SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
Canadian Football League–Week 10 continues and ends with 2 games:
Ottawa RedBlacks at Toronto Argonauts—1 p.m.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders—5 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday, August 16th when they the host Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Green and White have 7 wins, 1 loss for 14 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Hamilton has 6 wins, 3 losses for 12 points…good for 1st place in the East Division.)
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The Prairie Football Conference regular season begins tomorrow with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops at the Winnipeg Rifles at Noon. The Toppers first home game is Sunday, August 17th against the Edmonton Huskies. Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
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National Football League Exhibition—8 games:
New York Giants at Buffalo Bills—11 a.m.
Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings—2 p.m.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars—5 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams—5 p.m.
Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers—5:30 p.m.
New York Jets at Green Bay Packers—6 p.m.
Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals—6 p.m.
Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers—6:30 p.m.
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Western Canadian Baseball League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Berries vs Moose Jaw Miller-Express
(First pitch is 7 p.m. at Cairns Field. Best-of-three East Division semi-final tied 1-1. Tonight’s winner meets the Regina Red Sox in the best-of-three East Division final.)
In the West Division, the Sylvan Lake Gulls will meet the Okotoks Dawgs in the best-of-three final, expected to begin tomorrow in Okotoks.
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—3 night games
Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Dodgers–7:10 p.m.
American League—1 day game, 5 night
National League—1 day game, 1 doubleheader, 4 night games
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The Softball Canada-Canadian Under-17 Boys Fastpitch Softball Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Napanee, Ontario. It’s playoff time with only eight of the 11 teams qualifying. The Prince Albert Astros finished the preliminaries with 2 wins, 4 losses…good for 7th place and in the playoffs…while the Treaty 4 Alliance wound up with 1 win, 5 losses…good for 9th place and out of the playoffs. On Prince Albert’s schedule today…
1:30 p.m. – Prince Albert Astros vs Quebec
(If Prince Albert wins, they’ll be back on the diamond at 4 p.m. against the loser of the Host-Napanee Express vs Newfoundland Number 1 game.)
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The following Western Canadian Fastpitch-Softball Championships continue today and run through tomorrow…
Under-17 Girls and Boys in Regina.
Under-19 Women and Under-20 Men in Brandon.
Under-13 Girls and Boys in Abbotsford, B-C
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The Baseball Canada Women’s Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Quebec City with eight provincial teams taking part, including Saskatchewan. They have 1 win, 2 losses…tied for 3rd place in Pool B. On Saskatchewan’s schedule today…
10 a.m. – Saskatchewan vs Nova Scotia
Playoffs begin at 2 p.m.
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Weather permitting, the Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association holds its 11th event of the 2025 season today at Sutherland Automotive Speedway, featuring the Bridge City 200. The Pro Late Model feature event is 200 laps. There’s also racing in the Street Stocks, Super Stocks and Pro Trucks divisions starting at 5 p.m. with gates open to the public at 3 p.m.
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The Canadian Elite Basketball League returns to action tomorrow for the final 5 games of the regular-season, including…
Saskatchewan Rattlers vs Brampton Honey Badgers
(Tip-off time is 5 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 6 wins, 17 losses…good for 5th place in the Western Conference. Brampton has 5 wins, 18 losses…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference.)
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