SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, MAY 24TH
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off today and resume training camp back in Regina tomorrow at Mosaic Stadium. Practice runs from 9:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. The Riders completed their pre-season games with a loss in Calgary and a win over Winnipeg in Saskatoon. 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.
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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. On today’s schedule…
12:20 p.m. – Canada vs Slovakia in Fribourg
8:20 a.m. – Great Britain vs Latvia in Zurich
8:20 a.m. – Denmark vs Italy in Fribourg
12:20 p.m. – Finland vs Austria in Zurich
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights—6 p.m.
(Vegas leads the best-of-seven Western Conference final 2-0)
The other Conference final resumes tomorrow, as follows…
Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final is tied 1-1)
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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…
Kelowna Rockets vs Chicoutimi Sagueneens—7 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—5 day games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Pittsburgh Pirates—10:15 a.m.
American League—4 day games, 1 Doubleheader
National League—5 day games
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There’s drag racing at the Saskatchewan International Speedway with Test and Tune Day and I-H-R-A Points Race-1. Gates open at 7 a.m. with qualifying starting at 9 a.m. and eliminations beginning around 1 p.m.
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Women’s National Basketball Association—3 games
The Toronto Tempo return to action on Wednesday, May 27th when they visit the Chicago Sky at 6 p.m.
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National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs—6 p.m.
(Oklahoma City leads the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals 2-1)
The other series resume tomorrow, as follows…
New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers—6 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals 3-0)
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