SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs-5 games:
Arizona Coyotes vs Nashville Predators-Noon at Edmonton
(Opening game of best-of-five Western Conference Play-In Series)
Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins-1 p.m. at Toronto
(Eastern Conference Round-Robin Seeding Game)
St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche-4:30 p.m. at Edmonton
(Western Conference Round-Robin Seeding Game)
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Toronto Maple Leafs-6 p.m. at Toronto
(Opening game of best-of-five Eastern Conference Play-In Series)
Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks-8:30 p.m. at Edmonton
(Opening game of best-of-five Western Conference Play-In Series)
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Major League Baseball-1 doubleheader, 10 day games, 1 night:
Cincinnati Reds at Detroit Tigers-doubleheader at 10:10 a.m.
Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles-11:05 a.m.
New York Mets at Atlanta Braves-11:10 a.m.
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals-12:05 p.m.
Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins-12:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs–12:20 p.m.
San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies-1:10 p.m.
Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants-2:05 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks-2:10 p.m.
Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners-2:10 p.m.
Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels-2:10 p.m.
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees-5:08 p.m.
(The Toronto Blue Jays return to action Tuesday at Atlanta.)
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National Basketball Association-6 regular-season games Orlando, Florida:
Washington Wizards vs Brooklyn Nets-10 a.m.
Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics-11:30 a.m.
San Antonio Spurs vs Memphis Grizzlies-Noon
Sacramento Kings vs Orlando Magic-2 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Houston Rockets-4:30 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns-5 p.m.
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The Canadian Elite Basketball League continues its 2020 season with the Summer Series tournament for all seven of its teams, including the Saskatchewan Rattlers, today in St. Catharines, Ontario. The format is a round-robin, plus playoffs, running through Sunday, August 9th. The Rattlers have 1 win, 3 losses…tied for 6th place. Saskatchewan’s next game is Tuesday against the Hamilton Honey Badgers at 3 p.m. On today’s schedule…
Ottawa Blackjacks vs Hamilton Honey Badgers-11:30 a.m.
Fraser Valley Bandits vs Niagara River Lions-2 p.m.
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