SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Canadian Football League–Week 5 of the 2021 regular-season starts:
Montreal Alouettes at Ottawa RedBlacks—5:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Sunday 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…tied for 1st place in the West Division. Winnipeg has 3 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…tied for 1st place.)
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Saturday, September 11th when Week 3 of the 2021 season starts with the Saskatoon Hilltops hosting the Regina Thunder. Game time is 7 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field with CJWW’s coverage starting at 6:30 p.m. with Dave Thomas and pre-game talk. The Toppers have 2 wins, 0 losses for 4 points…tied for 1st place. Regina has 2 wins, 0 losses for 4 points…tied for 1st place.
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The U of Saskatchewan Huskies football team continues practices in advance of the 2021 Canada West Conference season tonight at 5 o’clock at Griffiths Stadium. The campaign starts Saturday, September 25th with three games, including the Dogs visiting the Calgary Dinos. The Huskies’ home opener will be Saturday, October 16th against the Alberta Golden Bears. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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The 2021 Rawlings Grand Slam Softball Championship continues today and runs through Sunday at Bob Van Impe Stadium, Joe Gallagher Field and Glenn Reeve #3 diamond. There are two divisions with 10 teams taking part in the Men’s division and nine teams in the Under-23 Men’s division. The host Saskatoon Angels are in the Men’s Division with two teams each from B-C, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. In the Under-23 Men’s division, the Saskatoon Diamondbacks and Delisle Pride are taking part along with seven other teams from across the country, including one from Newfoundland. First games get started at 9 a.m. today.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—6 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics—5:07 p.m. at Toronto
National League—1 day game, 5 night
Inter-League—3 night games
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