SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MAY 16TH
The reigning Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders finish the first week of Main Camp today at the Main Gym in the College of Kinesiology (The PAC) on the USask campus. Practice is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Riders will fly out to Calgary tomorrow to play their first pre-season game on Monday, May 18th, against the Stampeders. Kick off time is 1 p.m. Saskatchewan’s home pre-season game will be on Saturday, May 23rd, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Griffiths Stadium. Kick off time is 5 p.m. The Roughriders will open the regular-season at home on Saturday, June 13th, against the B-C Lions. Kick off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
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The I-I-H-F World Men’s Hockey Championships continue today with the tournament running through Sunday, May 31st in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland. Sixteen national teams are taking part, split into two groups of eight teams for preliminary round-robin play, plus playoffs. Canada is one of the 16 nations taking part and are in Group B. Canada has 1 win, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses for 3 points…tied for 1st in Group B. On today’s schedule…
8:20 a.m. – Canada vs Italy in Fribourg
8:20 a.m. – Hungary vs Finland in Zurich
12:20 p.m. – Switzerland vs Latvia in Zurich
12:20 p.m. – Slovenia vs Czechia in Fribourg
4:20 a.m. tomorrow – Great Britan vs U-S-A in Zurich
4:20 a.m. tomorrow – Italy vs Slovakia in Fribourg
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The 2026 Centennial Cup, Canadian Junior A Hockey Championship tournament continues today and runs through Sunday, May 17th in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Nine league champions from across the country, including the S-J-H-L-champion Flin Flon Bombers, plus a host team from Summerside, are taking part. They are split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Flin Flon finished with 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 2nd in Pool B, just missing the cut for playoffs. On today’s semi-final schedule…
1 p.m. – Toronto, Ontario, Patriots vs Niverville, Manitoba, Nighthawks
4:30 p.m. – Summerside, P-E-I, Western Capitals vs College Francais de Longueuil
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres—6 p.m.
(Montreal leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 3-2)
(The Carolina Hurricanes have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals and will play the winner of Buffalo/Montreal. The Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights have advanced to the Western Conference Final and will begin their series on Wednesday, May 20th at 6 p.m.)
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Professional Women’s Hockey League Playoffs:
Ottawa Charge at Montreal Victoire—Noon
(Montreal leads the best-of-five Walter Cup Championship series 1-0)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—1 day game, 1 night, including:
Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers—11:10 a.m.
Inter-League—10 day game, 2 night games
National League—2 day games
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Women’s National Basketball Association—no games today
The Toronto Tempo return to action tomorrow when they visit the Los Angeles Sparks at 5 p.m.
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The National Basketball Association Playoffs resume tomorrow, as follows…
Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers—6 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final is tied 3-3)
(The New York Knicks have advanced to the Eastern Conference Final and will play the winner of Detroit/Cleveland. The Oklahoma City Thunder have advanced to the Western Conference Final and will play the San Antonio Spurs beginning on Monday, May 18th.)
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