SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH
Canadian Football League–Week 12 of the regular season continues:
B-C Lions at Ottawa REDBLACKS—5 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 5 wins, 6 losses for 10 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division.)
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Prairie Football Conference resumes today:
Edmonton Huskies at Edmonton Wildcats—7 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Hilltops are idle until tomorrow 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:
Saskatchewan Huskies at Calgary Dinos—2 p.m.
(The Huskies first home game is Friday, August 30th when they host the Alberta Golden Bears. Game time from Griffiths Stadium is 7 p.m.
Lethbridge Pronghorns at Mount Royal Cougars—3 p.m.
Thompson Rivers at UBC Thunderbirds—7 p.m.
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The 14th event of the 2024 Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association season at the Sutherland Automotive Speedway is tonight with the first ever “Race for the Kids” in partnership with the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. 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 tomorrow at the Nutana Kiwanis Park baseball diamonds. Saskatchewan has a record of 2 wins, 0 losses…good for 2nd place. On the schedule for today…
Nova Scotia vs. Saskatchewan—11 a.m. at Bob Bessel Field (continuation from last night’s game that was postponed due to weather)
Saskatchewan vs. New Brunswick—12 p.m. at Bob Bessel Field
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Major League Baseball:
American League—2 day games, 2 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim—1:07 p.m. in Toronto
Inter-League—2 day games, 5 night games
National League—1 day game, 3 night games
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