Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 am Wednesday, August 17th
Hockey:
Canada plays Switzerland today (Wednesday at 4 pm PT) in the quarterfinals at the World Hockey Championship in Edmonton.
The Canadian team finished 4-0 in the round robin while the Swiss went 1-3.
The late game tonight (7:30), which is the last of the quarterfinals, has the USA against the Czech Republic.
The semis will go on Friday followed by the medal games on Saturday.
The World Junior schedule can be found right here.
Column:
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— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) August 17, 2022
MLB:
Baltimore Orioles 4 Toronto Blue Jays 2
The (61-54) Jays suffered their sixth loss in the last seven games.
The same teams play again this afternoon (Wednesday at 12:07 PT) in Toronto.
The Jays have slipped to 3rd in the tight AL Wild Card standings, just 1/2 a game ahead of the (61-55) Orioles.
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
CFL:
The (7-1) BC Lions visit the (5-4) Saskatchewan Roughriders Friday night (7:00 PT) as
Week 11 of the CFL season begins.
The Lions have the second-best record in the league, only behind the (9-1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who are idle this week.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
BC Football Conference:
The (0-3) Prince George Kodiaks host the (3-1) Valley Huskers Saturday night at 7:00 in BC Football Conference action at Masich Place Stadium.
The Huskers won the two previous meetings between the teams: 34-17 on Saturday, August 13th, and 31-5 on July 23rd with both of those games in Chilliwack.
(The Kodiaks also have a 35-20 loss to the Kamloops Broncos on August 6th in PG)
The league results and standings can be found right here.