SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD
Canadian Football League–Week 12 of the regular season continues:
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Winnipeg Blue Bombers—6:30 p.m.
(Saskatchewan is idle until Sunday, September 1st when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are in town for the Labour Day Classic at Mosaic Stadium with kickoff at 5 p.m. The Green and White have 5 wins, 5 losses, 1 tie for 11 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Winnipeg has 4 wins, 6 losses for 8 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division.)
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The Prairie Football Conference resumes tomorrow:
Edmonton Huskies at Edmonton Wildcats—7 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Hilltops are idle until Sunday when they visit the Calgary Colts at 1 p.m. The Toppers have 2 wins, 0 losses for 4 points…tied for 1st place. Calgary has 1 win1, 1 loss for 2 points…tied for 3rd place. The Hilltops’ next home game is Sunday, September 15th against Winnipeg. Kickoff time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.)
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The University of Saskatchewan Huskies Football team continue training camp in preparation for Week 1 next weekend. Saskatchewan begins the regular season on the road on Saturday, August 31st against the Manitoba Bisons, with kickoff at 1 p.m. The Huskies first home game is on Friday, September 13th when they host the Calgary Dinos with kickoff at 7 p.m. from Griffiths Stadium.
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Canada West Men’s Soccer regular season begins tonight:
UNBC at UFV—6 p.m.
UBC Okanagan at UBC—7 p.m.
Thompson Rivers at Victoria—7:15 p.m.
(The University of Saskatchewan Huskies Men’s Soccer team is idle until tomorrow when they begin the 2024 Canada West Season on the road against the Calgary Dinos, with the game beginning at 7 p.m. The Huskies first home game is Friday, August 30th when they host the Alberta Golden Bears. Game time at Griffiths Stadium is 7 p.m.)
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The 13th event of the 2024 Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association season at the Sutherland Automotive Speedway is idle until tomorrow. Racing in the Sportsmen, Pro-Late Models, and Run-Your-Junk divisions starts at 6 p.m. with gates open to the public at 4 p.m.
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The U-16 Girls Baseball Championship is in Saskatoon running through until Sunday at the Nutana Kiwanis Park baseball diamonds. Saskatchewan has a record of 1 win, 0 losses…tied for 2nd place. On the schedule for today…
Saskatchewan vs. P-E-I—1 p.m. at Bob Bessel Field
Nova Scotia vs. Saskatchewan—7 p.m. at Bob Bessel Field
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Major League Baseball:
American League—4 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim—5:07 p.m. in Toronto
Inter-League—6 night game
National League—4 night games
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