SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 3
Canadian Football League–Week 9 of the regular-season starts:
B-C Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers—6:30 p.m.
(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 finish up their 2023 main camp, ahead of starting the Prairie Football Conference season, tonight when they play their lone exhibition game against the Hilltops’ Alumni at 7 p.m. The game is 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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The following Canadian Fastpitch-Softball Championships continue today and run through Sunday…
Under-23 Men, with seven teams taking part including the host Delisle Pride. Delisle has 1 win, 1 loss…good for 4th place. Games run from 11 a.m. through 8:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium and Joe Gallagher Field. On Delisle’s schedule today…
Pride vs Team Newfoundland—1:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Pride vs Alvinston, Ontario, Aces—6:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Under-19 Women, with 16 teams taking part including the Saskatoon Selects in Langford, B-C. Saskatoon has 1 wins, 1 loss…tied for 6th place. On Saskatoon’s schedule today…
Selects vs Red Deer Rage—3 p.m.
Selects vs Calgary Kaizen Green—7 p.m.
Under-17 Boys, with 10 teams taking part including Saskatoon S-I-G-A Selects in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Saskatoon has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place. On Saskatoon’s schedule today…
S-I-G-A Selects vs Wilmot, Ontario, Thunder–7 a.m.
S-I-G-A Selects vs Brookfield, Nova Scotia, Elks—2 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—2 day games, 2 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles—1:07 p.m. at Toronto.
Inter-League—1 day game, 2 night
National League—2 day games, 2 night
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Saskatoon Senior Baseball League:
Saskatoon Dodgers vs Marysburg Royals—doubleheader at 6:30 p.m. at Cairns Field
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Saskatoon Men’s Baseball League Playoffs:
A Division
Armadillos vs Brewers—6 p.m. at Leakos Field
(Best-of-three quarter-final tied 1-1)
B Division—2 games at 6 p.m.
Angels vs Peelers at Stonebridge North
(Angels lead the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
Cardinals vs Tigers at Diefenbaker Park
(Cardinals lead the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
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Saskatoon Adult Soccer—15 matches:
Ceres vs Blue Demons—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park #5
Drillers vs River City Stars—6:30 p.m. at Newsham #4
Dump and Chase vs Donald Ducks—6:30 p.m. at Indoor Turf Field
Paladins vs Predators—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park #4
P-S-K vs Arauco—6:30 p.m. at Umea #4
Rampage vs White Claws F-C—6:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Turf Field
Tsunami vs Dragons—6:30 p.m. at West Turf Field
Y-X-E F-C vs Chosen Generation F-C—6:30 p.m. at Newsham #3
VenDasta Dodgers vs Whiskey Jacks M-M—7:30 p.m. at Umea #6
Assault vs Sharpshooters—8:15 p.m. at West Turf Field
Millwall F-C vs Fulchester United—8:15 p.m. at Indoor Turf Field
Old Goats vs Frontier Fury—8:15 p.m. at Kinsmen Turf Field
Simba Khukuri vs Hub City F-C—8:15 p.m. at Umea #4
Arsenal F-C M-M 2 vs P-P-G F-C—8:30 p.m. at Newsham #4
Bridge City Timberwolves vs Galaxy F-C—8:30 p.m. at Newsham #3
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The F-I-F-A Women’s World Cup of Soccer returns to action tomorrow with matches in the Round of 16, as follows, in Australia and New Zealand:
South Korea vs Germany—4 a.m. Thursday
Morocco vs Colombia–4 a.m. Thursday
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The Hlinka-Gretzky Cup Men’s Under-18 Hockey Tournament returns to action tomorrow in Slovakia and Czechia with the following 4 games…..
Semi-Final: Canada vs United States—11 a.m.
(Canada had 2 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…good for 1st place in Group B. The United States had 2 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…good for 2nd place in Group A.)
Semi-Final: Finland vs Czechia—11 a.m.
Fifth Place Game: Sweden vs Switzerland—7:30 a.m.
Seventh Place Game: Slovakia vs Germany—7:30 a.m.
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The 109th Canadian Amateur Women’s Golf Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Halifax. The field of 154 competitors has been cut to __ with both Saskatchewan entrants failing to qualify.
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