SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST
The Canadian Football League is idle until Thursday, June 5th when the 2025 season begins. The Saskatchewan Roughriders host the Ottawa RedBlacks at Mosaic Stadium on Thursday. Game time is 7 p.m. in Regina
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The 2025 Memorial Cup concludes today in Rimouski, Quebec 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. The second and third ranked team will play the semi-final. Medicine Hat has 3 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…good for 1st in the four-team tournament. On today’s playoff schedule…
Championship Game – London, Ontario, Knights (Ontario Hockey League) vs Medicine Hat Tigers—5 p.m.
The Rimouski Océanic and Moncton Wildcats have been eliminated from the major junior tournament.
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Western Canadian Baseball League—5 games at 2:05 p.m.
Energy City Cactus Rats at Brooks Bombers
Sylvan Lake Gulls at Fort McMurray Giants
Moose Jaw Miller-Express at Weyburn Beavers
Lethbridge Bulls at Okotoks Dawgs
Swift Current 57s at Medicine Hat Mavericks
(The Saskatoon Berries are idle until tomorrow when they host the Swift Current 57s. The Berries have 2 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place in the East Division. Swift Current has 0 wins, 3 losses…tied for 6th place in the East.)
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs are idle until Wednesday, June 4th when the Stanley Cup Finals begin, as follows…
Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers—6 p.m.
(Opening game in best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals)
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Canadian Elite Basketball League—1 game:
Calgary Surge at Vancouver Bandits—6 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rattlers are idle until Friday, June 6th when they visit the Calgary Surge. Tip-off time is 7:30 p.m. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 4 losses…good for 5th place in the Western Conference. Calgary has 4 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place in the West.)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—6 day games, including,
Toronto Blue Jays vs The Athletics—11:37 a.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—3 day games
National League—6 day games
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Saskatoon Senior Men’s Baseball League:
A Division—2 games
Rockies vs Northeast—3 p.m. at Diefenbaker Park
Northeast vs Rockies—5:30 p.m. at Diefenbaker Park
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The third event of the 2025 Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association season goes Saturday, June 7th at the Sutherland Automotive Speedway. Racing in the Super Trucks, Super Stocks, and Pro Late Model divisions starts at 5 p.m. with gates open to the public at 3 p.m.
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The Western Women’s Canadian Football League Week 5—1 game:
Saskatoon Valkyries at Regina Riot—1 p.m.
(The Valkyries have 2 win, 0 losses, 0 ties…tied for 1st place in the W-W-C-F-L. Regina has 1 win, 1 loss, 0 ties…tied for 4th 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 are idle until Thursday, June 5th when the Finals begin, as follows…
Indiana Pacers at Oklahoma City Thunder—6:30 p.m.
(Opening game in the best-of-seven championship series)
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