SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND
Canadian Football League–Week 9 continues and ends with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Roughriders at Montreal Alouettes–5 p.m.
(The Green and White have 6 wins, 1 loss for 12 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Montreal has 5 wins, 2 losses…tied for 1st place in the East Division. The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, August 16th against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Game time is 1 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Edmonton Elks—1 p.m.
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Western Canadian Baseball League—6 games:
Saskatoon Berries vs Regina Red Sox
(First pitch is 6 p.m. at Cairns Field. Saskatoon has 43 wins, 8 losses…good for 1st place in the East Division. Regina has 27 wins, 26 losses…good for 3rd place in the East.)
Brooks Bombers at Fort McMurray Giants—2:05 p.m.
Swift Current 57s at Moose Jaw Miller-Express—7:05 p.m.
Medicine Hat Mavericks at Weyburn Beavers—7:05 p.m.
Energy City Cactus Rats at Sylvan Lake Gulls—7:05 p.m.
Okotoks Dawgs at Lethbridge Bulls—7:05 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—4 day games, 1 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals–1:07 p.m. at Toronto
Inter-League—4 day games, 1 night
National League—3 day games, 2 night
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The following Softball Canada-Canadian Fastpitch Softball Championships continue today and run through tomorrow…
The Women’s, with seven teams taking part, at Bob Van Impe Stadium and the Glenn Reeve-3 diamond in Saskatoon. The teams are into playoffs today. Among the seven competing teams are the defending champion Carnduff Southeast Steelers, the host Saskatoon Stealth as well as the Saskatoon Prairie Pirates and the Saskatoon Tigers. Action starts today at 10 a.m. with the last game beginning at 6 p.m.
The Under-20 Men’s, with seven teams taking part, at Joe Gallagher Field in Saskatoon. The teams are into playoffs today. Among the seven teams competing are the host Saskatoon Selects. They finished round play with 2 wins, 4 losses…good for 4th place. Action starts today at 10 a.m. with the last game beginning at 8:15 p.m. On the Selects’ schedule…
Selects vs St. George, Ontario, Aces—1 p.m.
The Under-17 Women’s, with 24 teams taking part, at the Prairie Oasis Park diamonds in Warman. The teams are into playoffs today. Among the 24 teams taking part are the host Twin City Angels, Moose Jaw ICE, White Butte Storm and Battlefords Bandits from Saskatchewan. Action today starts at 8 a.m. with the last games beginning at 7 p.m.
The Under-19 Women’s, with 13 teams taking part, at Surrey, B-C. The teams are into playoffs today. Among the 13 teams taking part are the Saskatoon Selects and the White Butte Storm. Saskatoon finished round-robin play with 2 wins, 3 losses…good for 8th place in the Black Pool. White Butte finished round-robin play with 0 wins, 6 losses…good for 13th place in the Red Pool. On their schedules today…
Saskatoon Selects vs River City Hornets—1:15 p.m.
White Butte Storm vs Edmonton Warriors—3 p.m.
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The Western Canadian Under-15 Girls and Boys Fastpitch-Softball Championships continue today and run through Monday in Calgary.
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The following Baseball Sask Provincial Championships continue today and run through tomorrow…
13-and-under Triple-A Boys, with 16 teams taking part, at the Geoff Hughes diamonds and Nutana Memorial diamond in Saskatoon.
15-and-under Triple-A Boys Tier 1, with nine teams taking part, in Saskatoon.
15-and-under Triple-A Boys Tier 2, with five teams taking part, in Regina.
Senior Men’s Double-A Tier 1, with seven teams taking part, at Leakos Field in Saskatoon.
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The Baseball Canada Women’s Under-19 Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Calgary. Eight provinces, including Saskatchewan, are taking part. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 2 losses…tied for 4th place in Pool B. On Saskatchewan’s schedule today…
12:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Alberta
Playoffs begin at 4:30 p.m.
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Canadian Elite Basketball League:
Calgary Surge at Ottawa Blackjacks—Noon
(The Saskatchewan Rattlers return to action tomorrow when they visit the Edmonton Stingers at 4 p.m. Saskatchewan has 5 wins, 15 losses…good for 5th place in the Western Conference. Edmonton 12 wins, 8 losses…good for 3rd place in the West. The Rattlers next home game is Wednesday when they entertain Edmonton. Tip-off time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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