(As of 12:01 AM) by Hartley Miller Weekend Wrap
WHL pre-season: (in Kelowna)
Kelowna Rockets 7 Prince George Cougars 0 (Sunday)
The Rockets outshot the Cats 42-21 as Kelowna scored three goals in the first period and four more in the second.
Rookie goalie Tyler Brennan makes his 2019 pre-season debut for Prince George.
The Cougars are 0-3 in exhibition games.
They lost twice in Langley: 7-1 to the Kamloops Blazers on Friday and 5-3 to the Vancouver Giants on Saturday.
RECAP: Cougars can’t hold early lead in 5-3 pre-season loss to @WHLGiants.
?: @Fedyck_Fotos? https://t.co/Gt5VnUInXB pic.twitter.com/bUloHw87fx
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 8, 2019
RECAP | Cougars drop pre-season opener to @blazerhockey. ? @Fedyck_Fotos #NorthernUprising
? https://t.co/vVUkVOFioO pic.twitter.com/cMvRWTpMe8
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 7, 2019
The Cougars final two pre-season games will be played in Dawson Creek against the Edmonton Oil Kings on Thursday and Saturday.
PG Spruce Kings:
The defending BCHL champion Prince George Spruce Kings picked up one point as they began their season with a pair of home losses against the Surrey Eagles.
The Eagles won 4-2 Friday and 4-3 in overtime Saturday.
The (0-1-1) Spruce Kings host the (0-1) Victoria Grizzlies Friday and (2-0) Penticton Vees Saturday.
.@SpruceKings can’t stave off pesky @SurreyEagles, lose 4-3 in overtime | https://t.co/Ah6TOLhCIm #CityofPG #Sports pic.twitter.com/Pr6KKm4fhX
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) September 8, 2019
Northern Capitals:
The Northern Capitals female midget hockey team posted a pair of weekend exhibition wins in the Cariboo.
The Capitals beat the Fraser Valley Rush 3-2 on Saturday in Williams Lake and 3-1 on Sunday in 100 Mile House.
NHL:
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed restricted free agent defenceman Zach Werenski to a three-year contract extension.
The deal is worth a reported total of $15 million.
Canada West men’s soccer: (in Victoria)
UNBC Timberwolves 2 Victoria Vikes 0 (Saturday)
Stu Rowlands scored both goals for the Timberwolves.
VICTORY! Stu Rowlands scores a pair of huge goals on great balls from @OwenBStewart11, and your @UNBCMSoccer top the @uvicvikes 2-0! Huge win! #gotwolves #stueyesblueeyes pic.twitter.com/6Bw15zzaTW
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 8, 2019
Victoria Vikes 1 UNBC Timberwolves 0 (Friday)
The (2-3-1) UNBC men’s soccer team will host (5-0) Mount Royal Friday night at 7:00 at Masich Place Stadium.
Canada West women’s soccer: (at Masich Place Stadium)
UNBC Timberwolves 3 UBO Okanagan Heat 0 (Saturday)
Sofia Jones scored twice and Claire Turner also tallied for the Timberwolves.
Fulltime! Your @UNBCWSoccer walks away with 3 points after two Sofia Jones goals and Claire Turner adding the third against @UBCOHeat
— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) September 7, 2019
The (2-0) UNBC women’s soccer team will visit the (3-0) Saskatchewan Huskies Saturday afternoon and the (1-1) Regina Cougars Sunday afternoon.
Tennis:
US Open champion Bianca Andreescu has reached a career-high No. 5 in the WTA rankings.
Andreescu earned US$3.85 million following her 6-3, 7-5 victory over Serena Williams in the US Open women’s final.
She improved to 8-0 against top 10 opponents — all this year.
Andreescu is the first Canadian to capture a Grand Slam singles title.
WTA rankings post #USOpen
1 ?? Barty 6,501
2 ?? Pliskova 6,125
3 ?? Svitolina 5,032
4 ?? Osaka 4,846
5 ?? Andreescu 4,835 ?
6 ?? Halep 4,803
7 ?? Kvitova 4,326
8 ?? Bertens 4,325
9 ?? Serena 3,935
10 ?? Bencic 3,738— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) September 8, 2019
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Rafael Nadal needed nearly five hours to win his fourth US Open, defeating Daniil Medvedev in five sets (7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4) in the men’s final.
Nadal has captured 19 majors, just one shy of the men’s record of 20 held by Roger Federer.
Rafael Nadal has defeated Daniil Medvedev in the #USOpen men’s final, pulling within one of Roger Federer’s all-time Grand Slam titles record.https://t.co/uk7mL2ieup
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 9, 2019
NFL: (Sunday night game)
New England Patriots 33 Pittsburgh Steelers 3
The Patriots added disgruntled wide receiver Antonio Brown following his release on Saturday by the Oakland Raiders.
He is expected to make his Patriots debut Sunday in Miami.
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There’s an NFL doubleheader tonight to conclude the first week of the season.
The Houston Texans visit the New Orleans Saints (4:10 PM PT) followed by the Denver Broncos at the Oakland Raiders (7:20 PM).
The NFL standings are right here.
The 2019 schedule/results right here.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars have lost starting quarterback Nick Foles for an indefinite period.
Foles suffered a broken left clavicle early in the 40-26 loss to Kansas City.
He will have surgery today.
It is the same clavicle Foles fractured while playing with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2014.
CFL:
The (9-3) Winnipeg Blue Bombers have opened up a four-point lead on both the (7-4) Saskatchewan Roughriders and (7-4) Calgary Stampeders in the CFL West.
The (1-10) BC Lions have lost seven straight.
The Lions host the (3-8) Ottawa RedBlacks Friday night at 7:00 to begin week 14 of the CFL season.
The RedBlacks have lost four in a row.
The CFL standings are right here.
The 2019 schedule/results right here.
Basketball:
The Canadian men’s basketball team ended the FIBA World Cup with an 82-76 loss today (Monday) to Germany.
By ending up 21st out of 32 teams, Canada finished high enough to get a second chance at qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
MLB:
Tampa Bay Rays 8 Toronto Blue Jays 3
The (55-89) Jays have lost seven straight and 17 of their last 21.
Toronto has just 18 games left, 12 at home and six on the road.
The Jays start a six-game homestand Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox.
The Blue Jays schedule/results right here.
The MLB standings are right here.