SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MAY 9
The Saskatchewan Roughriders continue preparing for the 2024 C-F-L season today with the start of their Rookie Camp at Griffiths Stadium on the U of S campus in Saskatoon. Today’s session runs from 8:30 a.m. to about Noon. Rookie camps continues and winds up tomorrow with a day off Saturday and Main Training Camp opening Sunday. The Green and White play their home pre-season game on Monday, May 20th against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Riders’ regular-season starts Saturday, June 8th in Edmonton with the home opener on Sunday, June 23rd against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Western Hockey League Playoffs returns to action tomorrow when the best-of-seven Ed Chynoweth Cup championship final begins with the Moose Jaw Warriors visiting the Portland Winterhawks at 8 p.m.
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The Centennial Cup, Canadian Junior A Hockey Championship tournament, starts today and runs through Sunday, May 19th in Oakville, Ontario. Ten teams, made up of nine league champions – including the S-J-H-L-champion Melfort Mustangs – and the host Oakville Blades are taking part in the event. The teams are split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. On Melfort’s schedule today…
5:30 p.m. – Melfort Mustangs vs Miramichi, New Brunswick, Timberwolves
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Professional Women’s Hockey League Playoffs:
Boston at Montreal—5 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-five semi-final)
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National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs—2 games:
New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 2-0)
Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars—7:30 p.m.
(Colorado leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 1-0)
The remaining two series resume tomorrow, as follows…
Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final tied 1-1)
Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
(Vancouver leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 1-0)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—2 day games, 2 night
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action tomorrow when they host the Minnesota Twins at 5:07 p.m.
National League—2 day games, 1 night
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—2 games:
Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics—tomorrow at 5 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 1-0)
Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder—tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
(Oklahoma City leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 1-0)
The remaining two second round series resume tomorrow, as follows…
New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers—5 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 2-0)
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves—7:30 p.m.
(Minnesota leads the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 2-0)
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