SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 1
The Canadian Football League is idle until Thursday when Week 9 of the regular-season starts with B-C at Winnipeg. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Sunday when they host the Ottawa RedBlacks. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 3 wins, 4 losses for 6 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Ottawa has 3 wins, 4 losses for 6 points…tied for 2nd place in the East Division.
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The Saskatoon Hilltops continue their 2023 main camp, ahead of starting the Prairie Football Conference season. The Toppers have a single workout scheduled for today at 6:45 p.m. The Toppers will play their lone exhibition game against the Hilltops’ Alumni on Thursday at 7 p.m. All training camp and pre-season activities are being held at the Hilltops clubhouse and practice facility on Kilburn Avenue. The Toppers open the P-F-C regular-season schedule on Sunday, August 13th when they host the Edmonton Wildcats. Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles—5:07 p.m. at Toronto.
Inter-League—5 night games
National League—5 night games
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Saskatoon Senior Baseball League:
Marysburg Royals vs Saskatoon Stallions–6:30 p.m. at Cairns Field
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Saskatoon Men’s Baseball League:
B Division—2 Playoff games at 6 p.m.
Tigers vs Cards at Leakos Field
Peelers vs Angels at Diefenbaker Park
(Both games are openers of best-of-three quarter-finals)
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Saskatoon Adult Soccer—13 matches:
Donald Ducks vs Red Star Clearwater Revival—6:30 p.m. at Newsham #4
F-C-F-C vs N-H-F-C—6:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Turf Field
Fulchester United vs Bar Down Bingos—6:30 p.m. at Umea #4
Galaxy F-C vs Y-X-E F-C—6:30 p.m. at Indoor Turf Field
Gongshow vs Women’s Tauro F-C—6:30 p.m. at Newsham #3
LOTUS F-C vs N-L-A F-C—6:30 p.m. at West Turf Field
P-S-K vs Whiskey Jacks M-M—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park #4
Hub City F-C vs Bridge City Timberwolves—7:30 p.m. at Umea #6
Bohemian vs Flatlanders—8:15 p.m. at Newsham #4
Hotspurs vs Blue Demons—8:15 p.m. at Newsham #3
Immigrant F-C vs Millwall F-C—8:15 p.m. at Kinsmen Turf Field
Jolibee Warriors vs Tauro F-C—8:15 p.m. at West Turf Field
Xtremes vs Drillers–8:30 p.m. at Indoor Turf Field
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F-I-F-A Women’s World Cup of Soccer—4 matches in Australia and New Zealand:
Argentina vs Sweden—1 a.m. Wednesday
South Africa vs Italy—1 a.m. Wednesday
Panama vs France—4 a.m. Wednesday
Jamaica vs Brazil–4 a.m. Wednesday
(Canada finished the round-robin portion with 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss for 4 points…good for 3rd place in Group B, but didn’t advance to the Round of 16.)
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The Hlinka-Gretzky Cup Men’s Under-18 Hockey Tournament continues today in Slovakia and Czechia with the following 4 games…..
Canada vs Slovakia—11 a.m.
(Canada has 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 3rd place in Group B. Slovakia has 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 3rd place in Group B.)
Sweden vs United States—7:30 a.m.
Switzerland vs Finland—7:30 a.m.
Germany vs Czechia—11 a.m.
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The 109th Canadian Amateur Women’s Golf Championship starts today and runs through Friday in Halifax. A field of 154 competitors are taking part, including two from Saskatchewan who will make up the province’s entry in the inter-provincial team event. They are Chloe Wills of Kyle and Autumn Neiszner of Regina. The inter-provincial team event is part of the first two days of the championship, a 36-hole portion of the complete 72-hole stroke play competition.
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