SPORTS SKED FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD
The National Hockey League Playoffs are idle today. The Detroit Red Wings visit the Pittsburgh Penguins tomorrow in Game 4 of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup final. Detroit leads 2-1.
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The 2009 C-F-L season for the Saskatchewan Roughriders is underway today as rookie camp starts at Mosaic Stadium. There is a single workout at 2:15 p.m. Green and White veterans report on Saturday and hit the Mosaic Stadium turf for two-a-day workouts on Sunday. Join Dave Thomas for Rider Training Camp Reports, running four times daily following the 8:30 a.m., Noon, 5 and 7 p.m. sports on CJWW. The Riders play their exhibition games on Wednesday, June 17th in Edmonton and Tuesday, June 23rd against Calgary at Mosaic Stadium before opening the regular season at Mosaic Stadium on Friday, July 3rd against the B-C Lions. All of those games have first kick-off at 7 p.m. Once again, CJWW has the play-by-play of all Roughrider action this season. All broadcasts start one hour before kick-off with "Roughrider Warm-Up" and "Countdown to Kickoff" plus the full "Fifth Quarter" post-game show and the "Roughrider Round-Table" call-in program.
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The 2009 Canadian Open Five-Pin Bowling Championships are underway today in Saskatoon...running through Saturday at the Bowling Pin House and Eastview Bowl. Women's and men's single competitors along with women's, men's and mixed teams from 11 different provinces and territories are taking part. Among the Saskatchewan competitors are Saskatoonians Alysa Spark in women's singles, George Gresty in men's singles...plus Candace Stewart, Jennifer Jorgenson, Bev Michael, Mark Sawatzky, Scott Klassen and Gary Baba make up Saskatchewan's mixed team. On today's schedule:
Women's Teams, 8-game qualifying-8:30 a.m. at Bowling Pin House
Men's Teams, 8-game qualifying-8:30 a.m. at Eastview Bowl
Mixed Teams, 6-game qualifying-9:40 a.m. at Eastview Bowl
Singles, 7-game qualifying-7:30 p.m. at Bowling Pin House
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Western Major Baseball League-3 games:
Weyburn Beavers at Moose Jaw Miller Express-7 p.m.
Edmonton Prospects at Medicine Hat Mavericks-7:05 p.m.
Regina Red Sox at Swift Current Indians-7:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Yellow Jackets are off until Friday when they host the Yorkton Cardinals. First pitch is 7:05 p.m. at Cairns Field. The Jackets have 0 wins, 3 losses.)
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Major League Baseball:
American League-7 night games, including
Los Angeles Angels at Toronto Blue Jays-5:07 p.m.
National League-8 night games
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