Sports by Hartley Thursday, August 15th
(As of 12:15 a.m. All times listed are PDT)
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 9 LA Angels 2
The (57-64) Jays swept the Angels in the 3-game series in Anaheim.
Toronto visits the (59-63) Chicago Cubs Friday (11:20 AM).
Detroit Tigers 3 Seattle Mariners 2 (10)
The (63-58) Mariners are 0-2 on a 9-game road trip and sit in second place in the A.L. West, 2.5 games behind the (65-55) Houston Astros.
The Astros have won eight in a row.
The Mariners second half schedule and results are here.
The Blue Jays second half schedule and results are here.
The MLB schedule is here.
The MLB standings are here.
World Men’s Fastpitch Championship (in Surrey)
The Prince George River Kings had a win and four losses after five games at the 2024 International Softball Congress World Men’s Fastpitch Championship in Surrey.
The River Kings results can be found here.
The Vanderhoof Rippers had a victory on the field, two forfeit wins and four losses following play on Wednesday.
The Rippers results can be found here.
The tournament runs until Saturday.
The full schedule and results can be found here or here.
CFL:
Quarterback Nathan Rourke is expected to be in the B.C. Lions starting lineup when they host the (3-6) Winnipeg Blue Bombers Sunday at 4 PM.
Rourke was at practice Wednesday after he signed a three-year deal with the (5-4) Lions which according to reports will make him the highest paid player in the CFL, earning more than $600,000 per season in both 2025 and 2026.
The 26-year-old from Victoria has been released by four NFL teams over the last year.
From today’s post-practice media 🎥:
FULL VIDEOS ➡️ https://t.co/2r1uISirHQ#BCLions pic.twitter.com/FHMQB8Bs76
— BC LIONS (@BCLions) August 14, 2024
Week 11 of the CFL season begins tonight (Thursday 6:00) with (5-2-1) Ottawa at (4-5) Calgary.
The CFL schedule and results are here.
The CFL standings are here.
BCFC:
The Prince George Kodiaks head to Kelowna this week as they try to snap a three-game losing streak in the BC Football Conference.
The (1-3) Kodiaks visit the first place (4-0) Okanagan Sun Saturday night at 7:00 before hosting the last place (0-3) Kamloops Broncos Saturday, August 24th at 6 PM.
The league standings can be found here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
MSOC: Danish Center back/Midfielder Pipeijn van der Ende Commits to the UNBC Timberwolves.
Ahead of the 2024 Canada West season, the TWolves are adding an impact player who can affect the game in multiple ways. Welcome to UNBC Pip!
Read More 📎: https://t.co/aP7Qi5JjvO pic.twitter.com/FG50NPnPwg
— UNBC Timberwolves (@UNBCATHLETICS) August 14, 2024
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