SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
The Canadian Football League is idle until Friday when Week 14 of the regular-season starts with Hamilton at Ottawa. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at 2 p.m. The Green and White have 6 wins, 5 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Winnipeg has 9 wins, 3 losses for 18 points…good for 1st place in the West. The Riders’ next home game is Friday, September 15th against Edmonton. Kick-off time is 7:30 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle 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 off until Saturday 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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Western Hockey League pre-season starts:
Medicine Hat Tigers at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades open their W-H-L pre-season schedule tomorrow against the Prince Albert Raiders at the Jim Neilson Sports Complex on the Big River First Nation. First face-off is 1 p.m.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League pre-season—2 games:
Weyburn Red Wings at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
Flin Flon Bombers vs O-C-N Blizaard (Manitoba Junior League)—6 p.m.
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The Canadian Senior Men’s Golf Championship starts today and runs through Friday in Pemberton, B-C. A field of 156 golfers aged 55 and over are taking part in the four-day, 72-hole event, including eight competitors from Saskatchewan. In addition the first two days of the tournament features the 36-hole inter-provincial team event. Saskatchewan’s team is comprised of Cliff Selander of Prince Albert, Brad Phelps of Saskatoon and Rick Hallberg of Weyburn. The non-team players from Saskatchewan are Martin Ring of Prince Albert, Brent Wotypka of Swift Current, Colin Coben of Delisle, Trent Kachur of Christopher Lake and Dave Christiansen of Nipawin.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—7 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland A’s—7:40 p.m.
Inter-League—1 night game
National League—7 night games
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