SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH
Canadian Football League–Week 11 of the season concludes today:
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Saskatchewan Roughriders—1 p.m.
(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.)
Montreal Alouettes at B.C. Lions—5 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until tomorrow 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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National Football League Exhibition—11 games:
Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions—11 a.m.
Green Bay Packers at Indianapolis Colts—11 a.m.
New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings—11 a.m.
Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles—11 a.m.
Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans—11 a.m.
San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas Raiders—2:05 p.m.
Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams—5 p.m.
New York Jets at New York Giants—5 p.m.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Pittsburgh Steelers—5 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos—7:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—4 day games, 1 night, including…
Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers–1:07 p.m.
Inter-League—5 day games
National League—1 day game, 4 night
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The Baseball Canada Under-18 Men’s Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Fort McMurray, Alberta with 11 provincial teams taking part, including Saskatchewan, represented by the Saskatoon Cubs. The Cubs have 2 wins, 2 losses…tied for 3rd place in Pool B. On Saskatchewan’s schedule today…
8 a.m.: Saskatchewan vs Newfoundland and Labrador
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The following Western Canada Baseball Association Championships contiune today and run through tomorrow…
14-and-under Girls, with four provincial teams – including Saskatchewan – taking part, at the Ed Bryant and Joe Zeman Fields at Geoff Hughes Park in Saskatoon. Games go today at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at both fields.
Art Berard 15-and-under Boys, with five teams taking part – including the Sask-Five Giants and Saskatoon Brewers – at Nutana Kiwanis Park in Saskatoon. Games go today at 10 a.m., 1, 5 and 8 p.m.
13-and-under Triple-A Boys, with eight teams taking part – including the Moose Jaw Canucks and Yorkton Cardinals – in Chilliwack, B-C.
13-and-under Double-A Boys, with five teams taking part – including the Assiniboia Southern Aces – in St. Albert, Alberta.
15-and-under Double-A Boys, with five teams taking part – including the Lumsden Cubs – in St. Albert, Alberta.
18-and-under Triple-A Boys, with five teams taking part – including the Regina White Sox – in Winnipeg.
18-and-under Double-A Boys, with five teams taking part – including the Weyburn Beavers – in St. Albert, Alberta.
Senior Men’s Open, with six teams taking part – including the Carlyle Cardinals – in Westlock, Alberta.
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The following Softball Canada Canadian Fastpitch-Softball Championships continue today and run through Sunday…
The Under-15 Girls’ nationals at Winkler and Morden in Manitoba, with 21 teams taking part, split into three pools of seven teams each for preliminary round-robin play and followed by playoffs. There is a Saskatchewan team in each of the pools – the Regina Saints, the Prince Albert Aces and the White Butte Storm. Regina has 2 wins, 4 losses…tied for 14th place in the Pool. Prince Albert has 2 wins, 4 losses…tied for 14th place in the Pool. White Butte has 3 wins, 3 losses…tied for 7th place in the Pool. On their schedules today…
8 a.m. – White Butte Storm vs St. Albert, Alberta, Angels
10:15 a.m. – Prince Albert Aces vs Waterloo, Ontario, Ghosts
12:15 p.m. – Regina Saints vs New Brunswick Selects
The Under-15 Boys’ nationals at Winkler and Morden in Manitoba, with nine teams taking part in the preliminary round-robin plus playoffs format. Among the nine teams are the Valley Blue Jays of Rosthern and the Rosebud Royals of Wadena from Saskatchewan. The Valley Blue Jays have 3 wins, 3 losses…tied for 4th place. The Rosebud Royals have 3 wins, 3 losses…tied for 4th place. On their schedules today…
2 p.m. – Valley Blue Jays vs Elma, Ontario, Avengers
In addition, the 2025 Women’s and Men’s Slo-pitch Canadian Championships continue today and run through tomorrow in Surrey, B-C. The 16 women’s teams have been reduced to eight for playoffs, which start tomorrow. Among the teams is the Saskatchewan Raiders, who finished round-robin play with 3 wins, 7 losses…tied for 12th place. Playoffs start today.
On the men’s side, the 19 teams, who were split into 10-team and nine-team pools for preliminary round-robin play, have been reduced to eight total – four from each pool – for playoffs, which start tomorrow. Among the teams is the S-I-S Dodgers from Saskatchewan, who finished with 5 wins, 4 losses…tied for 4th place in the Black Pool. Playoffs start today.
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The 2025 Canada Summer Games continue today and run 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, basketball, cycling – road, sailing, and tennis. Saskatchewan has 2 medals – 1 gold, 0 silver and 1 bronze – tied for 8th place in the provincial standings.
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The I-T-F World Tennis Tour’s Saskatoon Challenger women’s professional W-50 tournament continues today and runs through tomorrow at the Riverside Badminton and Tennis Club. Over 60 professional players from across Canada and internationally are competing for a share of the 40-thousand-dollar, U-S, prize pool. Matches today start at 11 a.m. and run through the afternoon as the event is down to the quarter-finals in singles and semi-finals in doubles.
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There is drag racing today at Saskatchewan International Raceway with the Southwinds Showdown Feature. Spectator gates open at 9:30 a.m. with qualifying starting at 9:30 a.m. and eliminations running from 1 to 6 p.m.
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The Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association holds its 11th event of the 2025 season tomorrow at Sutherland Automotive Speedway that was previously supposed to be last Saturday but was postponed due to weather. Tomorrow’s Bridge City 200 will feature Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Pro Trucks, and the Pro Late Model 200 Lap Feature Event starting at 5 p.m. with gates open to the public at 3 p.m.
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