SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 3
National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs-6 games:
New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes-10 a.m. at Toronto
(Carolina leads the best-of-five Eastern Conference Play-In Series 1-0)
Winnipeg Jets vs Calgary Flames-12:30 p.m. at Edmonton
(Calgary leads the best-of-five Western Conference Play-In Series 1-0)
Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning-2 p.m. at Toronto
(Eastern Conference Round-Robin Seeding Game)
Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights-4:30 p.m. at Edmonton
(Western Conference Round-Robin Seeding Game)
Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins-6 p.m. at Toronto
(Montreal leads the best-of-five Eastern Conference Play-In Series 1-0)
Chicago Blackhawks vs Edmonton Oilers-8:30 p.m. at Edmonton
(Chicago leads the best-of-five Western Conference Play-In Series 1-0)
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Major League Baseball-9 night games:
Cleveland Indians at Cincinnati Reds-4:40 p.m.
Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees-5:05 p.m.
New York Mets at Atlanta Braves-5:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins-6:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers-6:10 p.m.
Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs -6:15 p.m.
San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies–6:40 p.m.
Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners-7:10 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres-7:10 p.m.
Detroit Tigers at St. Louis Cardinals-postponed, COVID-19
(The Toronto Blue Jays return to action Tuesday at Atlanta.)
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National Basketball Association-6 regular-season games Orlando, Florida:
Toronto Raptors vs Miami Heat-9:30 a.m.
Denver Nuggets vs Oklahoma City Thunder-Noon
Indiana Pacers vs Washington Wizards-Noon
Memphis Grizzlies vs New Orleans Pelicans-2:30 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs vs Philadelphia 76ers-4 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz-5 p.m.
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The Canadian Elite Basketball League continues its 2020 season with the Summer Series tournament for all seven of its teams, including the Saskatchewan Rattlers, today in St. Catharines, Ontario. The format is a round-robin, plus playoffs, running through Sunday. The Rattlers have 1 win, 3 losses…good for 6th place. Saskatchewan’s next game is tomorrow against the Hamilton Honey Badgers at 3 p.m. Hamilton has 2 wins, 3 losses…good for 5th place. On today’s schedule…
Edmonton Stingers vs Guelph Nighthawks-5 p.m.
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