SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
Canadian Football League–Week 10 of the season continues:
Edmonton Elks at Montreal Alouettes—5:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday, August 16th when they the host Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Green and White have 7 wins, 1 loss for 14 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Hamilton has 6 wins, 3 losses for 12 points…good for 1st place in the East Division.)
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The Prairie Football Conference regular season starts Sunday with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops at the Winnipeg Rifles at Noon. The Toppers first home game is Sunday, August 17th against the Edmonton Huskies. Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
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National Football League Exhibition—3 games:
Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons—5 p.m.
Cleveland Browns at Carolina Panthers—5 p.m.
Washington Commanders at New England Patriots—5:30 p.m.
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Western Canadian Baseball League Playoffs:
Saskatoon Berries vs Moose Jaw Miller-Express
(First pitch is 7 p.m. at Cairns Field. Best-of-three East Division semi-final tied 1-1. Tonight’s winner meets the Regina Red Sox in the best-of-three East Division final.)
Lethbridge Bulls at Sylvan Lake Gulls—7:05 p.m.
(Sylvan Lake leads the best-of-three West Division semi-final 1-0. The series winner meets the Okotoks Dawgs in the best-of-three West Division final.)
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—3 night games
Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Dodgers–8:10 p.m.
American League—6 night games
National League—6 night games
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The Softball Canada-Canadian Under-17 Boys Fastpitch Softball Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Napanee, Ontario. A total of 11 teams are taking part, including the Prince Albert Astros and the Treaty 4 Alliance from Saskatchewan. P-A has 1 win, 3 losses…tied for 7th place. Treaty 4 has 1 win, 3 losses…tied for 7th place, On their schedules today…
7 a.m. – Treaty 4 Alliance vs Quebec
12:30 p.m. – Prince Albert Astros vs Newfoundland-2
2:30 p.m. – Treaty 4 Alliance vs Chatsworth, Ontario, Longhorns
6:30 p.m. – Prince Albert Astros vs Newfoundland-1
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The following Western Canadian Fastpitch-Softball Championships continue today and run through Sunday…
Under-17 Girls and Boys in Regina.
Under-19 Women and Under-20 Men in Brandon.
Under-13 Girls and Boys in Abbotsford, B-C
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The Baseball Canada Women’s Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Quebec City with eight provincial teams taking part, including Saskatchewan. They have 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 1st place in Pool B. On Saskatchewan’s schedule today…
11 a.m. – Saskatchewan vs Ontario
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Canadian Elite Basketball League—5 games:
Saskatchewan Rattlers at Calgary Surge–8 p.m.
(Saskatchewan has 6 wins, 16 losses…good for 5th place in the Western Conference. Calgary has 15 wins, 7 losses…good for 2nd place in the West. The Rattlers will finish their 2025 season with a home game on Sunday against the Brampton Honey Badgers. Tip-off time is 5 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Montreal Alliance at Ottawa Blackjacks—5:30 p.m.
Vancouver Bandits vs Scarborough Shooting Stars—6 p.m. at Toronto
Brampton Honey Badgers at Winnipeg Sea Bears—6:30 p.m.
Niagara River Lions at Edmonton Stingers—7 p.m.
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