(As of 9:01AM)
WORLD CUP SOCCER: (in Russia)
Gold Medal Game (Sunday 8AM Pacific)
France vs. Croatia
Bronze Medal Game
Belgium 2 England 0
(Semi-finals)
Croatia 2 England 1 (Extra time Wednesday)
France 1 Belgium 0 (Tuesday)
WIMBLEDON:
Angelique Kerber won her third career Grand Slam title.
The 20-year-old German beat 36-year-old Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3 in the women’s final at Wimbledon.
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The men’s final Sunday at Wimbledon features #12 Novak Djokovic against #8 Kevin Anderson.
In the semis Djokovic edged Rafael Nadal (#2) 10-8 in the 5th and deciding set.
Kevin Anderson got by American John Isner (#9) 26-24 in the fifth set.
Isner defeated Canadian Milos Raonic in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
CFL:
Edmonton Eskimos 16 Toronto Argonauts 15
The BC Lions host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers tonight at 7.
Travis Lulay will start at QB for the 1-2 Lions.
WEST:
Calgary 4-0, Edmonton 3-2, Saskatchewan 2-2, Winnipeg 2-2, B.C. 1-2
EAST:
Ottawa 2-2, Hamilton 2-2, Toronto 1-3, Montreal 1-3
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 13 Boston Red Sox 7
The 43-50 Blue Jays snapped the Red Sox 10-game win streak.
Toronto continues its four-game series in Boston today (10:05AM), and Sunday (10:05AM).
The 2018 All-Star Game from Washington, DC goes for Tuesday at 5PM.
Minor League Baseball:
Infielder Jared Young of Prince George and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans beat the Down East Wood Ducks 3-2 Friday.
Young had a hit and drove in a run for the 43-49 Pelicans.
He upped his batting average to .227 since being called up to the Chicago Cubs Advanced Class A affiliate.
PRINCE GEORGE SENIOR LACROSSE:
The RPR Mechancial/J.R. Construction Bandits and the Westwood Pub Devils begin the best-of-five PG Senior Lacrosse Final on Tuesday.
The same teams met in the 2017 championship series, with the Devils prevailing in five games.
Game time is 8PM at Kin 1.
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Prince George resident Cole Paciejewski is playing for Scotland at the Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships in Israel.
Australia beat Scotland 18-6 on Friday: Paciejewski did not have a point.
The tournament runs until Friday, July 20th.
CALLIE SWAN:
Cyclist Callie Swan of Prince George hits the road for the last of six consecutive races in the Lower Mainland.
Swan is competing in BC Superweek, a series of events putting cyclists against the best-of-the-best from around the world.
The 20-year-old’s best finish thus far is 11th place out of 62 in the New West Grand Prix on Tuesday, posting a time of 59:46.
The Tour de White Rock runs today and Sunday.
NHL:
The Vegas Golden Knights have signed goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to a three-year, $21 million contract extension.
The 33-year-old’s new deal officially kicks in for the 2019-20 season.
Fleury earned 29 wins in 46 starts last season for Vegas with a save-percentage of 0.927.
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The Winnipeg Jets have locked up goaltender Connor Hellebyuck.
The 2017-18 Vezina Trophy finalist has agreed to a six-year, $37 million contract.
Hellebyuck posted 44 wins in 64 starts last season, including six shutouts, leading the Jets to the Western Conference Finals.
