SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MAY 15
The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 2025 C-F-L season continues today with main training camp, running through Thursday, May 22nd at Griffiths Stadium on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon. Today’s session started at 8:30 a.m. 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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The Western Hockey League playoffs return to action tomorrow, as follows…
Medicine Hat Tigers at Spokane Chiefs—8 p.m.
(Medicine Hat leads the best-of-seven Ed Chynoweth Cup championship final 3-1)
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The Centennial Cup, National Junior A Hockey Championship tournament, returns to action tomorrow, running through Sunday in Calgary. The field of 10 Junior A league champions from across Canada has been reduced to six teams for straight knock-out playoffs. Among the six teams still alive is the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League-champion Melfort Mustangs. Melfort finished the preliminary round-robin with 2 wins, 1 overtime win, 1 loss for 8 points…good for 2nd place in Group B. On tomorrow’s quarter-final schedule…
4 p.m. – Melfort Mustangs vs Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Cubs (Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League)
7:30 p.m. – Calgary Canucks (Host) vs Northern Manitoba Blizzard (Manitoba Junior Hockey League)
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs—2 games:
Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets—7:30 p.m.
(Dallas leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 3-1)
Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals—5 p.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 3-1)
The remaining Conference semi-final series continues tomorrow, as follows…
Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
(Florida leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 3-2)
The Edmonton Oilers have advanced to the Western Conference final.
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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 3 wins, 0 losses for 9 points…good for 2nd place. On today’s schedule…
12:20 p.m. – Canada vs Austria at Stockholm
8:20 a.m. – Finland vs Slovenia at Stockholm
8:20 a.m. – Switzerland vs Germany at Herning
12:20 p.m. – Czechia vs Hungary at Herning
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Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association:
Bob Stayner Women’s Division—2 games at 6:45 p.m.
Shock vs Under-19 A Selects Blue at Joe Gallagher Field
Saskatoon Under-19 A Selects vs Twin City Under-17 A Angels at Glenn Reeve-3
Cal Galambos Women’s Division
Riot vs Connexxion—6:45 p.m. at Glenn Reeve-4
Vic Loewen Women’s Division—2 games at 6:45 p.m.
Royals O-B-I vs Under-19 B Green Selects at Glenn Reeve-5
Storm vs Grand Aces at Glenn Reeve-6
Ken Gunn Men’s Division—2 games at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Saskatoon Browntown vs Dry Creek Penguins at 6:45 p.m.
Under-20 Fury Selects vs Saskatoon Merchants at 8:30 p.m.
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Saskatoon Senior Men’s Baseball League:
A Division
Rockies vs Rangers—6:30 p.m. at Stonebridge North
B Division—3 games at 6:30 p.m.
Expos vs Reds at Leakos Field
Cannons vs Skunks at Stonebridge South
Cardinals vs Rhinos at Diefenbaker Park
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Major League Baseball:
American League—2 day games, 1 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays–1:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—1 day game, 1 night
National League—1 day game
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Canadian Elite Basketball League:
Saskatchewan Rattlers vs Vancouver Bandits at SaskTel Centre
(Tip-off time is 7:30 p.m. for the first regular-season game of the 2025 season for both teams.)
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National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets—6:30 p.m.
(Oklahoma City leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 3-2)
The remaining Conference semi-finals continue, as follows…
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks—tomorrow at 6 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 3-2)
The Indiana Pacers have advanced to the Eastern Conference final while the Minnesota Timberwolves have advanced to the Western Conference final.
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The National Lacrosse League playoffs return to action tomorrow when the league’s championship final starts, as follows…
Saskatchewan Rush at Buffalo Bandits—5:30 p.m.
(Game 2 will be held Sunday at 6 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. A third game, if necessary, would be played Saturday, May 24th in Buffalo.)
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