SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 24
Canadian Football League–Week 3 of the regular-season continues:
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Winnipeg Blue Bombers—6:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday, July 2nd when they host the Montreal Alouettes at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Kickoff time is 5 p.m. The Green and White have 2 wins, 1 loss for 4 points…tied for 1st place in the Western Conference. Montreal has 1 win, 2 losses for 2 points…tied for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.)
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche–6 p.m. at Denver
(Colorado leads the best-of-seven Stanley Cup final 3-1)
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The Memorial Cup, Canadian Major Junior Hockey Championship Tournament, continues today and runs through Wednesday in Saint John, New Brunswick. Four teams are taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs format, including the Western Hockey League-champion Edmonton Oil Kings. On today’s schedule…
Edmonton Oil Kings vs Hamilton Bulldogs–4 p.m.
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The P-G-A Tour-Canada Elk Ridge Open continues today and runs through Sunday at the Elk Ridge Golf Resort just south of Waskesiu. A full field of 156 up-and-coming pros and top amateur players are in the field for the 72-hole, stroke play event. Today is the second of four rounds.
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Saskatoon Adult Soccer–3 matches:
Ganbaro!!! vs Victorious Secret—8:30 p.m. at Kavia Auto Body
Okemasis Attack vs Shank City—8:30 p.m. at Trail Appliance
Lions F-C vs Sexy Sloths—9:30 p.m. at Kavia Auto Body
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The following Provincial Fastpitch Softball Championships start today and run through Sunday…..
Under-11 Open Girls North-White, with 14 teams taking part, in Saskatoon
Under-11 Open Girls North-Green, with 12 teams taking part, in Prince Albert
Under-11 Open Boys, with five teams taking part, in Prince Albert
The Under-20 Men’s A is a best-of-five series between the Saskatoon Selects and Wadena Rosebud Royals. The first two games go tonight at 7 and 9 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field.
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Saskatoon Senior Men’s Baseball League—4 games at 6:30 p.m.:
Rangers vs Selects at Stonebridge North
Cardinals vs Expos at Leakos Field
Peelers vs Sandlot Sluggers at Diefenbaker Park
Angels vs Reds at Stonebridge South
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—5 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers—6:10 p.m.
American League—5 night games
National League—5 night games
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Canadian Elite Basketball League:
Montreal Alliance vs Fraser Valley Bandits—8 p.m. at Abbotsford, B-C
(The Saskatchewan Rattlers are idle until Sunday when they host Montreal. Tip-off time is 2 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rattlers have 4 wins, 4 losses…tied for 6th place.)
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