SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND
Canadian Football League–Week 9 of the regular season continues tonight:
Edmonton Elks at Saskatchewan Roughriders—5 p.m.
(The Green and White have 5 wins, 2 losses for 10 points…tied for 1st place in the West Division. Edmonton has 0 wins and 7 losses for 0 points…good for last in the West Division.)
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Western Canadian Baseball League—5 games al 7:05 p.m.
Saskatoon Berries at Medicine Hat Mavericks
(The Berries have 29 wins, 24 losses…good for 3rd place in the East Division. Medicine Hat has 32 wins, 21 losses…good for 2nd place in the West Division.)
Fort McMurry Giants at Lethbridge Bulls
Edmonton Prospects at Sylvan Lake Gulls
Brooks Bombers at Okotoks Dawgs
Weybrun Beavers at Moose Jaw Miller-Express
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The 2024 U19 Women’s Canadian Softball Championships are in Saskatoon this week, continuing today and running until tomorrow. 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 5 wins and 1 loss, tied for 1st in the WHITE POOL
Saskatoon Selects Wolverines have a record of 1 win and 5 losses, good for 6th in the RED POOL
Moose Jaw Ice have a record of 3 wins and 3 losses, good for 4th in the BLACK POOL
All games will be played at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex. 19 games on schedule for today, including:
Aurora Diggers vs. Saskatoon Prairie Dog Selects—11:30 a.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
Saskatoon Selects Wolverines vs. Vaughan Vikings—11:30 a.m. at Glenn Reeves #3
Fraser Valley Fusion vs. Moose Jaw Ice—1:30 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
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Canadian Elite Basketball League playoffs are idle until tomorrow:
Ottawa Blackjacks at Niagara River Lions—3:30 p.m.
Calgary Surge at Edmonton Prospects—6 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—2 day games, 4 night games, including,
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees—11:05 a.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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