(As of 12:01AM)
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS:
(WHL)
Kelowna Rockets 4 Prince George Cougars 3 (Saturday OT)
Nolan Foote scored at 43 seconds of overtime on the power play.
It was the Rockets third goal of the game with the man advantage (3/5).
The Cougars went 1/3 on the power play.
Josh Maser, Jackson Leppard and Ryan Schoettler tallied for Cats.
Taylor Gauthier made 29 saves as each team fired 33 shots.
Kelowna is 2-0 since Adam Foote took over as head coach.
The 5-6-1-2 Cougars are third in the BC Division, one point ahead of the 6-10 Rockets and two points in front of the 5-6-0-1 Kamloops Blazers.
The Blazers won Saturday night 6-2 in Portland.
The Cougars host the Brandon Wheat Kings on Tuesday with a special start time of 6:30.
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
(BCHL)
Prince George Spruce Kings 4 Wenatchee Wild 1 (Saturday)
Ben Brar scored his league-leading 15th goal and added an assist.
Brar has 11 points, including eight goals, in his last five games, all on the road.
The 12-5-0-1 Spruce Kings visit the 9-7-1 Salmon Arm Silverbacks this afternoon.
The Spruce Kings are third in the Mainland Division, two points behind the Coquitlam Express and three back of the Chilliwack Chiefs.
Prince George Spruce Kings 5 Trail Smoke Eaters 2 (Friday)
Ben Brar notched a hat trick.
CARIBOO COUGARS:
(BCMML)
Cariboo Cougars 12 Kootenay Ice 0 (Saturday)
The Major Midget Cougars improve to 4-3-2 while Kootenay falls to 3-6.
Same teams play again this morning at 10:30 at Kin 1.
NORTHERN CAPITALS:
(Female Midget AAA Hockey)
Greater Vancouver Comets 12 Northern Capitals 2 (Saturday)
Greater Vancouver Comets 6 Northern Capitals 1 (Friday)
The same teams play again this morning at 10 at Kin 2.
The Comets are a perfect 11-0 while the Northern Capitals are 3-4-1.
NHL: (6 Canadian teams in action Saturday with only Ottawa idle)
Pittsburgh 5 Vancouver 0
(The 6-6 Canucks continue a four-game homestand on Monday against Minnesota)
Toronto 3 Winnipeg 2
(The Leafs won the game but lost Auston Matthews’ with a shoulder injury)
Montreal 3 Boston 0
Edmonton 5 Nashville 3
Washington 4 Calgary 3 (Shootout)
Just two Canadian teams play in the NHL Sunday schedule: Edmonton at Chicago and Ottawa at Vegas.
UNBC TIMBERWOLVES:
(Canada West Women’s Basketball) in Calgary
UNBC (women) Timberwolves 107 Mount Royal Cougars 59 (Saturday)
UNBC (women) Timberwolves 93 Mount Royal Cougars 61 (Friday)
(Canada West Men’s Basketball) in Calgary
UNBC (men) Timberwolves 75 Mount Royal Cougars 67 (Saturday)
UNBC (men) Timberwolves 95 Mount Royal Cougars 80 (Friday)
The UNBC men’s and women’s basketball teams have their home openers against the Winnipeg Wesmen Friday night at 6 and 8 and Saturday night at 5 and 7 at the Northern Sport Centre.
(Canada West Women’s Soccer) Play-in game
UNBC Timberwolves 2 Manitoba Bisons 1 (Friday)
Game was tied 1-1 after regulation and overtime. The Timberwolves won the game 3-1 on penalty kicks.
This was the first playoff victory in U-Sports for UNBC in women’s soccer.
The Timberwolves play the second place Thunderbirds today at noon at UBC in the quarter-finals.
WORLD SERIES: (Game 4)
Boston 9 LA Dodgers 6
The Red Sox lead 3-1 and can capture the World Series with a win in game five tonight in LA.
WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE
Game Date Day Network Time Home team
Game 1 Oct. 23 Tuesday 5:09 p.m. PT Red Sox (Boston won 8-4)
Game 2 Oct. 24 Wednesday 5:09 p.m. Red Sox (Boston won 4-2)
Game 3 Oct. 26 Friday 5:09 p.m. Dodgers (LA won 3-2 in 18 innings)
Game 4 Oct. 27 Saturday 5:09 p.m. Dodgers (Boston won 9-6)
Game 5 Oct. 28 Sunday 5:15 p.m. Dodgers
Game 6* Oct. 30 Tuesday 5:09 p.m. Red Sox
Game 7* Oct. 31 Wednesday 5:09 p.m. Red Sox
*If necessary
CFL: (Week 20)
Saskatchewan 35 B.C. Lions 16 (Saturday)
The win secured a home playoff game for the 12-6 Roughriders.
The 9-8 Lions will finish fourth in the West and will cross over to play at Hamilton in the East semi-final.
Ottawa 30 Hamilton 13 (Saturday)
The RedBlacks clinched first in the East.
Winnipeg 29 Calgary 21 (Friday)
The Blue Bombers clinched a playoff spot. The Edmonton Eskimos have been eliminated from the post-season.
Toronto at Montreal Today 10:00 a.m.
(Week 21) Final weekend of the regular season
Toronto at Ottawa Friday 4:30 PT
Winnipeg at Edmonton Saturday 1:00
Montreal at Hamilton Saturday 4:00
Calgary at B.C. Lions Saturday 7:00
The Stampeders need a win or a tie against the Lions to finish in first place.
WEST:
Calgary 12-5, Saskatchewan 12-6, Winnipeg 10-7, BC 9-8, Edmonton 8-9
EAST:
Ottawa 10-7, Hamilton 8-9, Toronto 4-12, Montreal 3-13
NFL: (Week 8)
There are a dozen Sunday NFL games including the night match-up of New Orleans at Minnesota. In some of the other action: Seattle is at Detroit, Green Bay plays at the 7-0 LA Rams, Denver visits 6-1 Kansas City.
NBA:
The 6-0 Toronto Raptors, off to their best start in franchise history, visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday.
The Bucks are also 6-0.
They are the only two unbeaten teams left in the NBA.