(As of 12:01 a.m.) Weekend Wrap Updated at 2:01 p.m
PG SOCCER:
The PG Impact earned the bronze medal in the Under-18 division at the Provincial “B” Cup soccer championships that were hosted by Prince George Youth Soccer Association.
The U-18 PG boys finished with an overall 2-0-2 record, outscoring Guildford of Surrey 2-1 in the third-place game.
Prince George also competed in U-13 and U-15 divisions in the 48-team tournament.
Gold medal game
USA 2 Netherlands 0
The United States won its record fourth Women’s World Cup title and second in a row.
Megan Rapinoe tallied on a penalty kick in the 61st minute and Rose Lavelle added an insurance goal in the 69th minute.
The @USWNT joins Germany (2003 and 2007) as the only teams to repeat as World Cup champions, scoring a World Cup record 26 goals.
This marks the 4th World Cup championship for Team USA, extending its record. pic.twitter.com/zMT2Ga0BZg
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 7, 2019
Bronze medal game
Sweden 2 England 1
WC results right here.
WC round-robin standings right here.
TENNIS:
Canadian Milos Raonic, the men’s 15th seed from Thornhill Ont., lost his fourth-round match in five sets today (Monday) against #26 Guido Pella of Argentina at Wimbledon.
Raonic won the first two sets before Pella battled back, taking the 5th set 8-6.
The top three men’s seeds, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal plus the women’s 11th seed, Serena Williams all won in straight sets today to advance to the quarterfinals.
CFL: (Week 4) Road teams won both Saturday games
B.C. Lions 18 Toronto Argonauts 17
The Lions first victory of the season (1-3) leaving the (0-3) Argos as the only winless team.
One of the wildest finishes you’ll ever see.@BCLions prevail. #NothingRhymesWithOrange#CFLGameday RECAP ▶️ https://t.co/XGIXj7jMY2 pic.twitter.com/gOh5ti7u5Z
— CFL (@CFL) July 7, 2019
Calgary 37 Saskatchewan 10
The Stampeders improve to 2-1 while the Roughriders fall to 1-3.
Week five begins Thursday with (2-1) Edmonton at B.C. (7 PM).
NBA:
The Toronto Raptors have come to terms on a one-year deal with free agent forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.
In the 2018-19 season with the Brooklyn Nets, the 24-year-old Hollis-Jefferson averaged 8.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 59 games.
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The LA Clippers won the Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes.
The 28-year-old Leonard is getting a max four-year deal with the Clippers worth $142 million.
The Clippers also acquired Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for four unprotected first-round picks, one protected first-round pick, two pick swaps and two players (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander & Danilo Gallinari).
The Toronto Raptors are not just losing Leonard but Danny Green as well.
Green is joining the LA Lakers on a two-year deal worth a reported $30 million.
The Clippers just leapfrogged the Lakers as NBA title favorites in Vegas – National Basketball Association News – https://t.co/WFUMeZwScw pic.twitter.com/96vsIdMHmA
— Los Angeles Sports News (@Lakers_newsnow) July 6, 2019
The NBA signings are right here.
NEWS: First-round Bantam Draft selections Keaton Dowhaniuk & Koehn Ziemmer have signed WHL Standard Player Agreements. ??️
DETAILS | ? https://t.co/2QCCFzIRdx pic.twitter.com/YpQk93FRXQ
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) July 8, 2019
Check out NHL free agent signings right here.
Playoff action resumes tonight in Prince George Senior Lacrosse.
Northland Nissan Assault will battle the Mackenzie Lumberjacks at 8:00 at Kin 1.
The Assault took the opener in the best-of-three semifinal 13-9.
A third game, if needed, would be played Wednesday.
The other semi continues Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. with the Westwood Pub Devils up against the RPR Mechanical/JR Construction Bandits.
The Devils lead 1-0 after a 12-5 victory in the opener.
A third game, if necessary, is scheduled for Thursday.
The dates for the league’s best-of-five final are July 16th, 18th, 22nd and if needed, 24th and 25th.
MLB:
JUNIOR GOLF:
Both Prince George golfers finished in the top 25 at the BC Junior Boys and Girls golf championships in Nanoose Bay.
On the boys’ side, Cody Bailey tied for 21st (rounds of 75, 72, 79, 77) with a 19-over-303 total, 20 strokes off the pace.
In the girls’ division, Natasha Kozlowski placed 15th (rounds of 78, 84, 84, 84) with a 330 score, 32 shots from the top.