SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
The reigning Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders resume Main Camp today at Griffiths Stadium on the USask campus. Practice is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Green and White’s home pre-season game will be on Saturday against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Griffiths Stadium. Kick off time is 5 p.m. The Riders lost their first pre-season game. Saskatchewan 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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The I-I-H-F World Men’s Hockey Championships continue today 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. Canada has 3 wins, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses for 9 points…good for 1st place in Group B. Canada’s next game is tomorrow at 8:20 a.m. against Norway in Fribourg. On today’s schedule…
8:20 a.m. – Austria vs Switzerland in Zurich
8:20 a.m. – Italy vs Czechia in Fribourg
12:20 p.m. – United States vs Germany in Zurich
12:20 p.m. – Sweden vs Slovenia in Fribourg
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche—6 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Western Conference Finals)
The Eastern Conference Finals begins tomorrow, as follows…
Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals)
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Professional Women’s Hockey League Playoffs:
Montreal Victoire at Ottawa Charge—6 p.m.
(Montreal leads the best-of-five Walter Cup Championship series 2-1)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—3 day games, 4 night, including:
Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees—5:05 p.m.
Inter-League—1 day game
National League—2 day games, 5 night
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Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association:
Bob Stayner Women’s Division—2 games
Parkland Predators Under-19 A vs Saskatoon Under-17 A Black Selects—doubleheader at 6:30 p.m. at Glenn Reeve-3
Cal Galambos Women’s Division—3 games at 6:45 p.m.
Fury vs Storm at Glenn Reeve-5
Prairie Heat vs Lunar Eclipse at Glenn Reeve-6
Green Selects Under-19 B vs Grand Aces at Glenn Reeve-7
Ken Gunn Men’s Division—3 games
Hanley Merchants vs Saskatoon Badgers—6:45 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
Saskatoon Padres vs Valley Vikings Under-20—6:45 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Conquest Capitals vs Saskatoon Jacks U17—8:30 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
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Women’s National Basketball Association—3 games:
The Toronto Tempo return to action tomorrow when they visit the Minnesota Lynx at 6 p.m.
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National Basketball Association Playoffs:
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder—6:30 p.m.
(San Antonio leads the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals 1-0)
The other series resume tomorrow, as follows
Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks—6 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals 1-0)
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