SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Canadian Football League–Week 13 of the regular-season starts:
B-C Lions at Montreal Alouettes—5 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders return to action tomorrow when they host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 5 wins, 5 losses for 10 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Winnipeg has 9 wins, 2 losses for 18 points…good for 1st place in the West.)
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The Canada West University Football Conference is off until Friday when Week 2 of the regular-season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies’ home opener when they welcome the Regina Rams to Griffiths Stadium for a 7 p.m. opening kickoff. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 0 losses for 2 points…tied for 1st place. Regina has 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 4th place.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Saturday, September 9th when Week 4 of the season starts with the Saskatoon Hilltops visiting the Regina Thunder at 7 p.m. The Toppers have 3 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…tied for 1st place. Regina has 3 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…tied for 1st place. The Hilltops’ next home game is Saturday, September 30th when they host Regina. Game time is 7 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
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The Saskatoon Blades’ 2023-24 Western Hockey League training camp, continues today and runs through tomorrow at SaskTel Centre. A total of 69 players are taking part with Kirkness Cup games at 10 and 11:30 a.m., plus 4:15 and 5:45 p.m. All on-ice camp activities are open to the public.
The Prince Albert Raiders’ 2023-24 Western Hockey League training camp hits the ice today and runs through Monday at the Art Hauser Centre.
The W-H-L pre-season begins Tuesday with Medicine Hat at Lethbridge. The Saskatoon Blades meet the Prince Albert Raiders Wednesday at the Jim Neilson Sports Complex on the Big River First Nation. First face-off is 1 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—3 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Colorado Rockies–6:10 p.m. at Denver
American League—1 day game, 5 night
National League—1 day game, 5 night
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The following Canadian Fastpitch-Softball Championships continue today and run through Sunday…
Men’s, with 13 teams taking part including the Saskatoon Angels, in Surrey, B-C. The Angels finished the preliminary round-robin with 4 wins, 2 losses…good for 3rd place in the Red Pool. On Saskatoon’s schedule today…
Angels vs Host-Sooke, B-C, Loggers—3:30 p.m.
Master Men’s, with eight teams taking part including the defending champion Melfort 222s, in Surrey, B-C. The 222s have 4 wins, 2 losses…tied for 3rd place. On Melfort’s schedule today…
222s vs Ribstone Creek, Alberta, Brewers—Noon
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