SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH
Canadian Football League—Week 13 begins:
Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers—6:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders return to action tomorrow 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—10 games:
Washington Commanders at Baltimore Ravens—4 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins—5 p.m.
Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers—5 p.m.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Jacksonville Jaguars—5:30 p.m.
New York Giants at New York Jets—5:30 p.m.
Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles—6 p.m.
New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys—6 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers—6 p.m.
Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs—6 p.m.
Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos—7 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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Saskatoon Blades training camp begins today and runs through until Sunday at SaskTel Centre. 77 players will be participating, split up into teams of 4 named after Blades Alumni and compete for the annual Kirkness Cup. All practices and scrimmages are open to the public. Today’s schedule, as follows…
Team Belak Practice—9:15 a.m.
Team Green Practice—10:15 a.m.
Team Chappell Practice—11:15 a.m.
Team Makarov Practice—12:15 p.m.
Team Belak vs Team Green—3 p.m.
Team Chappell vs Team Makarov—4:45 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—5 night games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners—5:15 p.m. in Toronto
Inter-League—5 night game
National League—1 day game, 4 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 3 wins, 1 loss, 0 ties for 6 points…tied for 4th place. The Saskatoon Jacks have 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 ties for 4 points…tied for 6th place. Earl Grey has 1 win, 3 losses, 0 ties for 2 points…good for 11th place. Bruno has 0 wins, 4 losses, 0 ties for 0 points…tied for 12th 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 4 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties for 8 points…good for 1st place. Hanley has 0 wins, 4 losses, 0 ties for 0 points…good for 10th place. P-D-C has 3 wins, 1 loss, 0 ties for 6 points…tied for 2nd place. Treaty 4 has 1 win, 2 losses, 0 ties for 0 points…tied for 5th place. On today’s schedule…
Bruno Merchants vs Sooke, B-C, Loggers—11:30 a.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Earl Grey Rockets vs Waterdown, Ontario, Hammer—1:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Saskatoon Merchants vs Bear Creek, Ontario, Express—1:45 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
Bruno Merchants vs Yellowknife, N-W-T, Merchants—6:15 p.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
Saskatoon Jacks vs Waterdown, Ontario, Hammer—6:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Saskatoon Merchants vs Galway, D-C, Hitmen—8:30 p.m. at Bob Van Impe Stadium
Treaty 4 Snappers vs Calgary, Alberta, Snappers—9:15 a.m. at Joe Gallagher Field
More games to be scheduled later today….
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The Golf Saskatchewan Mixed Championship begins tomorrow at the Deer Park Golf Course in Yorkton. Today is the practice round for 104 golfers competing. They will be split into 26 teams of 4 for the opening round tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.
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The Saskatoon Stock Car Racing Association holds its tenth event of its 2026 season tomorrow at Sutherland Automotive Speedway. Racing in the Super Trucks, Bandoleros Super Stocks, Pro Trucks, and Race-Your-Junk divisions. Gates open at 3 p.m. with racing at 5 p.m.
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There’s drag racing at the Saskatchewan International Speedway tomorrow and Sunday with the Points Season Final #9 and #10. Gates open at 9:30 a.m., qualifying at 10 a.m. and eliminations to follow at 1:30 p.m.
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Women’s National Basketball Association—4 games, including:
Toronto Tempo at Las Vegas Aces—8 p.m.
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