Sports by Hartley Miller as of 12:05 am Wednesday, August 31st
Hockey:
The United States erased a 2-0 deficit to beat Canada 5-2 at the women’s world hockey championship in Denmark.
The Americans won 4-0 in the preliminary round to top Pool A followed by the Canadians at 3-1.
In the quarterfinals on Thursday, Canada will face Sweden.
The semis go on Saturday and the gold medal game Sunday (10:30 am PT).
The schedule and results can be found right here.
The standings can be found right here.
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The Prince George Cougars begin their 2022 Training Camp Thursday at CN Centre.
It will conclude with the annual Black and White game Sunday at 6:00 PM which is free to the public.
The Cougars will play in four pre-season games: Friday, September 9th against Vancouver in Port Coquitlam, Saturday, September 10th against Victoria in Port Coquitlam, Friday, September 16th against the Blazers in Kamloops, and Saturday, September 17th against the Blazers in Prince George.
The regular season opens for the Cougars on Friday, September 23rd when they host the Tri-City Americans.
The schedule for the Cougars can be found right here.
Column:
A tip of the fedora to the Windsor Lancers. . . Blades, Thunderbirds swap high-end forwards. . . Rebels lost veteran goaltender to ‘congenital defect’ https://t.co/EwgUQ6BQRk
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) August 31, 2022
MLB:
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Chicago Cubs 3
The Jays host the Cubs again tonight (4:07 PT Wednesday) as Toronto goes for a 3-game sweep.
The (70-58) Blue Jays are 3rd in the AL East and are holding down the third and final
wild-card spot in the American League (behind Tampa Bay and Seattle).
The Blue Jays schedule is right here.
The MLB standings are right here.
Tennis:
Canadians are 5-0 at the US Open following Tuesday’s action after Denis Shapovalov won his opening match in five sets.
Leylah Fernandez, Rebecca Marino, Bianca Andreescu, and Felix Auger Aliassime will play their
second-round matches today (Wednesday).
Serena Williams, a 23-time major champion, will play battle No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit tonight in round two.
The 40-year-old Williams is likely playing the final tournament of her 27-year career.
The results can be found here.
UNBC Timberwolves
The UNBC Timberwolves will host the Victoria Vikes in Canada West men’s soccer Friday and Saturday night at 6:00 at Masich Place Stadium.
Both teams have a tie and a loss after two games.
The UNBC men’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
The Canada West men’s soccer standings are right here.
The UNBC women’s soccer team will start its season with a pair of games on the road this weekend.
The UNBC women visit UBC Okanagan Saturday at noon in Kelowna and Thompson Rivers Sunday at noon in Kamloops.
The UNBC women’s soccer schedule can be found right here.
CFL:
The (8-2) BC Lions are off until they visit the (4-6) Montreal Alouettes on Friday, September 9th (4:30 PM PT).
Week 13 of the CFL season starts this Friday, September 2nd when Montreal entertains the (2-8) Ottawa Redblacks.
The CFL schedule and results are right here.
The CFL standings are right here.
BC Football Conference:
The (1-4) PG Kodiaks host the Langley Rams in their next game on Saturday, September 10th in the BC Football Conference.
Kickoff is at 7 pm at Masich Place Stadium.
The league results and standings can be found right here.