SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MAY 24TH
The National Lacrosse League playoffs:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Buffalo Bandits—2:30 p.m. at Buffalo, N.Y.
(The best-of-three final is tied 1-1)
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Canadian Football League—Pre-season Week B begins:
Saskatchewan Roughriders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers—2 p.m.
(The Riders will continue training camp back in Regina on Monday. Saskatchewan and Winnipeg will play one last pre-season game 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.)
Ottawa RedBlacks at Montreal Alouettes—2 p.m.
Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats—5 p.m.
Edmonton Elks at Calgary Stampeders—7:30 p.m.
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The 2025 Memorial Cup continues tonight in Rimouski, Quebec and runs through Sunday, June 1st, with four 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 three 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. Medicine Hat has 1 win, 0 losses for 2 points…good for 1st in the four-team tournament. On today’s schedule…
London, Ontario, Knights (Ontario Hockey League) vs. Moncton, New Brunswick, Wildcats (Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League)—4 p.m.
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
(Florida leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals 2-0)
The Western Conference Final series continue tomorrow, as follows:
Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars—1 p.m.
(The best-of-seven Western Conference Finals is tied 1-1)
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Professional Women’s Hockey League Finals, 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 resume today and run through tomorrow 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, 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—1 day game, 2 night games
National League—6 day games
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The first event of the 2025 Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association season goes tonight 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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The 2025 National Diving Championships continue today and run through tomorrow at the Shaw Centre in Saskatoon. The event will serve as a qualification event for the 2025 World Aquatic Championships. Over 40 divers from six different provinces are competing in six different events. On today’s schedule…
Men’s Open 1M Prelims—10 p.m.
Women’s Open Platform Prelims—12:05 p.m.
Men’s Open 1M Finals—3:10 p.m.
Women’s Open Platform Finals—4:40 p.m.
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Canadian Elite Basketball League—2 games:
Niagara River Lions at Saskatchewan Rattlers—7:30 p.m.
(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.)
Edmonton Stingers at Vancouver Bandits—8 p.m.
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The Western Women’s Canadian Football League–Week 4 begins:
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:
Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder—6:30 p.m.
(Oklahoma City leads the best-of-seven Western Conference Final 2-0)
The Eastern Conference Final resumes tomorrow, as follows:
Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks—6 p.m.
(Indiana leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final 2-0)
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