Sports by Hartley Monday, July 22nd
(As of 12:05 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
BCFC:
Prince George Kodiaks 39 Vancouver Island Raiders 34 (Saturday)
In their first game of the season the Kodiaks erased a 28-13 third quarter deficit to the delight of several hundred fans at Masich Place Stadium.
The Kodiaks play their first road game Saturday at 4 p.m. against the defending champion Westshore Rebels, who won their opener 43-27 over the Kamloops Broncos.
Thiessen, Briere lead the way as Kodiaks claw out week one win over Vancouver Island https://t.co/ZvhBmTjoDe
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) July 21, 2024
More on the league can be found here.
CFL: (Final game in Week 7)
Calgary Stampeders 25 B.C. Lions 24
The loss ended the Lions 5-game winning streak.
The (5-2) Lions are idle until Thursday, August 1st when they visit the (2-5) Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Week 8 of the CFL season starts Thursday (4:30) with Saskatchewan at Montreal.
Both the Roughriders and Alouettes are 5-1, tied for the best record in the league.
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Detroit Tigers 4
The (45-54) Jays are 1-2 on a 9-game homestand that continues Tuesday night (4:07) against the (50-49) Tampa Bay Rays.
It will be Toronto’s 100th game of the season.
The Blue Jays second half schedule and results are here.
The Blue Jays first half results are here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
Golf:
Xander Schauffele won the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland for his second major in two months.
He closed with a 6-under-65 for a 9-under 275 total, two strokes better than Justin Rose and Billy Horschel, who tied for 2nd.
Top Canadian Mackenzie Hughes tied for 16th at 2-over-286, 11 shots off the pace.
The 30-year-old Schauffele, who is from San Diego, captured his first major victory at the 2024 PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky.
The final leaderboard is here.
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