are tied with the (9-5) Calgary Stampeders for second in the West Division, although B.C. has a game in hand.

Week 17 of the CFL season begins Friday (5:00 PT) with (6-8) Saskatchewan at (12-2) Winnipeg.

The CFL schedule and results are right here.

The CFL standings are right here.

 

BC Football Conference:

The Prince George Kodiaks have two games left in their first season in the BC Football Conference.

The (1-7) Kodiaks visit the (4-5) Langley Rams Saturday afternoon at 4:00 before concluding with a home game on Saturday, October 8th at 7:00 p.m. against the (8-0) Okanagan Sun.

The league results and standings can be found right here.

 

Basketball:

.@CanBball close out the #FIBAWWC group stage with a win over Mali! 🇨🇦🏀 pic.twitter.com/YuaWiCUsTR

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 27, 2022