SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 9 of the season starts with Calgary at Winnipeg. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Friday when they visit the Montreal Alouettes. Game time is 5 p.m. on T-S-N. The Green and White have 4 wins, 3 losses for 8 points…tied for 3rd place in the West Division. Montreal has 3 wins, 3 losses for 6 points…tied for 2nd place in the East Division. The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, August 24th against the Ottawa RedBlacks. Game time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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On the golf courses…
The Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Nova Scotia. It’s the third of four rounds in the individual portion. The Saskatchewan content is down to Justin Wood of Unity and Roman Timmerman of Saskatoon.
The Saskatchewan Senior Women’s and Men’s Golf Championships continue today and run through tomorrow in Regina. A total of 23 women and 117 men will take part in the three-day, 54-hole competition. Today is the second round.
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On the Softball Canada Fastpitch-Softball beat…
The Canadian Under-19 Men’s Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Owen Sound, Ontario. There are 12 teams taking part, including the Delisle Pride, Shellbrook Rangers and Saskatoon Selects. Delisle has 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place. Saskatoon has 0 wins, 2 losses…tied for 8th place. Shellbrook has 0 wins, 2 losses…tied for 8th place. On today’s schedule for the Saskatchewan teams…
Delisle Pride vs Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario-7:30 a.m.
Shellbrook Rangers vs Saskatoon Selects-8 a.m.
Saskatoon Selects vs Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario-1:30 p.m.
Shellbrook Rangers vs Shallow Lake, Ontario-2 p.m.
Delisle Pride vs B-C-4:30 p.m.
The Canadian Under-14 Girls Championship starts today and runs through Sunday in Montreal. There are 21 teams taking part, including the Saskatoon Raiders and the Melfort Spirit. On today’s schedule for the Saskatchewan teams…
Melfort Spirit vs St. Albert, Alberta-6 a.m.
Saskatoon Raiders vs Halton, Ontario-6:15 a.m.
Melfort Spirit vs Fraser Valley, B-C-10:15 a.m.
Saskatoon Raiders vs Fieldhouse, Ontario-12:15 p.m.
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The Baseball Canada Cup starts today and runs through Sunday in Regina. All 10 provinces, including Saskatchewan, are represented by an all-star team of top 18-and-under ballplayers. The teams are split into two pools of five teams each for round-robin play…followed by playoffs. On today’s schedule for Saskatchewan…
Saskatchewan vs Quebec-8 a.m.
Saskatchewan vs B-C-7 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League-1 doubleheader, 2 day games, 2 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays-11:10 a.m.
Inter-League-3 day games, 1 night
National League-3 day games, 2 night
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The Canadian Elite Basketball League returns to action tomorrow when 2 games are scheduled, including the Saskatchewan Rattlers visiting the Edmonton Stingers. Saskatchewan has 9 wins, 8 losses…good for 3rd place. Edmonton has 13 wins, 4 losses…good for 1st place. The Rattlers next home game is Friday against the Stingers. Tip-off time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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