SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, MAY 18TH
The National Lacrosse League playoffs:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Buffalo Bandits—6 p.m. at SaskTel Centre
(Buffalo leads the best-of-three final 1-0. A third game, if necessary, would be played Saturday, May 24th in Buffalo.)
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The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 2025 C-F-L season is on hold today with training camp taking a breather before resuming Monday at Griffiths Stadium on the University of Saskatchewan campus at 8:30 a.m. The Green and White will play their first pre-season game on Saturday, May 24th at 2 p.m. in Winnipeg before the Blue Bombers visit the Riders on Friday, May 30th at 7 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Saskatchewan’s regular-season opener will be on Thursday, June 5th against the Ottawa RedBlacks. Game time is 7 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
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The Centennial Cup, National Junior A Hockey Championship tournament, concludes today in Calgary with the Championship game. On today’s final schedule…
5 p.m. – Melfort Mustangs vs Calgary Canucks (Host)
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs—5:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final is tied 3-3)
The Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars have advanced to the Western Conference final while the Carolina Hurricanes have advanced to the Eastern Conference final.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League Playoffs are idle until Tuesday when the Walter Cup Finals begins, with Saskatoon product Emily Clark suiting up with the Ottawa Charge…
Minnesota Frost at Ottawa Charge—5 p.m.
(Opening game in the best-of-five finals)
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The I-I-H-F World Men’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Sunday, May 25th in Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark. Sixteen national teams are taking part, split into two groups of eight teams each for preliminary round-robin play, plus playoffs. Canada is one of the 16 nations taking part and are in Group A. Canada has 5 wins, 0 losses for 15 points…good for 2nd place. On today’s schedule…
8:20 a.m. – Slovenia vs Austria at Stockholm
8:20 a.m. – Kazakhstan vs United States at Herning
12:20 p.m. – Slovakia vs Latvia at Stockholm
12:20 p.m. – Hungary vs Switzerland at Herning
(Canada’s next action is tomorrow against Finland at 12:20 p.m. in Stockholm)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—3 day games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers–11:37 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—8 day games, 1 night
National League—3 day games
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The 2025 Canadian Masters Swimming Championships conclude today at the Shaw Centre in Saskatoon. Events begin at 9 a.m.
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The Canadian Elite Basketball League—2 games:
Niagara River Lions vs Ottawa BlackJacks—1 p.m.
Brampton Honey Badgers vs Montreal Alliance—2 p.m.
The Saskatchewan Rattlers are idle until Thursday when they host the Edmonton Stingers. Tip-off time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 0 wins, 1 loss…good for 4th place in the Western Conference. Edmonton has 0 wins, 2 losses…good for 5th place in the West.
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The National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder—1:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final tied 3-3)
The Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks have advanced to the Eastern Conference final while the Minnesota Timberwolves have advanced to the Western Conference final.
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