SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MAY 23RD
Canadian Football League Pre-Season—3 games:
Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
(Kick off time is 5 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Riders lost their first pre-season game. Tomorrow, the reigning Grey Cup champions will head to Regina where they will get ready for the start of the regular season. The Green and White open at home on Saturday, June 13th, against the B-C Lions. Kick off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.)
Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats—2 p.m.
Edmonton Elks at B-C Lions—3 p.m.
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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 4 wins, 1 extra time win, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses for 14 points…good for 1st place in Group B. Canada’s next game is tomorrow against Slovakia at 12:20 p.m. in Fribourg. On today’s schedule…
4:20 a.m. – Latvia vs United States in Zurich
4:20 a.m. – Denmark vs Slovenia in Fribourg
8:20 a.m. – Switzerland vs Hungary in Zurich
8:20 a.m. – Slovakia vs Czechia in Fribourg.
12:20 p.m. – Austria vs Germany in Zurich
12:20 p.m. – Norway vs Sweden in Fribourg
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
(Montreal leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final 1-0)
The other Conference final resumes tomorrow, as follows…
Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights—6 p.m.
(Vegas leads the best-of-seven Western Conference final 2-0)
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The Memorial Cup, Canadian Major Junior Hockey Championship tournament, continues today and runs through Sunday, May 31st at Kelowna. There are four teams taking part – champions from all three leagues plus the host Kelowna Rockets. On today’s schedule…
Everett Silvertips vs Chicoutimi Sagueneens—7 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—4 day games, 1 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Pittsburgh Pirates—1:07 p.m.
American League—4 day games, 1 night
National League—2 day games, 3 night
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Saskatoon Senior Men’s Baseball League—2 games:
Saskatoon Outlaws at Marysburg Royals—doubleheader at Noon and 3 p.m.
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The Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association opens its 2026 season today at Sutherland Automotive Speedway. The Season Opener event features racing in the Race Your Junk, Super Stocks, Pro Trucks, Pro Late Models and Super Trucks divisions, starting at 5 p.m.
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There’s drag racing at the Saskatchewan International Speedway with Test and Tune day. Gates open at 7 a.m. with testing from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Women’s National Basketball Association—3 games, including:
Toronto Tempo vs Portland Fire–4 p.m. at Toronto
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National Basketball Association Playoffs:
New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers—6 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals 2-0)
The other series resume tomorrow, as follows
Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs—6 p.m.
(Oklahoma City leads the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals 2-1)
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