Canadian Football League–Week 8 of the regular season continues:
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 at Toronto Argonauts 16 in OT
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday, August 3rd when they host the Edmonton Elks. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 5 wins, 2 losses for 10 points…tied for 1st place in the West Division.)
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Western Canadian Baseball League—6 games:
Saskatoon Berries 2 vs Okotoks Dawgs 5
(Game time is 7 p.m. at Cairns Field. The Berries have 25 wins, 23 losses…good for 3rd place in the East Division. Okotoks has 35 wins, 13 losses…good for 2nd place in the West Division.)
Moose Jaw Miller-Express 7 at Regina Red Sox 11
Weyburn Beavers 4 at Swift Current 57s 6
Medicine Hat Mavericks 18 at Brooks Bombers 6
Edmonton Prospects 7 at Lethbridge Bulls 12
Sylvan Lake Gulls 5 at Fort McMurray Giants 2
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The following Baseball Saskatchewan, Provincial age-group championships, continue and wrap up today…
13-and-under Triple-A Tier 2 Boys, with six teams taking part, in Lumsden.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 1 Boys, with eight teams taking part, in Meadow Lake.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 2 Boys, with eight teams taking part, in Martensville.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 3 Boys, with 10 teams taking part, in Moose Jaw.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 4 Boys, with 10 teams taking part, at the Joe Zeman, Ed Bryant and Resch diamonds in Saskatoon.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 5 Boys, with nine teams taking part, in Estevan.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 6 Boys, with eight teams taking part, in Moosomin.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 7 Boys, with 10 teams taking part, in Cupar.
13-and-under Double-A Tier 8 Boys, with five teams taking part, in Martensville.
18-and-under Triple-A Boys, with eight teams taking part, in Regina.
18-and-under Double-A Tier 1 Boys, with eight teams taking part, in North Battleford.
18-and-under Double-A Tier 2 Boys, with seven teams taking part, at Cairns and Leakos Fields in Saskatoon.
18-and-under Double-A Tier 3 Boys, with eight teams taking part, in Martensville.
18-and-under Double-A Tier 4 Boys, with eight teams taking part, in Unity.
18-and-under Double-A Tier 5 Boys, with six teams taking part, in Estevan.
18-and-under Double-A Tier 6 Boys, with six teams taking part, in Estevan.
The 22-and-under Triple-A Men is a best-of-three series between two teams in Prince Albert, with yesterday’s schedule as follows…
Prince Albert Royals 4 vs Diefenbaker Ducks 3
Diefenbaker Ducks 20 vs Prince Albert Royals 7
(A third game is necessary, and it will be played today at Noon.)
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The following Softball Saskatchewan, Provincial Men’s fastpitch championship, continues and wraps up today. Yesterday…
Men’s Open, with 11 teams taking part, at Bob Van Impe Stadium, Joe Gallagher Field and Glenn Reeve #3 diamond in Saskatoon.
The Men’s A event, with three teams taking part, goes today and tomorrow at Joe Gallagher Field in Saskatoon.
The Masters Men’s event is a best-of-three series between two teams at Joe Gallagher Field today and tomorrow, with today’s schedule as follows…
Hanley Merchants 3 vs Melfort 222s 6
Melfort 222s 12 vs Hanley Merchants 2
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Canadian Elite Basketball League:
Ottawa Blackjacks 97 vs Niagara River Lions 109
(The Saskatchewan Rattlers are done their 2024 schedule. The Rattlers finished with 6 wins, 14 losses…good for 5th place in the Western Conference, missing the playoffs.)
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The 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games wrapped up yesterday in Lloydminster. More than 18-hundred athletes, coaches and officials will take part in the multi-sport event. Athletes will represent the nine Sport, Culture and Recreation Districts from across the province, competing in 14 different sports. The second half sports being contested today are athletics, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, soccer and triathlon.
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The Canadian Junior National Ball Hockey Championships wrapped up yesterday at the Henk Ruys Soccer Centre and Merlis Belsher Place. There are female and male divisions ranging from Under-15 to Under-23 taking part.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—1 day game, 4 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays 7 vs Texas Rangers 3
Inter-League—2 day games, 3 night
National League—1 doubleheader, 1 day game, 3 night
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