SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 4
Canadian Football League–Week 9 of the regular-season starts:
Toronto Argonauts at Calgary Stampeders—7 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Sunday when they host the Ottawa RedBlacks. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 3 wins, 4 losses for 6 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Ottawa has 3 wins, 4 losses for 6 points…tied for 2nd place in the East Division.)
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The following Canadian Fastpitch-Softball Championships continue today and run through Sunday…
Under-23 Men, with seven teams taking part including the host Delisle Pride. Delisle has 2 wins, 2 losses…good for 4th place. Games run from 11 a.m. through 8:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium and Joe Gallagher Field. On Delisle’s schedule today…
Pride vs Owen Sound, Ontario, Selects—1:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Pride vs Nova Scotia Selects—6:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Under-19 Women, with 16 teams taking part including the Saskatoon Selects in Langford, B-C. Saskatoon has 3 wins, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place. On Saskatoon’s schedule today…
Selects vs Mississauga, Ontario, North Tigers—12:30 p.m.
Under-17 Boys, with 10 teams taking part including Saskatoon S-I-G-A Selects in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Saskatoon has 2 wins, 2 losses…tied for 4th place. On Saskatoon’s schedule today…
S-I-G-A Selects vs Tara Twins, Ontario–8 a.m.
S-I-G-A Selects vs Team Newfoundland—4 p.m.
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The Western Canadian Under-19 Women’s Fastpitch-Softball Championship starts today and runs through Monday in Regina.
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The 22-and-under Men’s Canadian Baseball Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Stonewall, Manitoba. Eight teams are taking part, including Saskatchewan. They have 0 wins, 1 loss…good for 4th place in Pool B. On their schedule today…
Saskatchewan vs Manitoba—10 a.m.
Saskatchewan vs Prince Edward Island—4 p.m.
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The following Provincial Baseball Championships start today and run through Sunday…
Boys 13-and-under Triple-A, with 12 teams competing, at Geoff Hughes Park in Saskatoon
Boys 15-and-under Triple-A Tier 1, with eight teams competing, at Nutana-Kiwanis Park in Saskatoon
Boys 15-and-under Triple-A Tier 2, with five teams competing, in Moose Jaw
Senior Men’s Double-A Tier 1, with four teams competing, in Regina
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox—5:10 p.m.
Inter-League—4 night games
National League—1 day game, 4 night
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The Hlinka-Gretzky Cup Men’s Under-18 Hockey Tournament continues today in Slovakia and Czechia with the following 4 games…..
Semi-Final: Canada vs United States—11 a.m.
(Canada had 2 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…good for 1st place in Group B. The United States had 2 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…good for 2nd place in Group A.)
Semi-Final: Finland vs Czechia—11 a.m.
Fifth Place Game: Sweden vs Switzerland—7:30 a.m.
Seventh Place Game: Slovakia vs Germany—7:30 a.m.
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F-I-F-A Women’s World Cup of Soccer—2 Round of 16 matches in Australia and New Zealand:
Switzerland vs Spain—11 p.m.
Japan vs Norway—2 a.m. Saturday
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The 109th Canadian Amateur Women’s Golf Championship continues and winds up today in Halifax. The field of 154 competitors has been cut to 79 with both Saskatchewan entrants failing to qualify.
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