SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 14 begins with the B-C Lions visiting Ottawa. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Kickoff time is 2 p.m. The Green and White have 9 wins, 2 losses for 18 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Winnipeg has 6 wins, 5 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West. The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, September 13th when they host the Montreal Alouettes. Kickoff time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Saturday when Week 4 of the season starts with the Saskatoon Hilltops visiting the Regina Thunder. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. from Mosaic Stadium. The Toppers have 2 wins, 1 loss for 4 points…tied for 2nd place. The Regina Thunder have 3 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…good for 1st place. The Hilltops’ next home game is Saturday, September 27th when they entertain Regina. Game time is 7 p.m. at S-M-F 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 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies at home to the U-B-C Thunderbirds. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 1 win, 0 losses for 2 points…tied for 1st place. U-B-C has 1 win, 0 losses for 2 points…tied for 1st place.
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National Football League—Week 1 of the regular-season starts:
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles—6:20 p.m.
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Western Hockey League pre-season:
Vancouver Giants at Penticton Vees—7:35 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to pre-season action tomorrow when they visit the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 6 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. CJWW has the broadcast of this one, beginning at 5:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 6 p.m. Saskatoon has 2 wins, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses in the pre-season. Prince Albert has 0 wins, 1_ loss, 1 extra time loss in the pre-season. The Blue and Gold and the Raiders open the regular-season against one another on Friday, September 19th at P-A. Game time is 7 p.m. with CJWW’s broadcast beginning at 6:45 p.m. The Blades’ home opener is Saturday, September 20th against the Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre with CJWW’s broadcast starting at 6:45 p.m.)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—4 night games
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action tomorrow when they visit the New York Yankees at 5:05 p.m.
Inter-League—no games scheduled
National League—1 day game, 1 night
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