Sports by Hartley Friday, September 8th as of 12:05 a.m.
Hockey:
The Prince George Cougars and P.G. Spruce Kings begin their pre-schedule schedule with a pair of games on the Lower Mainland this weekend.
The Cougars play Vancouver tonight (Friday) and Victoria on Saturday with both exhibition games in Port Coquitlam.
We play hockey THIS WEEKEND!🔥🔥🔥
We kick off our pre-season schedule this weekend in Port Coquitlam!
🔴Friday at 7pm vs. Vancouver
🔴Saturday at 7pm vs. Victoria#ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/tneN5P78Nn— Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) September 7, 2023
The PG Cougars pre-season schedule is here.
The PG Cougars regular-season schedule is here.
The Spruce Kings visit the Chilliwack Chiefs tonight and the Langley Rivermen on Saturday.
The Spruce Kings have acquired Defenseman Noah Laframboise from the West Kelowna Warriors in exchange for Future Considerations
Full Details: https://t.co/KRslCATWcz
Photo Credit: Tami Quan pic.twitter.com/6UI7s5PVqB
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) September 7, 2023
The Spruce Kings’ pre-season schedule is here.
The Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule is here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
The (0-3-1) UNBC Timberwolves host (0-4) Thompson Rivers tonight at 6:00 and Sunday at noon at Masich Place Stadium in Canada West men’s soccer.
The men’s soccer schedule is here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are here.
The (0-2) UNBC women’s soccer team is on the road as they visit (1-2) Thompson Rivers tonight at 6:00 in Kamloops and (2-0-1) UBC Okanagan Saturday night at 5:30 in Kelowna.
The women’s soccer schedule is here.
The Canada West women’s soccer standings are here.
Men’s Basketball:
Canada lost to Serbia 95-86 in the semifinals today (Friday)at the FIBA World Cup.
The other semi today had Germany over the USA 113-11.
The Canadian team, which has already qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, will play the Americans for the bronze medal.
Results can be found here under the FIBA World Cup.
NFL: (League opener)
Detroit Lions 21 Kansas City Chiefs 20
There are 14 games on Sunday plus one on Monday (Buffalo at NY Jets) to conclude the first week of the NFL season.
The NFL schedule is here.
CFL: (Week 14)
Week 14 of the CFL season starts tonight (Friday 4:30 PM PT) with (4-7) Hamilton at (3-8) Ottawa.
There are three league games on Saturday.
The (8-4) B.C. Lions will resume action on Saturday, September 16th (at 4 PM) when they host the (3-8) Ottawa RedBlacks.
The Lions are two points behind the (9-3) Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the battle for top spot in the West Division.
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
Junior Football:
The (2-2) Prince George Kodiaks junior football team will visit the (2-2) Langley Rams on Saturday at 4 PM in the BC Football Conference.
It is the first of back-to-back games between the two teams who will also meet on Saturday, September 16th (at 7 PM) at Masich Place Stadium.
The Kodiaks’ schedule is here.
The BC Football Conference (BCFC) league schedule is here.
The BCFC league standings are here.
Major League Baseball:
The (77-63) Toronto Blue Jays start a 10-game homestand tonight (4:07 PT) against the (44-97) Kansas City Royals.
With 22 games left, the Blue Jays hold down the third and final wild-card spot in the American League, half a game ahead of the (76-63) Texas Rangers.
The Rangers host (43-97) Oakland this evening.
The MLB Wild Card standings are here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
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