SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 13
Canadian Football League–week 2 of the regular-season starts:
Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Ottawa RedBlacks—5:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Sunday when they visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at 5 p.m. The Green and White have 1 win, 0 losses for 2 points…tied for 1st place in the West Division. Hamilton has 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 3rd place in the East Division. The Riders’ home opener is set for Sunday, June 23rd against Hamilton. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.)
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Western Canadian Baseball League—7 games:
Saskatoon Berries vs Medicine Hat Mavericks
(Game time at Cairns Field is 7 p.m. The Berries have 6 wins, 8 losses…good for 4th place in the East Division. Medicine Hat has 8 wins, 5 losses…good for 2nd place in the East.)
Weyburn Beavers at Swift Current 57s—twi-night doubleheader at 6 p.m.
Regina Red Sox at Moose Jaw Miller-Express—7:05 p.m.
Fort McMurray Giants at Brooks Bombers—7:05 p.m.
Okotoks Dawgs at Edmonton Prospects—7:05 p.m.
Lethbridge Bulls at Sylvan Lake Gulls—7:05 p.m.
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Canadian Elite Basketball League—3 games:
Niagara River Lions at Montreal Alliance—5:30 p.m.
Ottawa Blackjacks at Scarborough Shooting Stars—6 p.m.
Winnipeg Sea Bears at Vancouver Bandits—8:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Rattlers are idle until Saturday when they visit Vancouver at 8:30 p.m. The Rattlers have 5 wins, 2 losses…good for 2nd place in the Western Conference. The Snakes’ next home game is Thursday, June 20th when they welcome the Calgary Surge. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers—6 p.m.
(Florida leads the best-of-seven Stanley Cup final 2-0)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—1 day game, 2 night
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action tomorrow when they entertain the Cleveland Guardians at 5:07 p.m. in Toronto.
Inter-League—2 day games, 4 night
National League—1 day game, 1 night
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The National Basketball Association Playoffs return to action tomorrow, as follows…
Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks—6:30 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven N-B-A Finals 3-0)
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