SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND
Canadian Football League–Week 9 of the regular season continues tonight:
Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats—5:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until tomorrow when they host the Edmonton Elks. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 5 wins, 2 losses for 10 points…tied for 1st place in the West Division.)
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Western Canadian Baseball League—6 games:
Swift Current 57s at Saskatoon Berries—7 p.m.
(The Berries have 28 wins, 24 losses…good for 3rd place in the East Division. Swift Current has 15 wins, 38 losses…good for 6th place in the West Division.)
Weyburn Beavers at Moose Jaw Miller-Express—7:05 p.m.
Fort McMurray Giants at Lethbridge Bulls—7:05 p.m.
Regina Red Sox at Medicine Hat Mavericks—7:05 p.m.
Okotoks Dawgs at Brooks Bombers—7:05 p.m.
Sylvan Lake Gulls at Edmonton Prospects—7:05 p.m.
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The 2024 U19 Women’s Canadian Softball Championships are in Saskatoon this week, continuing today and running until Sunday. 21 teams are competing including host Saskatoon Prairie Dog Selects, Saskatoon Selects Wolverines, and Moose Jaw Ice.
Host Saskatoon Prairie Dog Selects have a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, tied for 2nd in the WHITE POOL
Saskatoon Selects Wolverines have a record of 1 win and 3 losses, tied for 5th in the RED POOL
Moose Jaw Ice have a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, tied for 3rd in the BLACK POOL
All games will be played at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex. 21 games on schedule for today, including:
Moose Jaw Ice vs. Vaughan Vikings—10:30 a.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Oakville Angels vs. Saskatoon Prairie Dog Selects—12:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Moose Jaw Ice vs. Fraser Valley Fusion—1:30 p.m. at Glenn Reeve #4
Saskatoon Selects Wolverines vs. Equipe du Quebec—3:30 p.m. at Glenn Reeve #4
Edmonton Warriors vs. Saskatoon Prairie Dog Selects—6:00 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Saskatoon Selects Wolverines vs. White Rock Renegades—8:00 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
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Canadian Elite Basketball League playoffs begin tonight:
Ottawa Blackjacks at Scarborough Shooting Stars—5 p.m.
Winnipeg Sea Bears at Calgary Surge—7:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rattlers are done their 2024 schedule. The Rattlers finished with 6 wins, 14 losses…good for 5th place in the Western Conference, missing the playoffs.)
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The 12th event of the 2024 Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association season is idle until Saturday August 10th at Sutherland Automotive Speedway. Racing in Bandoleros and Run-Your-Junk division starts at 6 p.m. with gates open to the public at 6 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—6 night games, including,
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees—5:05 p.m. in New York
Inter-League—3 night game
National League—1 day game, 5 night games
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The Hlinka-Gretzky Cup Men’s Under-18 Hockey Tournament begins Monday in Edmonton with the following 4 games in the preliminary round…..
Slovakia vs. Sweden—12 p.m.
Germany vs. Finland—1:00 p.m.
United States vs. Czechia—3:30 p.m.
Canada vs. Switzerland—7:30 p.m.
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