SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 1
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 5 of the regular season starts with Toronto at Calgary. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Friday when they visit the Ottawa RedBlacks at 5:30 p.m. The Green and White have 2 wins, 1 loss for 4 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Ottawa has 0 wins, 3 losses for 0 points…good for 4th place in the East Division. The Riders’ next home game is Sunday, July 12th when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Kickoff time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The 2026 World Cup of Soccer continues today and runs through Sunday, July 19th. The host nations are Canada, the United States and Mexico. The original field of 48 men’s national teams has been reduced to 25 with the following single-knockout playoff matches scheduled for today…
England vs Democratic Republic of Congo—10 a.m. at Atlanta
Belgium vs Senegal—2 p.m. at Seattle
United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina—6 p.m. at San Francisco
(Canada is off until Saturday when they play a Round of 16 match against Morocco at 11 a.m. in Houston.)
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—2 day games, 1 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Mets–1:07 p.m. at Toronto.
American League—3 day games, 2 night
National League—1 day game, 5 night
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Western Canadian Baseball League—8 games:
Saskatoon Berries vs Brooks Bombers
(First pitch is 1 p.m. at NexGen Park at Cairns Field. The Berries have 18 wins, 6 losses…good for 1st place in the East Division. Brooks has 4 wins, 18 losses…good for 6th place in the West Division.)
Swift Current 57s at Regina Red Sox—doubleheader at 2:05 p.m.
Medicine Hat Mavericks at Moose Jaw Miller-Express—6:05 p.m.
Weyburn Beavers vs Energy City Cactus Rats—4:05 p.m. at Spruce Grove, Ab.
Fort McMurray Giants at Lethbridge Bulls—doubleheader at 1:40 p.m.
Sylvan Lake Gulls at Okotoks Dawgs—7:05 p.m.
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Women’s National Basketball Association—no games:
The Toronto Tempo are idle until Sunday when they host the Dallas Wings at 1 p.m. at Toronto.
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