SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH
The Canadian Football League is idle until Thursday, August 21st when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers visit the Montreal Alouettes to begin Week 12. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday, August 23rd when they visit the Calgary Stampeders. The Green and White have 8 wins, 1 loss for 16 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Calgary has 6 wins, 3 losses for 12 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division.
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The Prairie Football Conference—3 games:
Edmonton Huskies at Saskatoon Hilltops—1 p.m.
(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.)
Winnipeg Rifles at Edmonton Wildcats—1 p.m.
Regina Thunder at Calgary Colts—1 p.m.
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National Football League Exhibition—2 games:
Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints—11 a.m.
Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears—6 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 day games, including…
Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers–11:37 a.m.
Inter-League—5 day games
National League—5 day games
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The Baseball Canada Under-18 Men’s Championship concludes today in Fort McMurray, Alberta with 11 provincial teams taking part, including Saskatchewan, represented by the Saskatoon Cubs. The Cubs have 3 wins, 3 losses…good for 3rd place in Pool B. On Saskatchewan’s schedule today…
8:30 a.m.: Saskatchewan vs Alberta
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The following Western Canada Baseball Association Championships conclude today…
14-and-under Girls, with four provincial teams – including Saskatchewan – taking part, at the Ed Bryant and Joe Zeman Fields at Geoff Hughes Park in Saskatoon. Games go today at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at both fields.
Art Berard 15-and-under Boys, with five teams taking part – including the Sask-Five Giants and Saskatoon Brewers – at Nutana Kiwanis Park in Saskatoon. Games go today at 10 a.m., 1, 5 and 8 p.m.
13-and-under Triple-A Boys, with eight teams taking part – including the Moose Jaw Canucks and Yorkton Cardinals – in Chilliwack, B-C.
13-and-under Double-A Boys, with five teams taking part – including the Assiniboia Southern Aces – in St. Albert, Alberta.
15-and-under Double-A Boys, with five teams taking part – including the Lumsden Cubs – in St. Albert, Alberta.
18-and-under Triple-A Boys, with five teams taking part – including the Regina White Sox – in Winnipeg.
18-and-under Double-A Boys, with five teams taking part – including the Weyburn Beavers – in St. Albert, Alberta.
Senior Men’s Open, with six teams taking part – including the Carlyle Cardinals – in Westlock, Alberta.
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The following Softball Canada Canadian Fastpitch-Softball Championships continue today and run through Sunday…
The Under-15 Girls’ nationals at Winkler and Morden in Manitoba, with 21 teams taking part, split into three pools of seven teams each for preliminary round-robin play and followed by playoffs. There is a Saskatchewan team in each of the pools – the Regina Saints, the Prince Albert Aces and the White Butte Storm. Regina has 3 wins, 4 losses…tied for 9th place in the Pool. Prince Albert has 2 wins, 5 losses…tied for 17th place in the Pool. White Butte has 3 wins, 4 losses…tied for 9th place in the Pool. On their schedules today…
8 a.m. – Regina Saints vs White Rock Renegades
The Under-15 Boys’ nationals at Winkler and Morden in Manitoba, with nine teams taking part in the preliminary round-robin plus playoffs format. Among the nine teams are the Valley Blue Jays of Rosthern and the Rosebud Royals of Wadena from Saskatchewan. The Valley Blue Jays finished with 4 wins, 4 losses…good for 5th place. The Rosebud Royals finished with 3 wins, 4 losses…tied for 6th place.
2 p.m. – Valley Blue Jays vs Elma, Ontario, Avengers
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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 no action today. Saskatchewan has 2 medals – 1 gold, 0 silver and 3 bronze – good for 7th place in the provincial standings.
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The I-T-F World Tennis Tour’s Saskatoon Challenger women’s professional W-50 tournament concludes today at the Riverside Badminton and Tennis Club. Over 60 professional players from across Canada and internationally are competing for a share of the 40-thousand-dollar, U-S, prize pool. Matches today start at 11 a.m. and run through the afternoon as the event is down to the quarter-finals in singles and semi-finals in doubles.
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The Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association holds its 11th event of the 2025 season today at Sutherland Automotive Speedway that was previously supposed to be last Saturday but was postponed due to weather. The Bridge City 200 will feature Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Pro Trucks, and the Pro Late Model 200 Lap Feature Event starting at 5 p.m. with gates open to the public at 3 p.m.
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