Cougars pre-season starts Aug. 31

SPORTS IN BRIEF

The Prince George Cougars announced their Western Hockey League pre-season schedule Wednesday and the team will be playing five games, but just one at CN Centre.

The Cats will play the first of four consecutive road games on Aug. 31 against the Rockets in Kelowna, followed by a date in Kamloops on Sept. 1.

The following weekend the Cougars will travel to Vancouver for a two-game set. They face the Vancouver Giants on Sept. 8, then play the Victoria Royals the following afternoon.

The Cougars will wrap up the exhibition season at home against a familiar foe, the Kamloops Blazers, on Sept. 15.

The Cougars open their 25th season of operation in Prince George on the weekend of Sept. 21-23. Details of the regular season have yet to be announced.

The team is now selling season memberships. Go to pgcougars. com or call 250-561-0783.

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Rays edge Jays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Matt Duffy saved his best for last. Duffy’s ground ball found a hole between third and short with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday and brought in the only run in Tampa Bay’s 1-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Duffy drove in Mallex Smith, who doubled and moved to third base on a groundout. Diego Castillo (1-0) got his first major league win after pitching two innings of relief.