SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 24
The Canadian Football League is off until Friday when Week 4 of the 2021 regular-season gets a delayed start, as follows…
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes—5:30 p.m.
(Thursday’s Edmonton at Toronto game has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns with the Elks. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Sunday, September 5th when they host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the annual Labour Day Weekend Classic. Game time is 4 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Riders have 3 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…good for 1st place in the West Division.)
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Saturday when Week 2 of the 2021 season starts with the battle of Edmonton, Wildcats against the Huskies. The Saskatoon Hilltops are idle until Sunday when they visit the Calgary Colts. Game time is 1 p.m. CJWW’s coverage starts at 12:45 p.m. with Dave Thomas and pre-game talk. Dave will, also, have updates throughout the game and a post-game wrap-up. The Toppers have 1 win, 0 losses for 2 points…tied for 1st place. Calgary has 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 4th place. CJWW will broadcast all Hilltops’ home games, the first of which is Saturday, September 11th against the Regina Thunder at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. Game time is 7 p.m. with the broadcast beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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The 2021 Double-I-H-F World Women’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Tuesday, August 31st in Calgary. There are 10 countries taking part, split into two groups of five for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. On today’s schedule…
Canada vs Switserland–4 p.m.
(Canada has 2 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…tied for 1st place in Pool A. Switserland has 0 wins, 2 losses for 0 points…tied for 4th place in Pool A. Saskatoon product Emily Clark is a forward on Team Canada.)
United States vs Russia—Noon
Hungary vs Japan—7:30 p.m.
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The Canadian Mid-Amateur Men’s Golf Championship starts today and runs through Friday in Fort MacMurray, Alberta. The event is four rounds of stroke play with the 122-man field cut to the low 70 and ties for the final 36 holes. Among the field are 17 competitors from Saskatchewan. Today is the first day of 18 holes.
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Saskatoon Adult Soccer—8 matches:
Fulchester United vs Galacticos F-C—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park 5-A
N-H-F-C vs Peters Prodigies—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park 4-B
Tauro F-C vs 1-1-6—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park 4-A
What the Hell vs Big Veiny Kick—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park 5-B
F-C Con Carne vs Hepburn United—7:30 p.m. at Forest Park 4-A
Hangry Hippos vs Brasuca—7:30 p.m. at Forest Park 5-A
Okemasis Attack vs Vikings Co-Ed—7:30 p.m. at Forest Park 5-B
Red Star Clearwater Revival vs Flatlanders—7:30 p.m. at Forest Park 4-B
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Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association:
Keith McLean Men’s Division—4 games
Bruno Merchants vs Saskatoon Under-23 Diamondbacks—6:45 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Sask Thunderbirds vs Delisle Under-23 Pride—doubleheader at 6:45 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
Angels vs Under-23 Diamondbacks—8:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
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Saskatoon Senior Baseball League Playoffs:
Stallions vs Outlaws—6:30 p.m. at Cairns Field
(Opening game of best-of-three semi-final)
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Saskatoon Men’s Baseball League Playoffs:
Northeast vs Rangers—9 p.m. at Cairns Field
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Major League Baseball:
American League—1 day game, 5 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox—5:07 p.m. at Toronto
National League—6 night games
Inter-League—3 night games
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