SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 12
The Canadian Football League is idle until Thursday when Week 11 of the season starts with Ottawa at Winnipeg. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday 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 is idle until Sunday when Week 2 of the season starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops at home to the Edmonton Huskies. Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers have 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 4th place. The Edmonton Huskies have 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 4th place.
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Western Canadian Baseball League Playoffs—2 games:
Saskatoon Berries vs Regina Red Sox—7 p.m.
(First pitch is 7 p.m. at Cairns Field. Best-of-three East Division final tied 1-1. Tonight’s winner faces the Sylvan Lake Gulls in the league final, starting Thursday.)
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—5 night games, including…
Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago Cubs–5:07 p.m.
American League—5 night games
National League—5 night games
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Saskatoon Men’s Baseball League Playoffs—4 games:
A Division—2 games at 6 p.m.
Rangers vs Northeast at Leakos Field
(Northeast leads the best-of-three semi-final 1-0)
Armadillos vs Rockies at Stonebridge North
(Rockies lead the best-of-three semi-final 1-0)
B Division—2 games at 6 p.m.
Angels vs Hanley Sox at Diefenbaker Park
(Opening game of best-of-three quarter-final)
Reds vs Rhinos at Stonebridge South
(Rhinos lead the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
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Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association:
Keith McLean Men’s Division—2 games at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Delisle Pride Under-23s vs Bruno Merchants—doubleheader at 6:45 p.m.
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The 2025 Canada Summer Games continue today and run through Sunday, August 24th in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Saskatchewan has a full contingent of 377 athletes and 85 coaches taking part in the 19 sports contested in the multi-sport event, representing 92 different communities from across the province. There is action today in men’s baseball, women’s basketball, men’s basketball, women’s box lacrosse, canoe/kayak, cycling, women’s rugby sevens, men’s rugby sevens, sailing, men’s soccer, women’s fastpitch-softball, swimming, tennis, women’s beach volleyball and men’s beach volleyball. Saskatchewan has _ medals – 0 gold, 0 silver and 0 bronze for 0 total – tied for 9th place in the provincial standings.
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The Canadian Junior Men’s Amateur Golf Championship starts today and runs through Friday in Bathurst, New Brunswick. Today is the first of four rounds in the 72-hole event for individuals. Today is, also, the first of two rounds of inter-provincial team play. The field of 156 competitors includes the Saskatchewan team of Aricin Franklin, Ethan Hunter and Ryan Mosher – all of Saskatoon – plus non team members Lucas Sturgeon of Saskatoon, Dane Giesbrecht of Warman, Shae Maunula of North Battleford and Matty Schmiess of Swift Current.
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