Canadian Football League–Week 14 of the regular-season started:
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27 at Ottawa RedBlacks 24
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders return to action today when they visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at 2 p.m. The Green and White have 6 wins, 5 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Winnipeg has 9 wins, 3 losses for 18 points…good for 1st place in the West. The Riders’ next home game is Friday, September 15th against the Edmonton Elks. Kick-off time is 7:30 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.)
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On campus:
Canada West University Football Conference–Week 2 of the regular-season starts with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Huskies 40 vs Regina Rams 6
(Saskatchewan has 2 win, 0 losses…tied for 1st place. Regina has 0 wins, 2 losses for 0 points…tied for 4th place.)
Manitoba Bisons 16 vs Alberta Golden Bears 37
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The Prairie Football Conference returns to action today when Week 4 of the season starts with the Saskatoon Hilltops visiting the Regina Thunder at 7 p.m. The Toppers have 3 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…tied for 1st place. Regina has 3 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…tied for 1st place. The Hilltops’ next home game is Saturday, September 30th when they host Regina. Game time is 7 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
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Saskatoon High School Football League—3 games at S-M-F Field:
Tommy Douglas 25 vs Centennial 8
Marion Graham 32 vs Evan Hardy 8
Aden Bowman 46 vs Walter Murray 7
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Western Hockey League pre-season—6 games:
Spokane Chiefs 8 vs Seattle Thunderbirds 6
Brandon Wheat Kings 1 at Regina Pats 0
Red Deer Rebels 5 vs Calgary Hitmen 4
Tri-City Americans 5 at Everett Silvertips 4
Kelowna Rockets 2 at Kamloops Blazers 4
Prince George Cougars 4 at Vancouver Giants 8
(The Saskatoon Blades and Prince Albert Raiders return to action today when they meet at the Art Hauser Centre in P-A. Game time is 7 p.m. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with pre-game talk and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 0 wins, 1 loss in the pre-season. The Raiders have 1 win, 0 losses in the pre-season.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 exhibition games:
O-C-N Blizzard (Manitoba Junior League) 1 at Flin Flon Bombers 7
Kindersley Klippers 4 at Humboldt Broncos 6
Yorkton Terriers 1 at Melville Millionaires 3
Weyburn Red Wings 1 at Estevan Bruins 0
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The Canadian Senior Men’s Golf Championship wrapped up yesterday in Pemberton, B-C. The field of 156 golfers aged 55 and over was reduced to 74 for the final round. Of the eight Saskatchewan competitors, four have made the 36-hole cut for the final 36 holes…Rick Hallberg of Weyburn, Martin Ring of Prince Albert, Brent Wotypka of Swift Current and Colin Coben of Delisle.
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Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 5 vs Kansas City Royals 4