SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MAY 17TH
The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 2025 C-F-L season continues today with main training camp, running through Thursday in Saskatoon. Today is Green and White Day with gates opening at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex at 1 p.m. There will be a State of Rider Nation panel discussion with President and C-E-O Craig Reynolds, Vice-President of Football Operations Jeremy O’Day and head coach Corey Mace at 1:45 p.m. The team hits the Saskatoon Minor Football Field turf at 2:50 p.m. with a full team autograph signing to follow. Training camp will take a breather on Sunday before resuming Monday at Griffiths Stadium on the University of Saskatchewan campus 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 Centennial Cup, National Junior A Hockey Championship tournament, continues today and runs through tomorrow in Calgary. On today’s semi-final schedule…
4 p.m. – Rockland, Ontario, Nationals (Central Canada Hockey League) vs Calgary Canucks (Host)
7:30 p.m. – Melfort Mustangs vs Trenton, Ontario, Golden Hawks (Ontario Junior Hockey League)
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
(Dallas leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 3-2)
The remaining Conference semi-final series continue tomorrow, as follows…
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs—5:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final is tied 3-3)
The Edmonton Oilers have advanced to the Western Conference final while the Carolina Hurricanes have advanced to the Eastern Conference final.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League Playoffs are idle until Tuesday when the Walter Cup Finals begins, with Saskatoon product Emily Clark suiting up with the Ottawa Charge…
Minnesota Frost at Ottawa Charge—5 p.m.
(Opening game in the best-of-five finals)
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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 4 wins, 0 losses for 12 points…good for 2nd place. On today’s schedule…
12:20 p.m. – Canada vs Slovakia at Stockholm
4:20 a.m. – Finland vs Latvia at Stockholm
4:20 a.m. – United States vs Germany at Herning
8:20 a.m. – France vs Sweden at Stockholm
8:20 a.m. – Czechia vs Kazakhstan at Herning
12:20 p.m. – Denmark vs Norway at Herning
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Major League Baseball:
American League—1 day game, 1 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers–1:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—4 day games, 7 night
National League—2 night games
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The 2025 Canadian Masters Swimming Championships continue today and run through tomorrow at the Shaw Centre in Saskatoon. Events begin at 9 a.m.
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The Canadian Elite Basketball League returns to action tomorrow with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rattlers are idle until Thursday when they host the Edmonton Stingers. Tip-off time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 0 wins, 1 loss…good for 4th place in the Western Conference. Edmonton has 0 wins, 2 losses…good for 5th place in the West.
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The National Basketball Association Playoffs return to action tomorrow, as follows…
Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder—1:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final tied 3-3)
The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks 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, as follows…
Saskatchewan Rush vs Buffalo Bandits—6 p.m. at SaskTel Centre
(Buffalo leads the best-of-three final 1-0. A third game, if necessary, would be played Saturday, May 24th in Buffalo.)
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