SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 13 of the season begins with Montreal visiting Winnipeg. The Saskatchewan Roughriders return to action on Saturday, August 29th when they host the Toronto Argonauts. Kickoff is 5 p.m. from Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 6 wins, 4 losses for 12 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Toronto has 5 wins, 5 losses for 10 points…good for 2nd place in the East Division.
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National Football League Pre-season—4 games:
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills—5 p.m.
New England Patriots at Cleveland Browns—6 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas Raiders—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Chargers—8 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference returns to action on Sunday, August 30th when Week 4 begins with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops visiting the Edmonton Wildcats. Kickoff is 1 p.m. The Toppers have 2 wins, 1 loss for 4 points…tied for 2nd place. Edmonton has 2 wins, 1 loss for 4 points…tied for 2nd place. Saskatoon’s next home game is Sunday, September 26th against the Regina Thunder. Kickoff is 7 p.m. from S-M-F Field.
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Canada West Football Exhibition:
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Golden Bears
(Kickoff is 7 p.m. from Griffiths Stadium. The Huskies open their season on Saturday, September 5th when they visit the Manitoba Bisons at 2 p.m. Saskatchewan’s home opener is Friday, September 11th when they host the Calgary Dinos. Kickoff is 7 p.m. from Griffiths Stadium.)
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Canada West Men’s Hockey Exhibition:
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Hockey Club Milano—11:15 a.m. in Austria
(The Huskies open their season on Friday, October 9th when they host the Calgary Dinos. Puck drop is 7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place.)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—2 night games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals—5:05 p.m. in Toronto
Inter-League—1 day game
National League—1 day game, 3 night
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The Canadian Men’s and Master Men’s Fastpitch-Softball Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Saskatoon at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex. Action today starts at 9 a.m. with the last game beginning at 8:30 p.m. There are 13 teams taking part in the Men’s, including four Saskatchewan teams – the Saskatoon Merchants, Saskatoon Jacks, Earl Grey Rockets, and Bruno Merchants. The Saskatoon Merchants have 1 win, 1 loss, 0 ties for 2 points…tied for 6th place. The Saskatoon Jacks have 1 win, 1 loss, 0 ties for 2 points…tied for 6th place. Earl Grey has 0 wins, 2 losses, 0 ties for 0 points…tied for 10th place. Bruno has 0 wins, 2 losses, 0 ties for 0 points…tied for 10th place. There are four teams taking part in the Master Men’s, including four Saskatchewan teams – the Saskatoon Brewers, Hanley Merchants, P-D-C Comets, and Treaty 4 Snappers. Saskatoon has 2 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties for 4 points…tied for 2nd place. Hanley has 0 wins, 2 losses, 0 ties for 0 points…tied for 8th place. P-D-C has 3 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties for 6 points…good for 1st place. Treaty 4 has 0 wins, 2 losses, 0 ties for 0 points…tied for 8th place. On today’s schedule…
Saskatoon Jacks vs Earl Grey Rockets—11 a.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Earl Grey Rockets vs Newfoundland Josh Collins Racing Reds—2 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
Saskatoon Merchants vs Toronto, Ontario, Jr. Batmen—3:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Bruno Merchants vs Bear Creek, Ontario, Express—4:30 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
Saskatoon Jacks vs Toronto, Ontario, Batmen—6 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Bruno Merchants vs Saskatoon Merchants—8:30 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
P-D-C Comets vs Shakespeare, Ontario, Falcons—9 a.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Hanley Merchants vs Grande Prairie, Alberta, Pirates—10 a.m. at Glenn Reeve-4
Treaty 4 Snappers vs Team Bigman, Manitoba—11 a.m. at Glenn Reeve-3
Saskatoon Brewers vs Waterdown, Ontario, Hammers—2 p.m. at Glenn Reeve-4
Hanley Merchants vs Waterdown, Ontario, Hammers—5 p.m. at Glenn Reeve-4
Saskatoon Brewers vs Cobourg, Ontario, Force—6:30 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
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Women’s National Basketball Association—2 games
The Toronto Tempo return to action tomorrow when they visit the Las Vegas Aces at 8 p.m.
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