SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, MAY 12
The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Main Training Camp starts today and runs through Thursday, May 23rd at Griffiths Stadium on the U of S campus in Saskatoon. Today’s practice session runs from 8:30 a.m. to about Noon. The Green and White play their home pre-season game on Monday, May 20th against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Riders’ regular-season starts Saturday, June 8th in Edmonton with the home opener on Sunday, June 23rd against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Western Hockey League Playoffs are off until Tuesday, as follows…
Portland Winterhawks at Moose Jaw Warriors–8 p.m.
(Moose Jaw leads the best-of-seven Ed Chynoweth Cup championship final 2-0)
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The Centennial Cup, Canadian Junior A Hockey Championship tournament, continues today and runs through Sunday, May 19th in Oakville, Ontario. Ten teams, made up of nine league champions – including the S-J-H-L-champion Melfort Mustangs – and the host Oakville Blades are taking part in the event. The teams are split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Melfort has 1 win, 1 extra time win, 0 losses for 5 points…good for 1st place in Group B. The Mustangs are idle until Tuesday, as follows…
10 a.m. – Melfort Mustangs vs Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Bombers
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National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs—2 games:
Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins—4:30 p.m.
(Florida leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 2-1)
Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers—7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final tied 1-1)
The remaining two series resume tomorrow, as follows…
Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 3-1)
Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche—7:30 p.m.
(Dallas leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 2-1)
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The I-I-H-F World Men’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Sunday, May 26th in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia. Sixteen nations are taking part, split into two groups of eight for preliminary round-robin play and followed by playoffs. On today’s schedule…
Canada vs Denmark–8:20 a.m. at Prague
(Canada has 1 win, 0 losses for 3 points…tied for 3rd place in Group A.
Latvia vs France—8:20 a.m. at Ostrava
Austria vs Switzerland—12:20 p.m. at Prague
Sweden vs Poland—12:20 p.m. at Ostrava
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Major League Baseball:
American League—6 day games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins–11:37 a.m.
Inter-League—3 day games
National League—5 day games, 1 night
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—2 games:
New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers—1:30 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 2-1)
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves—6 p.m.
(Minnesota leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 2-1)
The remaining two second round series resume tomorrow, as follows…
Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers—5 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 2-1)
Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks—7:30 p.m.
(Dallas leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 2-1)
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