SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 14 of the regular-season starts with B-C at Montreal. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday when they visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at 1 p.m. The Green and White have 5 wins, 6 losses, 1 tie for 11 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Winnipeg has 6 wins, 6 losses for 12 points…tied for 1st place in the West.
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Saturday with the Saskatoon Hilltops visiting the Regina Thunder. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. from Mosaic Stadium. The Toppers have 3 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…tied for 1st place. Regina has 3 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…tied for 1st place. The Hilltops’ next home game is Sunday, September 15th against the Winnipeg Rifles. Kickoff time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
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The Canada West University Football Conference returns to action tomorrow when Week 2 of the season starts and ends with three games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the Regina Rams at 7 p.m. The Dogs have 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 4th place. Regina has 1 win, 0 losses for 2 points…tied for 1st place. The Huskies’ first home game is Friday, September 13th when they host the Calgary Dinos. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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National Football League regular-season opener:
Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs—6:20 p.m.
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Western Hockey League pre-season:
Prince Albert Raiders at Swift Current Broncos—7 p.m.
(P-A has 1 win, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses in the pre-season. The Raiders’ next home game is Saturday against Swift Current. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Prince Albert begins their 2024-25 W-H-L regular-season on Friday, September 20th when they host the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they visit the Brandon Wheat Kings at 6 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses in the pre-season. The Blue and Gold play a home pre-season game on Sunday against Brandon. Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre with CJWW’s broadcast beginning at 3:45 p.m. Saskatoon starts their 61st regular-season as a franchise and the 59th W-H-L campaign on Friday, September 20th when they visit Swift Current. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 o’clock. The Blades’ regular-season home opener is on Saturday, September 21st against the Broncos. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre with CJWW’s broadcast beginning at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m.)
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—1 day game, 1 night
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action tomorrow when they visit the Atlanta Braves at 5:20 p.m.
American League—2 day games, 1 night
National League—1 day game, 3 night
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