SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 13
Canadian Football League–Week 11 of the season begins:
B-C Lions at Calgary Stampeders—7 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Kickoff time is 5 p.m. The Green and White have 6 wins, 2 losses for 12 points…tied for 1st place in the West Division. Hamilton has 3 wins, 6 losses for 6 points…good for 3rd place in the East. The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, August 29th against the Toronto Argonauts. Kickoff time is 5 p.m. from Mosaic Stadium.)
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when Week 2 of the season starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops at home to the Edmonton Wildcats. Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at S-M-F Field. The Toppers have 1 win, 0 losses for 2 points…tied for 1st place. The Wildcats have 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 4th place.
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National Football League Pre-season—6 games:
Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers—5 p.m.
Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals—5 p.m.
Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots—5:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Chargers at Houston Texans—6 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals at Las Vegas Raiders—6 p.m.
Tennessee Titans at San Francisco 49ers—7 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—3 day games, 1 night, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox—1:07 p.m. in Toronto
Inter-League—1 day game, 1 night
National League—2 day games, 1 night
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The Western Canadian Baseball League post-season is off until Saturday when the championship final starts, as follows…
Saskatoon Berries at Sylvan Lake Gulls—7:05 p.m.
(Opening game of the best-of-three W-C-B-L final. Game 2 will be played Sunday at Cairns Field. First pitch is 7 p.m.)
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The Western Canadian Under-15 Girls and Under-15 Boys Fastpitch-Softball Championships start today and run through Sunday in Winkler, Manitoba.
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On the golf courses…
The Canadian Junior Women’s Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Caledon, Ontario. The field of 156 competitors has been cut down to 74, two of four from Saskatchewan – Tina Liu of Warman and Chloe Wills of Kyle. Today is the third round of four.
The Canadian Junior Men’s Championship continues today and runs through tomorrow in Regina. The field of 156 competitors has been cut down to 74 with four of 11 Saskatchewan hopefuls still playing. That includes Ryan Mosher and Oliver Matyczuk of Saskatoon, plus Matty Schmiess of Swift Current. Today is the third round of four.
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Women’s National Basketball Association—3 games:
The Toronto Tempo are off until Tuesday when they host the Indiana Fever at 5 p.m. in Toronto.
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