SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, JULY 5
Canadian Football League–Week 5 of the regular-season starts:
Ottawa RedBlacks at Winnipeg Blue Bombers—6:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday, July 13th, when they visit the B-C Lions. The Green and White have 4 wins, 0 losses for 8 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. The Riders’ next home game is Friday, July 19th against Winnipeg. Kick-off time is 7:30 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.)
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Western Canadian Baseball League—7 games:
Saskatoon Berries vs Medicine Hat Mavericks
(Game time is 7 p.m. at Cairns Field. The Berries have 14 wins, 17 losses…good for 4th place in the East Division. Medicine Hat has 17 wins, 13 losses…tied for 2nd place in the East.)
Swift Current 57s at Moose Jaw Miller-Express—doubleheader at 6:05 p.m.
Weyburn Beavers at Regina Red Sox—7:05 p.m.
Brooks Bombers at Lethbridge Bulls—7:05 p.m.
Edmonton Prospects at Okotoks Dawgs—7:05 p.m.
Fort McMurray Giants at Sylvan Lake Gulls–7:05 p.m.
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The Super 8-Men’s International Softball Super Series continues today and runs through Sunday at Bob Van Impe Stadium. Six teams are taking part in the round-robin plus final event – Saskatoon Jacks, Saskatoon Angels, Team Canada, New Zealand Black Sox, New York Gremlins and Hill United Chiefs. On today’s schedule…
9:15 a.m. – Saskatoon Jacks vs New Zealand Black Sox
11:30 a.m. – New York Gremlins vs Saskatoon Angels
1:45 p.m. – Team Canada vs Saskatoon Jacks
4 p.m. – Hill United Chiefs vs Saskatoon Angels
6:15 p.m. – New Zealand Black Sox vs Team Canada
8:30 p.m. – New York Gremlins vs Hill United Chiefs
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Canadian Elite Basketball League–3 games:
Saskatchewan Rattlers vs Scarborough Shooting Stars
(Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rattlers have 5 wins, 7 losses…good for 5th place in the Western Conference. Scarborough has 6 wins, 6 losses…good for 2nd place in the East Division.)
Winnipeg Sea Bears at Montreal Alliance—6 p.m.
Vancouver Bandits at Edmonton Stingers—7 p.m.
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On the golf courses…
The Saskatchewan Junior Women’s and Junior Men’s Golf Championships continue and wind up today in Yorkton. A total of 106 golfers from across the province, plus a few more from the prairie provinces, are taking part in the three-day, 54-hole stroke play event with spots on the line to qualify for national championships from this event. Today is the third day of 18 holes with tee times beginning at 7 a.m.
The 2024 Saskatoon Open men’s amateur golf tournament starts today and runs through tomorrow. The event is two days, 36 holes of stroke play with the first 18 holes today at the Riverside Country Club. Tee times begin at 12:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners—7:40 p.m.
Inter-League—1 day game, 4 night
National League—5 night games
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