Wednesday’s Sports Schedule

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are on a bye-week after Friday’s lightning shortened 17-10 win in Montreal. The Green and White have won four in a row and now have a 5-3 record tied with Calgary and Edmonton for second place in the Western Division. The Riders return to action August 24th at Mosaic Stadium against the Ottawa Redblacks. Opening kick-off is at 5 p.m.

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The five-time defending Canadian Bowl Champion Saskatoon Hilltops open their 2019 Prairie Football Conference regular season Sunday in Winnipeg against the Rifles. Once again, 92-9, THE BULL is the broadcast home for Hilltops football. The broadcast of the opening game starts at 11:30 a.m. with play-by-play at Noon. The Toppers first home game isn t until Saturday, September 7th against the Regina Thunder. Game time is 7 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.

The Prairie Football Conference opens its 2019 regular-season Saturday, August 17th when Calgary visits the Edmonton Huskies.

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It’s day two of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies football training camp. There are two workouts today at 8;30 a.m. with another slated for 11;15 a.m. The Green-and-White intra-squad game is set for 3 p.m. on Friday August 23.

The defending Canada West Conference Champion Huskies open the regular season Friday August 30th in Winnipeg against the Manitoba Bisons. Countdown to kick-off on CJWW starts at 5 p.m. with game time set for 6 o’clock. The home opener at Griffths Stadium is Friday Sept 6th at 7 p.m. against the U-B-C Thunderbirds.

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The Saskatchewan Rattlers return home Thursday on fan appreciation night to close out their regular season schedule against the Guelph Nighthawks. The Rattlers are riding a five game winning streak including last week’s home and home sweep against first place Edmonton and have an 11-8 record in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Guelph is hoping to end a two-game slide and are 5-14. Opening tip-off at SaskTel Centre will be at 7 p.m. The Snakes are also hosting the final-four championship weekend on August 24 and 25.

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MLB

American League

Texas (Allard 0-0) at Toronto (Reid-Foley 2-2), 10;37 a.m.

Baltimore (Bundy 5-12) at N.Y. Yankees (Happ 9-7), 11;05 a.m.

Boston (TBD) at Cleveland (Bieber 12-4), 11;10 a.m.

Houston (Miley 11-4) at Chicago White Sox (Detwiler 1-3), 12;10 p.m.

Seattle (Gonzales 12-9) at Detroit (Jackson 2-5), 5;10 p.m.

National League

Arizona (Ray 10-7) at Colorado (Freeland 3-10), 1;10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Bauer 10-8) at Washington (Strasburg 14-5), 2;05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hamels 6-3) at Philadelphia (Nola 10-3), 5;05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 11-2) at Miami (Hernandez 2-4), 5;10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Matz 7-7) at Atlanta (Keuchel 3-5), 5;20 p.m.

Interleague

Minnesota (Gibson 11-5) at Milwaukee (Gonzalez 2-1), 12;10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Kittredge 1-0) at San Diego (Quantrill 5-3), 1;40 p.m.

Oakland (Bailey 9-8) at San Francisco (Beede 3-6), 1;45 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Archer 3-8) at L.A. Angels (Canning 4-6), 5;07 p.m.

St. Louis (Hudson 10-6) at Kansas City (Keller 7-12), 6;15 p.m.

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Canadian Soccer Championships

Ottawa at Toronto, 5;30 p.m.

(Toronto leads series 2-0)

Montreal at Calgary, 7;30 p.m.

(Montreal leads series 2-1)

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The Saskatoon Coop Selects and Twin City Angels are taking part in the Canadian U-19 Girls Fastball Championships in Kitchener Ontario. Both were 0-2 after the first day of action. In games today.

Coop Selects 9 Edmonton 3

Twin City Angels vs Oakville Ontario, 10;30 a.m.

Coop Selects vs Quebec, 4;15 p.m.

Twin City Angels vs Sherwood Park Alberta, 6;15 p.m.

(results at softball.ca/u19womens)

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Saskatoon G-Force is competing in the Canadian Womens Fastball Championships which iopens today in St. John’s Newfoundland. In games today,

G-Force vs Calihoo Alberta, 11;30 a.m.

G-Force vs PEI, 5 p.m.

(results at softball.ca/womens)