SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH
Canadian Football League–Week 10 of the regular season continues tonight:
Calgary Stampeders at Toronto Argonauts—5:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Week 11 when they host the Montreal Alouettes on Friday, August 16th with kickoff from Mosaic Stadium at 7 p.m. The Green and White have 5 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie for 11 points…good for 1st place in the West Division.)
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Western Canadian Baseball League playoffs Game 3:
Saskatoon Berries at Medicine Hat Mavericks—7:05 p.m.
(The best-of-three series is tied 1-1)
Lethbridge Bulls at Okotoks Dawgs—7:05 p.m.
(The best-of-three series is tied 1-1)
(Sylvan Lake eliminated Brooks to advance to the West Division Final and await the winner of Lethbridge/Okotoks. Moose Jaw eliminated Regina to advance to the East Division Final and await the winner of Saskatoon/Medicine Hat.)
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The 2024 P-F-C season begins on Sunday with the Saskatoon Hilltops entering as the defending P-F-C and C-J-F-L National Champions…….
Edmonton Huskies vs. Saskatoon Hilltops—1 p.m. at S-M-F Field
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Canadian Elite Basketball League playoffs:
Calgary Surge vs. Vancouver Bandits IN Montreal AT Verdun Auditorium—3:30 p.m.
Montreal Alliance vs. Niagara River Lions IN Montreal AT Verdun Auditorium—6 p.m.
(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 12th event of the 2024 Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association season is idle until tomorrow at Sutherland Automotive Speedway. Racing in Bandoleros and Run-Your-Junk division starts at 6 p.m. with gates open to the public at 6 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—1 Doubleheader, 4 night games, including,
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland A’s—5:07 p.m. in Toronto
Inter-League—5 night game
National League—5 night games
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The Hlinka-Gretzky Cup Men’s Under-18 Hockey Tournament in Edmonton continues today with the knockout stages. Today’s matchup feature…..
Consolation #1—Germany vs. Slovakia—12 p.m.
Consolation #2—Switzerland vs. Finland—1 p.m.
Semifinal #1—Sweden vs. Czechia—3:30 p.m.
Semifinal #2—Canada vs. United States—7:30 p.m.
(Canada had 3 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st in Group A. The United States had 3 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st in Group B. The winner of each semifinal advances to the gold medal game while the losers will play for bronze.)














