SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 6
Canadian Football League—Week 1 of the regular-season continues:
Toronto Argonauts at Montreal Alouettes—5:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday, June 14th when they visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Green and White have 1 win, 0 losses for 2 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. The Riders next home game is Saturday, June 28th against the B-C Lions. Game time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.)
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers—6 p.m.
(Edmonton leads the best-of-seven championship final 1-0)
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Western Canadian Baseball League—6 games at 7:05 p.m.:
Saskatoon Berries at Moose Jaw Miller-Express
(Saskatoon has 5 wins, 1 loss…good for 1st place in the East Division. Moose Jaw has 3 wins, 3 losses…good for 4th place in the East. The Berries’ next home game is Tuesday when they entertain the Medicine Hat Mavericks. First pitch is 7 p.m. at Cairns Field.)
Regina Red Sox at Swift Current 57s
Fort McMurray Giants at Weyburn Beavers
Brooks Bandits at Medicine Hat Mavericks
Energy City Cactus Rats at Lethbridge Bulls
Sylvan Lake Gulls at Okotoks Dawgs
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Major League Baseball:
American League—6 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins—6:10 p.m.
Inter-League—1 day game, 2 night,
National League—6 night games
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Canadian Elite Basketball League–5 games:
Saskatchewan Rattlers at Calgary Surge—7:30 p.m.
(Saskatchewan has 1 win, 4 losses…tied for 4th place in the Western Conference. Calgary has 5 wins, 1 loss…tied for 1st place in the West. The Snakes’ next home game is Sunday when they host the Vancouver Bandits. Tip-off time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Scarborough Shooting Stars vs Niagara River Lions—5 p.m. at St. Catharines, Ontario
Winnipeg Sea Bears at Brampton Honey Badgers—5:30 p.m.
Edmonton Stingers at Montreal Alliance—6 p.m.
Ottawa Black Jacks at Vancouver Bandits—8 p.m.
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The National Basketball Association Playoffs are idle until Sunday, as follows…
Indiana Pacers at Oklahoma City Thunder—6 p.m.
(Indiana leads the best-of-seven championship final 1-0)
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Saskatoon Youth Soccer is hosting the Green Drop-Mini Festival of Soccer, starting tonight and running through Sunday at the Saskatoon Sports Centre. A total of 226 teams, with an estimated 22-hundred-and-60 players – ranging in age from four to eight years old – will play a total of 339 games over the weekend. There will be 86 Under-9 teams, 112 Under-7 teams and 28 Under-5 teams taking part – without standings, game sheets or referees. Every player receives a gold medal. There’s free admission for all spectators with games today running from 5:15 to 7:45 p.m.
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