SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, MAY 11TH
The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 2025 C-F-L season continues today with the start of main training camp at Griffiths Stadium on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon for the next two weeks. The Green and White will play their first pre-season game on Saturday, May 24th at 2 p.m. in Winnipeg before the Blue Bombers visit the Riders on Friday, May 30th at 7 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Saskatchewan’s regular-season opener will be on Thursday, June 5th against the Ottawa RedBlacks. Game time is 7 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
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Western Hockey League playoffs:
Spokane Chiefs at Medicine Hat Tigers—7 p.m.
(Medicine Hat leads the best-of-seven Ed Chynoweth Cup championship final 1-0)
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The Centennial Cup, National Junior A Hockey Championship tournament, continues today and runs through Sunday, May 18th in Calgary. A total of 10 Junior A league champions from across Canada are taking part, split into two groups of preliminary round-robin play, plus playoffs. Included in the field is the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League-champion Melfort Mustangs. Melfort has 1 win, 1 loss for 3 points…good for 3rd place in Group B. The Mustangs are back on the ice on Tuesday, May 13th as follows……
Noon – Melfort Mustangs vs Rockland, Ontario, Nationals (Central Canada Hockey League)
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs—2 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars—2:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final tied 1-1)
Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers—5:30 p.m.
(Toronto leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 2-1)
The remaining two Conference semi-final series continue tomorrow, as follows…
Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 2-1)
Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers—7:30 p.m.
(Edmonton 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 25th in Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark. Sixteen national teams are taking part, split into two groups of eight teams each for preliminary round-robin play, plus playoffs. Canada is one of the 16 nations taking part and are in Group A. Canada has 1 win, 0 losses for 3 points…tied for 1st place. On today’s schedule…
8:20 a.m. – Canada vs Latvia at Stockholm
8:20 a.m. – Germany vs Kazakhstan at Herning
12:20 p.m. – Finland vs France at Stockholm
12:20 p.m. – Norway vs Czechia at Herning
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Professional Women’s Hockey League Playoffs:
Ottawa Charge at Montreal Victoire—2:30 p.m.
(Ottawa leads the best-of-five semi-final 1-0)
Minnesota Frost at Toronto Sceptres—5 p.m.
(Toronto leads the best-of-five semi-final 1-0)
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The Saskatoon Valkyries enter week 3 on a bye. Saskatoon has 1 win, 0 losses, good for 1st in the Prairie Conference. The Valkyries return to action on Sunday, May 25th on the road against the Manitoba Fearless with opening kickoff at 1 p.m. The Valkyries next home game is Sunday, June 8th against the Manitoba Fearless with opening kickoff from S-M-F Field at 1 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—4 day game, 1 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners—4:10 p.m.
Inter-League—5 day games
National League—5 day games
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Saskatoon Senior Men’s Baseball League:
A Division
Northeast vs Thunder—3 p.m. at Diefenbaker Park
Armadillos vs Northeast—5:30 p.m. at Diefenbaker Park
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The National Lacrosse league is idle until Friday, May 16th when the opening game of the best-of-three finals begin as follows……
Saskatchewan Rush at Buffalo Bandits—6:30 p.m.
(Game 2 is back in Saskatoon on Sunday, May 18th at SaskTel Centre with opening faceoff set for 7 p.m. Game 3 if necessary, would be back in Buffalo on Saturday, May 24th with opening faceoff set for 3:30 p.m.)
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The Saskatchewan Rattlers continue their 2025 C-E-B-L season with training camp, running today through Wednesday. Today’s session is being held in Regina at the University of Regina. The Rattlers will open their 24-game regular-season schedule on Thursday against the Vancouver Bandits at SaskTel Centre. Tip-off time is 7:30 p.m. The first game of the 2025 C-E-B-L season will be played on Sunday with Calgary at Edmonton.
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—2 games:
Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets—1:30 p.m.
(Denver leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 2-1)
Cleveland Cavaliers at Indiana Pacers—6 p.m.
(Indiana leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 2-1)
The remaining Conference semi-finals continue tomorrow, as follows…
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks—5:30 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 2-1)
Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors—8 p.m.
(Minnesota leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 2-1)
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