SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, MAY 31
Canadian Football League Pre-Season–4 games to close the exhibitions:
Montreal Alouettes at Ottawa RedBlacks—5 p.m.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto Argonauts—5 p.m.
Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers—6:30 p.m.
Edmonton Elks vs B-C Lions—8 p.m. at Vancouver
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders regular-season schedule 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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Western Canadian Baseball League–6 games at 7:05 p.m.:
Saskatoon Berries at Weyburn Beavers
(The Berries have 0 wins, 5 losses…good for 6th place in the East Division. Saskatoon’s next home game is tomorrow against the Lethbridge Bulls. Game time at Cairns Field is 7 p.m.)
Lethbridge Bulls at Regina Red Sox
Fort McMurray Giants at Moose Jaw Miller-Express
Swift Current 57s at Medicine Hat Mavericks
Okotoks Dawgs at Brooks Bombers
Sylvan Lake Gulls at Edmonton Prospects
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The Canadian Elite Basketball League returns to action tomorrow with 3 games. The Saskatchewan Rattlers are off until Sunday when they visit the Edmonton Stingers at 4 p.m. The Rattlers have 3 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in the Western Conference. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Wednesday, June 12th against the Brampton Honey Badgers. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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The Memorial Cup, Canadian Major Junior Hockey Championship tournament, continues today and runs through Sunday in Saginaw, Michigan. On today’s playoff schedule…
Semi-Final: Moose Jaw Warriors (W-H-L) vs Saginaw Spirit (Host)—5:30 p.m.
(Winner advances to Sunday’s final against the London Knights (O-H-L))
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars—6:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference final tied 2-2)
The other series resumes tomorrow, as follows…
New York Rangers at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
(Florida leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final 3-2)
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—7 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Pittsburgh Pirates–5:07 p.m. at Toronto
American League—4 night games
National League—1 day game, 3 night
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The National Basketball Association Playoffs are idle until Thursday, as follows…
Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics—6:30 p.m.
(Opening game of the best-of-seven N-B-A Finals)
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