(As of 12:01AM)
PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS:
(WHL)
Kamloops Blazers 5 Prince George Cougars 1
Jermaine Loewen scored in the final minute of both the first and second periods.
The Blazers outshot the Cougars 36-14 before 2,600 fans at CN Centre.
Kamloops scored three times on the power play (3/7) while PG went 0/2 with the man advantage.
The Cougars try to recover from their worst performance of the season when they host the Blazers again this afternoon at 2.
The 9-9-1-2 Cougars are 3rd in the B.C. Division, two points in front of the (9-13-1) Kelowna Rockets and five ahead of the last-place (7-9-1-1) Blazers.
PRINCE GEORGE SPRUCE KINGS:
(BCHL)
Prince George Spruce Kings 2 Alberni Valley Bulldogs 1
Ben Brar snapped a 1-1 tie with just 3:56 left in the third, his 18th goal of the season.
The Spruce Kings play their third straight game on Vancouver Island when they visit the (10-13) Nanaimo Clippers this afternoon at 2.
The 17-7-0-1 Spruce Kings are in second place in the Mainland Division, three points behind the Chilliwack Chiefs.
The next home game for the Spruce Kings will be against the (10-11-4-2) Trail Smoke Eaters on Wednesday.
Prince George Spruce Kings 3 Powell River Kings 0 (Friday)
Logan Neaton made 16 saves for the shutout and Ben Brar scored twice and added an assist.
CARIBOO COUGARS:
(BCMML) in Richmond
Cariboo Cougars 2 Greater Vancouver Canadians 2 (Tie)
The 9-3-3 Cougars visit the (7-5-2-1) Canadians in a rematch this morning at 10.
The Major Midget Cougars are riding an eight-game unbeaten streak.
The Prince George based team is just two points out of first place.
CARIBOO COUGARS MINOR MIDGET: (in Chase)
Thompson Blazers 5 Cariboo Cougars Minor Midget (15-year-olds) 2 (Saturday)
Cariboo Cougars Minor Midget (15-year-olds) 3 Thompson Blazers 2 (OT) (Friday)
The same teams play again this morning at 10 in Chase.
The Cariboo 15-year-olds are 8-2-1 and in second place, two points behind the Okanagan Rockets.
NHL: (Five Canadian teams in action Saturday)
Montreal 3 Vancouver 2
(The 10-10-2 Canucks have lost five straight. They host Winnipeg Monday before heading out to play three on the road: Wednesday in Anaheim, Friday in San Jose and Saturday in LA.
Calgary 4 Edmonton 2
Ottawa 6 Pittsburgh 4
UNBC TIMBERWOLVES: (at the Northern Sport Centre)
(Canada West women’s basketball)
UNBC Timberwolves 83 TWU Spartans 54 (Saturday)
(The UNBC women are a perfect 6-0 and in first place after the doubleheader sweep)
UNBC Timberwolves 78 TWU Spartans 77 (Friday)
(Canada West men’s basketball)
UNBC Timberwolves 98 TWU Spartans 82 (Saturday)
(The UNBC men are 5-1 after sweeping the doubleheader against the winless Spartans)
UNBC Timberwolves 101 TWU Spartans 58 (Friday)
The UNBC basketball teams visit the Fraser Valley Cascades Friday and Saturday. The Timberwolves also travel to Saskatchewan for a doubleheader against the Huskies Nov 29-30 before heading into the semester break.
BC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL:
Double-A Varsity: (Quarter-final at B.C. Place Stadium)
#2 Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey) 47 PGSS Polars 6
The season is over for the PG Bowl champion Polars.
The Crusaders advance to the B.C. High School football Double-A Varsity semi-finals.
Junior Varsity:
The College Heights Cougars football team will play in the Junior Varsity semi-finals against the Windsor Dukes Wednesday afternoon at 2 at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops.
CFL:
(Division Finals)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Ottawa RedBlacks (Today 10 a.m. PT)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders (Today 1:30 p.m.)
The winners meet in the 106th Grey Cup game on Sunday, November 25th in Edmonton.
NFL: (week 11)
The New Orleans Saints put an 8-game win streak on the line when they host the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
It’s one of 11 Sunday NFL games.
Six teams have the week 11 bye, including the entire AFC East plus Cleveland and San Francisco.
NBA:
Toronto 122 Chicago 83
The 13-4 Raptors, with the best record in the NBA, are 1-1 on a four-game road trip.
Toronto plays Tuesday in Orlando and Wednesday in Atlanta.