SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 9 of the regular-season starts with B-C at Winnipeg. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle 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 tomorrow 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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The following Canadian Fastpitch-Softball Championships start today and run through Sunday…
Under-23 Men, with seven teams taking part including the host Delisle Pride. 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 Harwood, Ontario, Corners—1 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Pride vs Tavistock, Ontario, Merchants—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. On Saskatoon’s schedule today…
Selects vs Vaughan, Ontario, Vikings—3:15 p.m.
Selects vs Fraser Valley, B-C, Fusion—9:30 p.m.
Under-17 Boys, with 10 teams taking part including Saskatoon S-I-G-A Selects in Fredericton, New Brunswick. On Saskatoon’s schedule today…
S-I-G-A Selects vs Plattsville, Ontario, Lightning—6 a.m.
S-I-G-A Selects vs Terrace, B-C, Mariners—4:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—2 day games, 3 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles—5:07 p.m. at Toronto.
Inter-League—2 day games, 3 night
National League—2 day games, 3 night
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Saskatoon Senior Baseball League—2 games at Cairns Field:
Outlaws vs Dodgers—6:30 p.m.
Outlaws vs Stallions–9 p.m.
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Saskatoon Men’s Baseball League Playoffs:
A Division—4 games
Rockies vs Northeast—6 p.m. at Martensville
Rockies vs Northeast—8:30 p.m. at Martensville
(Opening two games of best-of-three quarter-final)
Rangers vs Thunder—6 p.m. at Leakos Field
(Opening game of best-of-three quarter-final)
Brewers vs Armadillos—6 p.m. at Stonebridge North
(Brewers lead the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
B Division—2 games at 6 p.m.
Sabres vs Reds at Stonebridge South
(Sabres lead the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
Rhinos vs Cannons at Diefenbaker Park
(Cannons lead the best-of-three quarter-final 1-0)
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Saskatoon Adult Soccer—11 matches:
Ahmadiyya Football Club – A-F-C vs Law-sel Pitchrippers—6:30 p.m. at West Turf Field
Ayahuma Warriors vs Diplodocus F-C—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park #5
Sahara Scorpions vs The Brodeo—6:30 p.m. at Forest Park #4
Thicc and Quick F-C vs Summer F-C—6:30 p.m. at Newsham #4
Vikings vs Due Birra Unito—6:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Turf Field
Dribble Fo Shizzle vs Barnstone F-U—7 p.m. at Umea #4
Just-in-Time vs ASTRA Soccer Academy—7:30 p.m. at Umea #6
F-C Con Carne vs Galacticos F-C—8:15 p.m. at Newsham #4
Thundercats F-C vs Chiefs F-C—8:15 p.m. at Kinsmen Turf Field
United vs Crushers—8:15 p.m. at West Turf Field
Beardy’s United vs RnR Drillers—8:45 p.m. at Umea #4
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F-I-F-A Women’s World Cup of Soccer—2 matches 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 continues today in Slovakia and Czechia with the following 4 games…..
Canada vs Switzerland—7:30 a.m.
(Canada has 1 win, 1 loss for 3 points…tied for 2nd place in Group B. Switzerland has 2 wins, 0 losses for 6 points…good for 1st place in Group B.)
United States vs Germany—7:30 a.m.
Sweden vs Czechia—11 a.m.
Finland vs Slovakia—11 a.m.
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The 109th Canadian Amateur Women’s Golf Championship continues 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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