SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, MAY 31ST
The Canadian Football League pre-season is over, with the regular season set to start on Thursday when Week 1 starts with Montreal at Hamilton. The Saskatchewan Roughriders finished the pre-season with 1 win and 1 loss. The Green and White are idle in Week 1 with the first regular-season game for the reigning Grey Cup champion Riders being at home on Saturday, June 13th, against the B-C Lions. Kick off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The I-I-H-F World Men’s Hockey Championships conclude today with the medal games in Switzerland. On today’s semi-final schedule…
7:30 a.m. – Bronze Medal Game – Canada vs Norway in Zurich
Noon – Gold Medal Game – Switzerland vs Finland in Zurich
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The National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs are off until Tuesday when the championship series begins, as follows…
Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final)
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The Memorial Cup, Canadian Major Junior Hockey Championship tournament, concludes today in Kelowna, as follows…
Everett Silvertips vs Kitchener Rangers—5 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—6 day games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles—10:15 a.m.
Inter-League—3 day games
National League—5 day games, 1 night
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Western Canadian Baseball League—5 games:
Saskatoon Berries vs Weyburn Beavers—1 p.m. at NexGen Patch at Cairns Field
(The Berries have 3 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place in the East Division. Weyburn has 0 wins, 3 losses…good for 6th place in the East Division.)
Energy City Cactus Rats at Fort McMurray Giants—2:05 p.m.
Lethbridge Bulls at Okotoks Dawgs—2:05 p.m.
Medicine Hat Mavericks at Regina Red Soz—2:05 p.m.
Brooks Bombers at Sylvan Lake Gulls—7:05 p.m.
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Saskatoon Senior Men’s Baseball League—Doubleheader at Noon and 3 p.m.
Saskatoon Hoppers vs Marysburg Royals—Marysburg Field
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Women’s National Basketball Association—1 game
The Toronto Tempo return to action on Wednesday, June 3rd when they visit the New York Liberty at 6 p.m.
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The National Basketball Association Playoffs are off until Wednesday when the championship series begins, as follows…
New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs—6:30 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven N-B-A Finals)
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