The Canadian Football League is idle until Thursday when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the BC Lions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday, August 24th when they host the Ottawa Redblacks at Mosaic Stadium. Kick-off is at 5 p.m. on TSN. The Green and White have a 5-3, tied for second place in the west division.
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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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On the Softball Canada Fastpitch-Softball beat…
The Canadian Under-19 Men’s Championship continues and wraps up today in Owen Sound, Ontario. There are 12 teams taking part, including the Delisle Pride, Shellbrook Rangers and Saskatoon Selects.
The Canadian Under-14 Girls Championship continues and wraps up today in Montreal. There are 21 teams taking part, including the Saskatoon Raiders and the Melfort Spirit.
The following Western Canadian Fastpitch-Softball Championships continue and wrap up today…
Under 14 Girls at Winnipeg
Under-23 Women’s at Richmond, B-C
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The Baseball Canada Cup continues and wraps up today 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 and wrap up today 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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The SK Soccer Summer Series continues today when the SK Selects take on the Toronto FC ll at SMF Field. Game time is 3 p.m.
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Major League Baseball – 15 games including:
New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays – 11:07 a.m.
