SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
The Canadian Football League is idle until Thursday when Week 10 of the regular-season starts with Montreal at Winnipeg. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they visit the Edmonton Elks at 8 p.m. The Green and White have 4 wins, 4 losses for 8 points…good for 4th place in the Western Conference. Edmonton has 2 wins, 6 losses for 4 points…good for 5th place in the West. The Riders’ next home game is Friday, August 19th against the B-C Lions. Kickoff time is 8 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
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The Prairie Football Conference will open their 2022 regular-season on Sunday, August 14th, when all six teams are in action, including the seven-time defending champion Saskatoon Hilltops. The Toppers will host the Winnipeg Rifles. Game time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
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Canadian Elite Basketball League playoffs:
Saskatchewan Rattlers at Scarborough Shooting Stars–1 p.m.
(The winner advances to the semi-finals next weekend against the Niagara River Lions in Ottawa.)
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The 2022 Canada Summer Games continue today and run until Sunday, August 21st in Ontario’s Niagara region. Saskatchewan has a full team compliment of 488 participants. The breakdown is 377 athletes and 86 coaches for the 19 sports, plus 25 mission staff coming from 70 different communities in the province. Week 1 sports will be baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, women’s box lacrosse, mountain cycling, rugby sevens, men’s soccer, women’s softball, swimming, tennis, triathlon and wrestling.
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Saskatoon Adult Soccer–9 matches:
Hub City F-C vs Bridge City Timberwolves—4:45 p.m. at West Turf Field
United vs Xtremes—4:45 p.m. at Indoor Turf Field
Bridge City F-C vs Bohemian—6 p.m. at Weaver #1
N-H-F-C vs Red Star Clearwater Revival—6 p.m. at Umea #6
Wacky Alpacas vs Donger F-C—6:30 p.m. at Indoor Turf Field
Y-X-E F-C vs One F-C—6:30 p.m. at West Turf Field
Ahmaddiya Football Club A-F-C vs Flatlanders—8:15 p.m. at Indoor Turf Field
Alianza vs Dragons—8:15 p.m. at Kinsmen Turf Field
Shakers vs Beardy’s United—8:15 p.m. at West Turf Field
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The Under-15 Girls Canadian Fastpitch-Softball Championship continues and winds up today at Bob Van Impe Stadium and Joe Gallagher Field. It’s playoff time with games starting at 10 a.m. and the championship final at 3 p.m. The only Saskatchewan teams still in action are, as follows…
Saskatoon Hustlers vs Regian Lazers—Noon at Joe Gallagher Field
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The following Baseball Saskatchewan Provincial Championships continue and wrap up today…
Senior AA Tier 2, with five teams taking part, in Kindersley
Senior AA Tier 3, with eight teams taking part, in Macklin
Senior AA Tier 4, with five teams taking part, in Hanley
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Saskatoon Senior Baseball League–doubleheader:
Saskatoon Hoppers at Marysburg Royals—2 games at 1 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—6 day games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins—12:10 p.m.
Inter-League—3 day games
National League—1 day game, 5 night
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