SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 11
The Canadian Football League is off until Thursday when Week 11 of the season starts with Ottawa at Winnipeg. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday 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 is off until Sunday when Week 2 of the season starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops at home to the Edmonton Huskies. Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers have 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 4th place. The Edmonton Huskies have 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 4th place.
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Western Canadian Baseball League Playoffs—2 games:
Saskatoon Berries at Regina Red Sox—7 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-three East Division final 1-0. Should a third and deciding game be needed, it will be played tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Cairns Field.)
Okotoks Dawgs at Sylvan Lake Gulls—7:05 p.m.
(Sylvan Lake leads the best-of-three West Division final 1-0)
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—3 night games
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action tomorrow when they host the Chicago Cubs at 5:07 p.m.
American League—4 night games
National League—4 night games
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Saskatoon Men’s Baseball League Playoffs—2 games:
B Division—2 games at 6 p.m.
Cardinals vs Tigers at Leakos Field
(Tigers lead the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
Cannons vs Expos at Diefenbaker Park
(Opening game of best-of-three quarter-final)
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Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association:
Ken Gunn Men’s Division—2 games at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Dry Creek Penguins vs Saskatoon Browntown—doubleheader at 6:45 p.m.
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The 2025 Canada Summer Games continues today and runs through Sunday, August 24th in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Saskatchewan has a full contingent of 377 athletes and 85 coaches taking part in the 19 sports contested in the multi-sport event, representing 92 different communities from across the province. There is action today in men’s baseball – Saskatchewan playing Quebec at 10 a.m. and Ontario at 4 p.m. – women’s basketball – Saskatchewan is off today – men’s basketball – Saskatchewan vs Nunavut at 11:45 a.m. – women’s box laceosse – Saskatchewan playing Manitoba at 1:30 p.m. – canoe/kayak, cycling, women’s rugby sevens – Saskatchewan playing Prince Edward Island at 1:30 p.m. – men’s rugby sevens – Saskatchewan playing Alberta at 10:30 a.m. and Ontario at 2:15 p.m. – sailing, men’s soccer – Saskatchewan playing B-C at 4 p.m. – women’s fastpitch-softball – Saskatchewan playing Nova Scotia at 9 a.m. and B-C at 12:30 p.m. – swimming, tennis plus women’s beach volleyball – Saskatchewan playing Manitoba at 12:30 p.m. – and men’s beach volleyball – Saskatchewan playing Alberta at 12:30 p.m. Saskatchewan has yet to earn a medal at the Games.
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The Canadian Elite Basketball League regular-season is over with the playoffs starting Thursday. The Saskatchewan Rattlers finished the season with 7 wins, 17 losses…good for 5th place in the Western Conference and out of the playoffs.
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