Canadian Football League-Week 9 of the season continues with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Roughriders 17, Montreal Alouettes 10 (Called short in third quarter due to severe weather.)
(The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, August 24th against the Ottawa RedBlacks. Game time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.)
Edmonton Eskimos 16, Ottawa RedBlacks 12
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The Prairie Football Conference opens its 2019 regular-season on Saturday, August 17th when Calgary visits the Edmonton Huskies. The five-time defending Prairie Football Conference and Canadian Junior Football League-champion Saskatoon Hilltops will open their 2019 P-F-C regular-season on Sunday, August 18th in Winnipeg against the Rifles. Once again, 92-9, THE BULL is the broadcast home for Hilltops football. The broadcast of the opening game starts at 11:30 a.m. with play-by-play at Noon. The Toppers’ first home game isn’t until Saturday, September 7th against the Regina Thunder. Game time is 7 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
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Canadian Elite Basketball League-2 games:
Saskatchewan Rattlers 74, Edmonton Stingers 73
Hamilton Honey Badgers 131, Guelph Nighthawks 115
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On the Softball Canada Fastpitch-Softball beat…
The Canadian Under-19 Men’s Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Owen Sound, Ontario. There are 12 teams taking part, including the Delisle Pride, Shellbrook Rangers and Saskatoon Selects.
Shellbrook Rangers 6, St. Mary’s, New Brunswick 1
Delisle Pride 9, Shallow Lake, Ontario 2
Napanee, Ontario 12, Saskatoon Selects 0
Shellbrook Rangers 5, Host-Bellmore, Ontario 0
Newfoundland 8, Saskatoon Selects 0
Delisle Pride 10, Napanee, Ontario 2
The Canadian Under-14 Girls Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Montreal. There are 21 teams taking part, including the Saskatoon Raiders and the Melfort Spirit.
Saskatoon Raiders 15, Newfoundland 0
Coquitlam, B-C 8, Saskatoon Raiders 5
Winnipeg Terminators 14, Melfort Spirit 0
Melfort Spirit vs Surrey, B-C – Postponed
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The following Western Canadian Fastpitch-Softball Championships continue today and run through Sunday…
Under 14 Girls at Winnipeg
Under-23 Women’s at Richmond, B-C
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The Baseball Canada Cup continues today and runs through Sunday in Regina. All 10 provinces, including Saskatchewan, are represented by an all-star team of top 18-and-under ballplayers. The teams are split into two pools of five teams each for round-robin play…followed by playoffs.
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The Western Canada 21-and-under Men’s Baseball Championships continue today and run through Sunday in Saskatoon.
The following Provincial Baseball Championships start today and run through Sunday…
Senior Men’s Double-A Tier 2, with five teams, at Lloydminster.
Senior Men’s Double-A Tier 3, with five teams, at Macklin.
Senior Men’s Double-A Tier 4, with four teams, at Davidson.
Senior Men’s Double-A Tier 5, with five teams, at Gull Lake.
Senior Men’s Double-A Tier 6, with four teams, at Hanley.
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Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 8, New York Yankees 2
