WHL:
The Prince George Cougars begin four exhibition road games starting on Friday.
They’ll travel to Hinton for a pair of games against the Edmonton Oil Kings. The second game is slated for Sunday afternoon.
PG also has a home-and-home with the Kamloops Blazers September 12th and 13th.
The Cougars’ regular season begins on September 19th against the Portland Winterhawks.
BCHL:
The Prince George Spruce Kings solidified its roster and leadership core ahead of the upcoming season.
20-year-old defenseman Isaac Holt was named captain by the Junior A club after being acquired from the Vernon Vipers.
PG hosts the Spruce Grove Saints in a pair of exhibition games Saturday (6pm) and Sunday (2pm) from the Kopar Memorial Arena.
The Spruce Kings also signed Slovak-American defenseman Mikey Tkac after attending training camp as well as 19-year-old forward Michael Denney.
Denney spent last season with the Leamington Flyers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, scoring 15 goals and adding 30 assists in 46 games.
Canada West Soccer
The UNBC Timberwolves are back in action this weekend.
The UNBC men (3-1) travel to Victoria to play the Vikes (3-0-1) Friday and Saturday in the provincial capital.
On the women’s side, the Timberwolves (0-4) welcome undefeated UBC (4-0) Friday (6pm) and Sunday (Noon) at Masich Place Stadium.
CFL:
The next game for the B.C. Lions is on Friday when they head to Ottawa to play the Red Blacks (3-8-). The Lions currently sit in the crossover playoff spot.
NFL
Week one of the NFL season kicks off on Thursday.
The season-opening matchup has the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Dallas Cowboys (5:20 Pacific Time).
BC Football Conference
The Prince George Kodiaks (4-2) host the Okanagan Sun (6-0) Saturday night at 6pm from Masich Place Stadium.
PG is third in the seven-team league.
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 12 Cincinnati Reds 9
The Blue Jays (80-59) are on top of the AL East by 2.5 games over the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
Toronto concludes its three-game set against the Reds at 3:40pm Pacific Time.
Baseball
Prince George’s Jared Young is back in the Majors.
The New York Mets announced today (Tuesday) Young has been recalled from their Triple-A affiliate in Syracuse.
Earlier this year, he was called up on two occasions for a total of 19 games, posting a .171 batting average on 41 at bats.
He’s also hit three home runs for the Mets this year.
The Mets (74-64) are second in the NL East, six games back of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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