SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JULY 25
Canadian Football League–Week 8 of the regular season starts:
Saskatchewan Roughriders at Montreal Alouettes–5:30 p.m.
(The Green and White have 5 wins, 1 loss for 10 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Montreal has 5 wins, 1 loss for 10 points…good for 1st place in the East Division. The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, August 3rd against the Edmonton Elks. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.)
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Western Canadian Baseball League—5 games:
Saskatoon Berries vs Swift Current 57s
(Game time is 7 p.m. at Cairns Field. The Berries have 24 wins, 22 losses…tied for 3rd place in the East Division. Swift Current has 14 wins, 32 losses…good for 5th place in the East.)
Okotoks Dawgs at Regina Red Sox
Medicine Hat Mavericks at Weyburn Beavers
Moose Jaw Miller-Express at Lethbridge Bulls
Edmonton Prospects at Brooks Bombers
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Canadian Elite Basketball League–3 games:
Saskatchewan Rattlers at Ottawa Blackjacks–5 p.m.
(The Rattlers have 6 wins, 12 losses…good for 5th place in the Western Conference. Ottawa has 7 wins, 10 losses…good for 3rd place in the East Division. The Snakes have no more home games this season.)
Vancouver Bandits at Brampton Honey Badgers—5:30 p.m.
Winnipeg Sea Bears at Calgary Surge—7 p.m.
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The 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games continue today and run through Saturday in Lloydminster. More than 18-hundred athletes, coaches and officials will take part in the multi-sport event. Athletes will represent the nine Sport, Culture and Recreation Districts from across the province, competing in 14 different sports. The second half sports being contested today through Saturday are athletics, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, soccer and triathlon.
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On the golf courses…
The Canadian Junior Women’s Golf Championship continues and winds up today in Vancouver. The four-day, 72-hole event is into the fourth and final round today. The lone Saskatchewan competitor who made the 36-hole cut is Ella Kozak of Yorkton.
The Golf Saskatchewan Provincial Senior Women, 60-plus Women, Senior Men’s and Mid-Master Men’s Championships continues and wraps up today at the Evergreen Golf Course in Nipawin. A total of 124 competitors are taking part with today being the third and final of three rounds for 54 holes total.
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The Canadian Junior National Ball Hockey Championships continue today and run through Saturday at the Henk Ruys Soccer Centre and Merlis Belsher Place. There are female and male divisions ranging from Under-15 to Under-23 taking part. Action at both venues starts at 9 a.m. and goes all day with the final game at both venues beginning at 8:05 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—3 day games, 1 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays–1:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—1 day game
National League—2 day games, 1 night
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