SPORTS/JACKSON IMRIE/SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MAY 31TH
The Canadian Football League is idle until Thursday, June 5th when the 2025 season begins. The Saskatchewan Roughriders host the Ottawa RedBlacks at Mosaic Stadium on Thursday. Game time is 7 p.m. in Regina
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The 2025 Memorial Cup is idle today in Rimouski, Quebec and runs through Sunday, June 1st, with four different C-H-L teams competing. The Medicine Hat Tigers are the W-H-L representatives, along with host the host Rimouski Océanic, O-H-L representatives London Knights, and Q-M-J-H-L representatives Moncton Wildcats. Each team will play three round-robin games with the top ranked team receiving a bye into the championship team. The second and third ranked team will play the semi-final. Medicine Hat has 3 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…good for 1st in the four-team tournament. On tomorrow’s playoff schedule…
Championship Game – London, Ontario, Knights (Ontario Hockey League) vs Medicine Hat Tigers—5 p.m.
The Rimouski Océanic and Moncton Wildcats have been eliminated from the major junior tournament.
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Western Canadian Baseball League—6 games
Regina Red Sox at Saskatoon Berries—4 p.m.
(The Berries have 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place in the East Division. Regina has 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in the East.)
Brooks Bombers at Swift Current 57s—7:05 p.m.
Weyburn Beavers at Moose Jaw Miller-Express—7:05 p.m.
Energy City Cactus Rats at Okotoks Dawgs—7:05 p.m.
Sylvan Lake Gulls at Fort McMurray Giants—7:05 p.m.
Lethbridge Bulls at Medicine Hat Mavericks—7:05 p.m.
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs are idle until Wednesday, June 4th when the Stanley Cup Finals begin, as follows…
Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers—6 p.m.
(Opening game in best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals)
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Canadian Elite Basketball League—1
Ottawa BlackJacks at Winnipeg Sea Bears—6:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rattlers are idle until Friday, June 6th when they visit the Calgary Surge. Tip-off time is 7:30 p.m. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 4 losses…good for 5th place in the Western Conference. Calgary has 4 wins, 1 loss…good for 2nd place in the West.)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 day games, including,
Toronto Blue Jays vs The Athletics—1:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—3 day games
National League—4 day games, 2 night games
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The second event of the 2025 Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association season goes today at the Sutherland Automotive Speedway. Racing in the Bandoleros, Pro Trucks, and Run-Your-Junk Street Stock divisions starts at 5 p.m. with gates open to the public at 3 p.m.
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The Western Women’s Canadian Football League Week 5—1 game:
Lethbridge Steel at Calgary Rage—2 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Valkyries visit the Regina Riot tomorrow. The Valkyries have 2 win, 0 losses, 0 ties…tied for 1st place in the W-W-C-F-L. Regina has 1 win, 1 loss, 0 ties…tied for 4th place in the W-W-C-F-L. The Valkyries next home game is Sunday, June 8th against the Manitoba Fearless. Kick off time is 1 p.m. at S-M-F Field.
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The National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks—6 p.m.
(Indiana leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final 3-2)
The Oklahoma City Thunder have advanced to the N-B-A Finals.
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