SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, MAY 23RD
The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 2025 C-F-L season continues today with one final walk-thru in Saskatoon at Griffiths Stadium on the University of Saskatchewan campus before departing for Winnipeg. The Green and White will play their first pre-season game tomorrow 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 2025 Memorial Cup begins tonight in Rimouski, Quebec and runs through Sunday, June 1st, with 4 different C-H-L teams competing. The Medicine Hat Tigers are the W-H-L representatives, along with host the host Rimouski Océanic, O-H-L representatives London Knights, and Q-M-J-H-L representatives Moncton Wildcats. Each team will play 3 round-robin games with the top ranked team receiving a bye into the championship team. A tie-breaker game will be played if needed, otherwise the second and third ranked team will play the semi-final. On today’s schedule…
Medicine Hat Tigers vs Rimouski, Quebec, Océanic (Host)—5 p.m.
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
(Dallas leads the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals 1-0)
The Eastern Conference Final series continue tomorrow, as follows:
Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
(Florida leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals 2-0)
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The National Lacrosse League playoffs return to action tomorrow, as follows:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Buffalo Bandits—2:30 p.m. at Buffalo
(The best-of-three final is tied 1-1)
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Professional Women’s Hockey League Finals resume tomorrow night, with Saskatoon product Emily Clark suiting up with the Ottawa Charge:
Ottawa Charge at Minnesota Frost—3 p.m.
(The best-of-five finals is tied 1-1)
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The I-I-H-F World Men’s Hockey Championships are idle today, resuming tomorrow and running 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 has been eliminated from the tournament after finishing first in Group A with 6 wins, 0 losses, 1 shootout loss for 19 points. The tournament resumes with the semifinals tomorrow, as follows…
6:20 a.m. – Sweden vs United States at Stockholm
10:20 a.m. – Switzerland vs Denmark at Stockholm
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 day games, 1 Doubleheader, including,
Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays—5:05 p.m.
Inter-League—3 night games
National League—6 day games
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The first event of the 2025 Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association season goes tomorrow at the Sutherland Automotive Speedway. Racing in the Pro Late Models, Super Stocks, and Super Trucks divisions starts at 5 p.m. with gates open to the public at 3 p.m.
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Canadian Elite Basketball League—1 game:
Calgary Surge at Winnipeg Sea Bears—6:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rattlers are idle until tomorrow when they host the Niagara River Lions. Tip-off time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 0 wins, 2 losses…good for 5th place in the Western Conference. Niagara has 2 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.)
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The Western Women’s Canadian Football League–Week 4 begins tomorrow:
Calgary Rage at Edmonton Artic Pride—1 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Valkyries are idle until Sunday, May 25th when they visit the Manitoba Fearless at 1 p.m. The Valkyries have 1 win, 0 losses, 0 ties…tied for 1st place in the W-W-C-F-L. Manitoba has 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 ties…tied for last place in the W-W-C-F-L. The Valkyries next home game is Sunday, June 8th against the Manitoba Fearless. Kick off time is 1 p.m. at S-M-F Field.)
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The National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks—6 p.m.
(Indiana leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final 1-0)
The Western Conference Final resumes tomorrow, as follows:
Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder—6:30 p.m.
(Oklahoma City leads the best-of-seven Western Conference Final 2-0)
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