Canadian Football League – 2 games:
Saskatchewan Roughriders 40, Ottawa Redblacks 18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13, B.C. Lions 10
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The Canadian Elite Basketball League is set for its first-ever Championship Weekend in Saskatoon at SaskTel Centre. The following semi-final games will be played today…
Saskatchewan Rattlers 85, Edmonton Stingers 83
Hamilton Honey Badgers 104, vs Niagara River Lions 103
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National Football League preseason – 7 games:
Minnesota Vikings 20, Arizona Cardinals 9
Dallas Cowboys 34, Houston Texans 0
Chicago Bears 27, Indianapolis Colts 17
New Orleans Saints 28, New York Jets 13
San Francisco 49ers 27, Kansas City Chiefs 17
L.A. Rams 10, Denver Broncos 6
Seattle Seahawks 23, L.A. Chargers 15
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The following Baseball Canada national championships continue and wrap up today…
The 13-and-under Boys in Repentigny, Quebec. Saskatchewan is among 10 teams taking part.
The 15-and-under Boys Ray Carter Cup in Oshawa, Ontario. Saskatchewan is among 11 teams taking part.
The 16-and-under Girls Invitational in Bedford, Nova Scotia. Saskatchewan is among 12 teams taking part.
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Major League Baseball – 15 games including:
American League
Toronto 7 Seattle 5
Baltimore 7 Tampa Bay 1
Houston 5 L.A. Angels 2
Texas 4 Chicago White Sox 0
Cleveland 4 Kansas City 2
Minnesota 8 Detroit 5
National League
Washington 7 Chicago Cubs 2
Milwaukee 4 Arizona 0
Philadelphia 9 Miami 3
Pittsburgh 14 Cincinnati 0
St. Louis 6 Colorado 0
Atlanta 9 N.Y. Mets 5
Interleague
L.A. Dodgers 2 N.Y. Yankees 1
Boston 5 San Diego 4
San Francisco 10 Oakland 5
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The Saskatoon Blades open training camp Sunday with registration, medicals, meetings and fitness testing. The Bridge City Bunch will hit the SaskTel Centre ice on Monday with between 70 and 80 players taking part. The four-team scrimmage tournament for the Kirkness Cup runs through Tuesday.
The Blades will open their pre-season schedule on Friday, August 30th in Regina against the Pats. Saskatoon will be the home team, once again, for the annual exhibition game in Warman against the Prince Albert Raiders on Friday, September 6th. Game time is 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold will host the Winnipeg ICE in a pair of pre-season games at SaskTel Centre on Friday and Saturday, September 13th and 14th. Game time both nights is 7 p.m. Both of those games will be aired on 98-COOL, beginning with the Sardinia Family Restaurant pre-game show at 6.
Saskatoon opens the regular-season on Friday, September 20th in Prince Albert. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 6 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7. The same teams meet Saturday, September 21st for the Blades’ home opener at 7 o’clock at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders will open their training camp on Friday, August 30th with on-ice sessions beginning at 5 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A plays their first pre-season game on Wednesday, September 4th against the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
