Olympics
Canada’s Camryn Rogers has won the gold medal in women’s hammer throw at the Paris Olympics.
It’s Canada’s sixth gold medal of the games so far.
Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals
France 82 Canada 73
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander posted a team-high 27 points and five rebounds in defeat. France was led by the duo of Guerschon Yabusele and Isaia Cordinier who tallied 22 points each.’
France will play Germany in the semis.
In women’s water polo, Canada fell 18-8 to Spain in the quarterfinals. Verica Bakoc scored five goals in defeat.
Caeli McKay finished 8th out of 11 competitors during the Finals of the 10m Platform Diving event.
Canada is up to 18 medals so far at the games, six gold, four silver and eight bronze.
Hlinka-Gretzky Cup
Canada 10 Switzerland 0
Victoria Royals forward Cole Reschny had a game-high five points while PG’s Cameron Schmidt of the Vancouver Giants was left off the scoresheet.
Canada’s (1-0) next game is tonight (6:30 Pacific) against Slovakia (0-1) from Rogers Arena in Edmonton.
🎯🎯🎯#HlinkaGretzkyCup | #CoupeHlinkaGretzkypic.twitter.com/M1UqviDget
— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) August 6, 2024
PG Kodiaks
The next action for the Prince George Kodiaks (1-2) is on Saturday when they host the Valley Huskers. Kickoff is set for 6pm at Masich Place Stadium.
The Kodiaks sit fifth in the BC Football Conference following a 42-7 loss to Langley over the weekend.
CFL
The BC Lions look to snap a two-game losing streak on Sunday (August 11th) when they take on Tre Ford and the Edmonton Elks (1-7).
BC sits 5-3 in the West Division, tied for first-place with Saskatchewan (5-3).
We had a blast at our annual Lions Pride Tournament! 🙌🏽
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— BC LIONS (@BCLions) August 3, 2024
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Korean Baseball Organization
Doosan Bears 7 LG Twins 6
PG’s Jared Young recorded one hit and two walks in the victory.
Doosan (55-52) sits fourth in the ten-team league and will play the Twins again tomorrow at 2:30 AM Pacific Time.
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Canadian Native Fastball Champions in Regina
Final (Sunday)
PG River Kings 2 Ohsweken Redmen 1 (Ontario)
The River Kings along with the Vanderhoof Rippers will be competing in the 2024 International Softball Congress World Men’s Fastpitch Championship.
It is taking place from August 10-17 at Softball City in Surrey and is the first time since 1997 British Columbia has hosted the event.
The tournament will also feature some of the best fastpitch players in the world spanning 15-countries including Canada, USA, Mexico and Australia.
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MLB
The Toronto Blue Jays (51-61) return to the Rogers Centre to welcome the high-flying Baltimore Orioles (67-46).
First pitch is tonight at 4:07pm Pacific Time.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr is the reigning American League Player of the Week. The 25-year-old posted an eye-popping slash line of .536/.606/1.107 over the last seven days.
He has also added three homers, seven doubles, eight runs scored and eight RBI across his last 28 at-bats. Since the All-Star break, Guerrero leads the MLB in batting average, slugging percentage, OPS, extra base hits and total bases.
Your @MLB Player of the Week!
On Film 😁🎞️💥 #PLAKATA pic.twitter.com/bOIbY7pnvq
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August 6, 2024
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