SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JULY 2
Canadian Football League–Week 5 of the regular season starts:
Toronto Argonauts at Calgary Stampeders—7 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders return to action tomorrow 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 22 with the following single-knockout playoff matches scheduled for today…
Spain vs Austria—1 p.m. at Los Angeles
Portugal vs Croatia—5 p.m. at Toronto
Switzerland vs Algeria—9 p.m. at Vancouver
(Canada is idle 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:
American League—4 night games
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action tomorrow when they visit the Seattle Mariners at 8:10 p.m.
Inter-League—0 games
National League—3 day games, 2 night
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Western Canadian Baseball League—4 games at 7:05 p.m.:
Saskatoon Berries at Regina Red Sox
(The Berries have 18 wins, 7 losses…good for 1st place in the East Division. Regina has 9 wins, 15 losses…good for 5th place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is Monday against the Red Sox. First pitch is 7 p.m. at NexGen Park at Cairns Field.)
Weyburn Beavers at Sylvan Lake Gulls
Energy City Cactus Rats at Brooks Bombers
Fort McMurray Giants at Okotoks Dawgs
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Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association:
Bob Stayner Women’s Division—3 games
Stealth vs Tigers—doubleheader at 6:30 p.m. at Glenn Reeve-3
Under-17 A Red Selects vs Lunar Eclipse—6:45 p.m. at Glenn Reeve-5
Cal Galambos Women’s Division—2 games
Connexion vs Storm—doubleheader at 6:30 p.m. at Glenn Reeve-6
Ken Gunn Men’s Division—4 games
Saskatoon Jacks Under-20 vs Valley Vikings Under-20—6:45 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Saskatoon Jacks Under-17 vs Hanley Merchants—6:45 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
Valley Vikings Under-20 vs Conquest Capitals—8:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Badgers vs Padres—8:30 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
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Women’s National Basketball Association—3 games:
The Toronto Tempo are off until Sunday when they host the Dallas Wings at 1 p.m. at Toronto.
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