SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 6
National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs-5 games:
Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild-12:30 p.m. at Edmonton
(Best-of-five Western Conference Play-In Series tied 1-1)
Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers-2 p.m. at Toronto
(Eastern Conference Seeding Round-Robin Game)
Vegas Golden Knights vs St. Louis Blues-4:30 p.m. at Edmonton
(Western Conference Seeding Round-Robin Game)
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Columbus Blue Jackets-6 p.m. at Toronto
(Best-of-five Eastern Conference Play-In Series tied 1-1)
Calgary Flames vs Winnipeg Jets-8:30 p.m. at Edmonton
(Calgary leads the best-of-five Western Conference Play-In Series 2-1)
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Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association:
Bob Stayner Women’s Division
G-Force vs Co-op Selects-6:45 p.m. at Glenn Reeve #3
Vic Loewen Women’s Division-2 games at 6:45 p.m.
Red Selects vs Selects Blue at Glenn Reeve #5
Connextion vs Senior Eclipse at Glenn Reeve #6
Ken Gunn Men’s Division-2 games at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Selects Under-19s vs Saskatoon Merchants-6:45 p.m.
Padres vs Toon Town Thunder-8:30 p.m.
Bob Van Impe Under-16 Men’s Division-2 games at Joe Gallagher Field
Red Selects vs Prairie Pride-6:45 p.m.
Blue Selects vs Prairie Pride-8:30 p.m.
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Saskatoon Senior Baseball League:
Royals vs Hoppers-6:30 p.m. at Cairns Field
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Major League Baseball-4 day games, 7 night:
Minnesota Twins at Pittsburgh Pirates-11:35 a.m.
San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies–1:10 p.m.
Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics-1:40 p.m.
Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners-2:10 p.m.
New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies-4:05 p.m.
Cincinnati Reds at Cleveland Indians-4:10 p.m.
Houston Astros at Arizona Diamondbacks-5:07 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals-5:07 p.m.
Toronto Blue Jays at Atlanta Braves-5:10 p.m.
Baltimore Orioles at Miami Marlins-5:35 p.m.
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago White Sox-6:10 p.m.
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The Canadian Elite Basketball League continues its 2020 season with the Summer Series tournament in St. Catharines, Ontario. The round-robin portion of the format is done with playoffs starting today and running through Sunday. On today’s schedule…
Hamilton Honey Badgers vs Niagara River Lions-3 p.m.
Ottawa Blackjacks vs Guelph Nighthawks-5:30 p.m.
(The Edmonton Stingers and Fraser Valley Bandits have byes into Saturday’s semi-finals. The Saskatchewan Rattlers failed to qualify for the playoffs. The Rattlers finished with 1 win, 5 losses…good for 7th place.)
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National Basketball Association-6 regular-season games Orlando, Florida:
New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings-9:30 a.m.
Miami Heat vs Milwaukee Bucks-Noon
Indiana Pacers vs Phoenix Suns-Noon
Los Angeles Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks-2:30 p.m.
Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets-4 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets-5 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they take on the Boston Celtics at 5 p.m.)
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