SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
The Canadian Football League is off until Friday when Week 8 of the regular-season starts with Hamilton at Ottawa. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday when they take on the Toronto Argonauts in the Touchdown Atlantic game at 2 p.m. in Halifax. The Green and White have 3 wins, 3 losses for 6 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Toronto has 5 wins, 0 losses for 10 points…good for 1st place in the East Division. The Riders’ next home game is Sunday, August 6th against the Ottawa RedBlacks. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Football Canada Under-18 Women’s National Championship continues today in Ottawa with semi-final action, as follows…
Cummings Division semi-finals
7:30 a.m. – Manitoba vs Indigenous Football Canada
3:30 p.m. – New Brunswick vs Ontario Black
Harlow Division semi-finals
12:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Quebec
6:30 p.m. – Alberta vs Ontario Red
(Regardless of results, all eight teams will play for either gold or bronze medals on Sunday.)
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Canadian Elite Basketball League–2 games:
Scarborough Shooting Stars at Brampton Honey Badgers—6 p.m.
Edmonton Stingers at Calgary Surge—8 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rattlers are off until Friday when they play their final regular-season game at home against Calgary. Tip-off time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Snakes have 8 wins, 11 losses…good for 4th place in the Western Conference.)
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The 10th event on the 2023 Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association schedule is the second and feature evening of the Two-Day NASCAR Event at Sutherland Automotive Speedway. Gates open at 4 p.m. to the public with a Street Stock feature and racing in the NASCAR Leland Fasteners 125 starting at 6 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—2 day games, 5 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Dodgers—2:10 p.m.
American League—2 day games, 2 night
National League—4 day games
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Saskatoon Senior Baseball League:
Marysburg Royals vs Saskatoon Outlaws–6:30 p.m. at Cairns Field
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Saskatoon Men’s Baseball League:
A Division—2 games at 6:30 p.m.
Rockies vs Northeast at Stonebridge South
Brewers vs Selects at Stonebridge North
B Division
Cardinals vs Skunks at Diefenbaker Park
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The Canadian Junior Girls Golf Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Hampton, New Brunswick. Among the competitors in the four-day, 72-hole stroke play event are Ella Kozak of Yorkton, Grace Odnokon of Saskatoon, Hallie Crozier of Regina, Niya Friesen of Swift Current and Sarah Henderson of Saskatoon. Today is the third day.
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F-I-F-A Women’s World Cup of Soccer—3 matches in Australia and New Zealand:
United States vs Netherlands—7 p.m.
Portugal vs Vietnam—1:30 a.m. Thursday
Australia vs Nigeria—4 a.m. Thursday
(Canada is idle until Monday when they play their final group stage game against Australia at 4 a.m. Canada has 1 win, 1 draw, 0 losses for 4 points…good for 1st place in Group B.)
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Saskatoon Adult Soccer—10 matches:
Ahmadiyya Football Club A-F-C vs Galacticos F-C—6:30 p.m. at Newsham #4
Dribble Fo Shizzel vs United—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park #4
Due Birra Unito vs Law-sel Pitchrippers—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park #5
Hepburn United vs Thundercats F-C—6:30 p.m. at Newsham #3
Crushers vs Rebels—7:30 p.m. at Umea #6
ASTRA Soccer Academy vs Flamingo F-C—8:15 p.m. at West Turf Field
Rivercity Stars vs Ceres–8:15 p.m. at Newsham #3
Vikings vs F-C Con Carne—8:15 p.m. at Kinsmen Turf Field
Beardy’s United vs RnR Drillers—8:30 p.m. at Newsham #4
Just-in-Time vs Das Boots—8:30 p.m. at Indoor Turf Field
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