WHL:
The Prince George Cougars kick-off its four-game exhibition schedule that begins tomorrow (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 begin pre-season play this weekend.
The Spruce Kings host the Spruce Grove Saints Saturday (6pm) and Sunday (2pm) from the Kopar Memorial Arena.
PG’s season-opener is September 19th in Chilliwack against the Chiefs.
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) tomorrow and Saturday in the provincial capital.
On the women’s side, the Timberwolves (0-4) welcome undefeated UBC (4-0) tomorrow (6pm) and Sunday (Noon) at Masich Place Stadium.
CFL:
The next game for the B.C. Lions is tomorrow (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 tonight.
The season-opening matchup has the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles taking on 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 13 Cincinnati Reds 9
The Blue Jays (81-59) are on top of the AL East by 3.5 games over the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
Toronto is off today before heading to the Bronx for a three-game series against the Yankees.
Baseball
Prince George’s Jared Young did not play in his return to the majors on Thursday.
The New York Mets fell 6-2 to the Detroit Tigers. Young was re-called on Tuesday from their Syracuse Triple-A affiliate.
The local product entered Tuesday’s 12-5 win over Detroit as a defensive substitution.
Young was called up on two prior 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 (75-65) are second in the NL East, 5.5 games back of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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