SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MAY 21
The reigning Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders continue their Main Training Camp today at Griffiths Stadium on the USask campus. Practice is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. The Green and White’s home pre-season game will be on Saturday against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Griffiths Stadium. Kick off time is 5 p.m. The Riders lost their first pre-season game. Saskatchewan 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 3 wins, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses for 9 points…good for 2nd place in Group B. On today’s schedule…
8:20 a.m. – Canada vs Norway in Fribourg.
8:20 a.m. – Latvia vs Finland in Zurich
12:20 p.m. – Switzerland vs Great Britain in Zurich
12:20 p.m. – Denmark vs Slovakia in Fribourg
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final)
The other Conference finals resume tomorrow, as follows…
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche—6 p.m.
(Vegas leads the best-of-seven Western Conference Final 1-0)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—1 day game, 2 night, including:
Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees—5:05 p.m.
Inter-League—no games
National League—2 day games, 2 night
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Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association:
Bob Stayner Women’s Division—2 games at 6:45 p.m.
Pirates vs Under-19 A Blue Selects at Glenn Reeve-3
Tigers vs Under-17 A Red Selects at Glenn Reeve-4
Ken Gunn Men’s Division—4 games
Valley Blue Jays U-17 vs Hanley Merchants—6:45 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
Saskatoon Jacks U20 vs Prince Albert Astros U-17—6:45 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Valley Blue Jays U-17 vs Saskatoon Padres—8:30 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
Prince Albert Astros U-17 vs Valley Vikings Under-20—8:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
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Women’s National Basketball Association—3 games, including:
Toronto Tempo at Minnesota Lynx–6 p.m.
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National Basketball Association Playoffs:
Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks—6 p.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals 1-0)
The other series resume tomorrow, as follows
Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs—6:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference Finals tied 1-1)
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