News1130 Sports Weekend Roundup
Posted July 12, 2013 11:18 am.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – There’s plenty in store for the local sports fan this weekend.
CFL
The BC Lions (1-1) visit the Edmonton Eskimos (1-1) Saturday night in a CFL Western Conference showdown at Commonwealth Stadium. Quarterback Travis Lulay and the Lions will face former teammate Mike Reilly who quarterbacked the Eskimos to their first win of the season last Sunday, a 30-20 win over Hamilton.
“It’s now all business, he’s a good friend. You want to play good against your buddies,” says Lulay who had Reilly as a backup in Vancouver for the past two seasons, before the Lions traded Reilly’s rights to the Eskimos in the offseason.
The Lions, Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders share second in the Western Conference at 1-1, behind 3-0 Saskatchewan entering the weekend.
Receiver Shawn Gore is not on the trip, undergoing concussion protocol after a taking a hard hit in last weeks 24-16 win over Toronto. Gore’s absence means a rare start for veteran receiver Paris Jackson, who caught four passes against the Argonauts.
Hugh O’Neill will continue to handle the kicking chores, while Paul McCallum recovers from a groin injury. McCallum has missed both regular season games due to the injury. Injured centre Angus Reid (back) is on the trip, but is not expected to play.
Game time Saturday is 6:30 p.m.
MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps (8-5-5) will try to extend their Major League Soccer winning streak to six games Sunday afternoon when they host the Chicago Fire (6-8-3) at BC Place. The Whitecaps recent success has them in the fifth and final playoff spot in the MLS Western Conference, two points ahead of Colorado.
Chicago is a full five points out of a playoff spot in the MLS Eastern Conference, and coming off a disappointing home loss against Sporting KC last weekend, while the Whitecaps kept their streak alive with an impressive 2-0 win last Saturday over arch rivals Seattle. Game time Sunday is 4 p.m.
NWL
Vancouver Canadians continue their five-game series with Boise today (1:05 p.m) at Nat Bailey Stadium. Thursday night, the Canadians rode a four-run third inning to a 4-0 victory over the Hawks, to improve to 8-3 at home.
The Canadians will send lefthander Kyle Anderson (2-0. 3.71) to the mound against Boise rightander Paul Blackburn (0-1 1.17 ERA). The Canadians are 7-3 in their last 10 games, and now trail first place Everett by two games, with 11 first half games remaining.
FASTPITCH
The Scotiabank Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship, one of the top three fastpitch events in the world, kicks off today in Surrey. It is the largest softball event in the country and is among the largest women’s-only sporting events in BC. The 11-day event will be played at Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic Park and Sunnyside Park.
The Women’s International Championship runs July 16th-22nd and features the world’s top four softball teams, including returning champion, Team Japan, Team USA, Team Australia, and Team Canada. Team Canada will play their first game Tuesday July 16 at 6:30 PM against California A’s.
