The reigning Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders continued Main Camp at Griffiths Stadium on the USask campus. The Riders will play their first pre-season game on Monday, May 18th, at Calgary against the Stampeders. Kick off time is 1 p.m. Saskatchewan’s home pre-season game will be on Saturday, May 23rd, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Griffiths Stadium. Kick off time is 5 p.m. The Roughriders will open the regular-season at home on Saturday, June 13th, against the B-C Lions. Kick off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
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Western Hockey League Playoffs:
Prince Albert Raiders 2 vs Everett Silvertips 7
(Everett won the best-of-seven Ed Chynoweth Cup championship final 4-1.)
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The I-I-H-F World Men’s Hockey Championships began yesterday with the tournament running through Sunday, May 31st in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland. Sixteen national teams are taking part, split into two groups of eight teams for preliminary round-robin play, plus playoffs. Canada is one of the 16 nations taking part and are in Group B. On yesterday’s schedule…
8:20 a.m. – Canada 5 vs Sweden 3 in Fribourg
8:20 a.m. – Finland 3 vs Germany 1 in Zurich
12:20 p.m. – U-S-A 1 vs Switzerland 3 in Zurich
12:20 p.m. – Czechia 4 vs Denmark 1 in Fribourg
4:20 a.m. Saturday- Austria vs Great Britain in Zurich
4:20 a.m. Saturday- Norway vs Slovakia in Fribourg
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The 2026 Centennial Cup, Canadian Junior A Hockey Championship tournament continues today and runs through Sunday, May 17th in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Nine league champions from across the country, including the S-J-H-L-champion Flin Flon Bombers, plus a host team from Summerside, are taking part. They are split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Flin Flon finished with 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 2nd in Pool B, just missing the cut for playoffs. On yesterday’s quarterfinal schedule…
1 p.m. – Toronto, Ontario, Patriots 7 vs Canmore, Alberta, Eagles 3
4:30 p.m. – Summerside, P-E-I, Western Capitals 3 vs Truro, Nova Scotia, Bearcats 1
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The National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs resume today, as follows…
Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres—6 p.m.
(Montreal leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 3-2)
(The Carolina Hurricanes have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals and will play the winner of Buffalo/Montreal. The Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights have advanced to the Western Conference Final and will begin their series on Wednesday, May 20th at 6 p.m.)
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The Professional Women’s Hockey League Playoffs resume today, as follows…
Ottawa Charge at Montreal Victoire—Noon
(Montreal leads the best-of-five Walter Cup Championship series 1-0)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—1 day game, 1 night, including:
Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Detroit Tigers 3
Inter-League—1 day game, 10 night games
National League—1 day game, 1 night
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Women’s National Basketball Association—4 games, including:
Toronto Tempo 95 at Los Angeles Sparks 99
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—2 games:
Detroit Pistons 115 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final tied 3-3)
San Antonio Spurs 139 at Minnesota Timberwolves 109
(San Antonio won the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final 4-2)
(The New York Knicks have advanced to the Eastern Conference Final and will play the winner of Detroit/Cleveland. The Oklahoma City Thunder have advanced to the Western Conference Final and will play San Antonio.)
