SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, JULY 3
Canadian Football League–Week 5 of the regular season continues:
Saskatchewan Roughriders at Ottawa RedBlacks–5:30 p.m.
(The Green and White have 2 wins, 1 loss for 4 points…tied 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 19 with the following single-knockout playoff matches scheduled for today…
Australia vs Eqypt—Noon at Dallas
Argentina vs Cape Verde—4 p.m. at Miami
Colombia vs Ghana—7:30 p.m. at Kansas City
(Canada returns to action tomorrow 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—5 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners–8:10 p.m.
Inter-League—3 night games
National League—1 day game, 4 night
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Western Canadian Baseball League—7 games:
Saskatoon Berries at Moose Jaw Miller-Express—doubleheader at 6:05 p.m.
(The Berries have 18 wins, 7 losses…good for 1st place in the East Division. Moose Jaw has 15 wins, 9 losses…good for 2nd place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is Monday against the Regina Red Sox. First pitch is 7 p.m. at NexGen Park at Cairns Field.)
Regina Red Sox at Swift Current 57s—7:05 p.m.
Weyburn Beavers at Sylvan Lake Gulls—7:05 p.m.
Medicine Hat Mavericks at Lethbridge Bulls—7:05 p.m.
Energy City Cactus Rats at Brooks Bombers—7:05 p.m.
Fort McMurray Giants at Okotoks Dawgs—7:05 p.m.
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Saskatoon Senior Men’s Baseball League:
Dodgers vs Outlaws—6:30 p.m. at Leakos Field
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The following Softball Saskatchewan Provincial Championships start today and run through Sunday, as follows…
Under-11 Girls A North, with seven teams taking part, at Glenn Reeve #3 and #5 diamonds in Saskatoon
Under-11 Girls A South, with 11 teams taking part, in Regina
Under-11 Girls B North, with 32 teams taking part, in Warman
Under-11 Girls B South, with 18 teams taking part, in Regina
Under-15 Girls A, with 14 teams taking part, in Prince Albert
Under-15 Girls C North, with 11 teams taking part, in Unity
Under-17 Girls A, with 11 teams taking part, at Bob Van Impe Stadium, Joe Gallagher Field and Glenn Reeve #4 diamond in Saskatoon
Under-19 Girls A, with five teams taking part, at Joe Gallagher Field in Saskatoon
Under-19 Girls B, with five teams taking part, in Unity
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There’s drag racing at the Saskatchewan International Speedway with the annual Heads Up Havoc event on tonight and tomorrow. There’ll be a full field of high-horsepower machines, many of them street-legal, with some capable of reaching 180 miles per hour, or 290 kilometres per hour, in just four seconds, delivering incredible, side-by-side heads-up racing. Today’s racing, featuring extreme big tire, extreme small tire and street car small tire classes, runs from 5 to 9 p.m.
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Women’s National Basketball Association—2 games:
The Toronto Tempo are idle until Sunday when they host the Dallas Wings at 1 p.m. at Toronto.
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