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13.03.2021 / 18:06

Coronavirus: Signs point to potential resurgence of sporting events in Saskatoon

COVID-19 pandemic, there have been some positive signs for a potential resurgence of sports events in Saskatoon.It was announced on Thursday that tickets are expected to go on sale on April 9 for the 2021 Tim Hortons Curling Trials at SaskTel Centre, which are scheduled for Nov. 20-28.

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New University of Regina scholarships honour late sports broadcaster Warren Woods

University of Regina journalism students are now able to apply for a new scholarship honouring the late Saskatchewan sports broadcaster Warren Woods.Woods died in January following a month-long battle with COVID-19.The 66-year-old spent decades covering local sports in Regina which included providing regular coverage with the U of R teams and calling Rams football on the radio.

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Saskatchewan Rush players face rust, contract questions during National Lacrosse League layoff

National Lacrosse League scraps 2020-21 season, pivots to new season this fall Rush forward Josh Currier was acquired in a trade last July while he was in the midst of an abbreviated field lacrosse season with Archers Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League.The three weeks Currier spent in the PLL “bubble” in Salt Lake City, Utah, represent the sum total of his playing time since the NLL suspended play in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.“I’m a little bit deprived of my lacrosse.

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Saskatchewan football teams banding together for fundraiser

Saskatoon Hilltops and the Saskatoon Valkyries are normally working against their rivals from Regina, the Thunder on the men’s side and the Riot on the women’s.But the teams are working together, at least for the time being, joining forces to launch a monthly lottery called the Sask Football Mega 50/50. Saskatchewan officials excited for World Junior Hockey Championship opportunity The draw will be awarded from December to May to help with fundraising.

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U-18 AAA hockey returns to Saskatchewan on Oct. 17

Saskatoon’s Blazers and Contacts both ready for Mac’s Hockey Tournament in Calgary Although both of Saskatoon’s teams have been back on the ice for the past few weeks, playing intersquad games as they prepare for a season with an undetermined start date, they see this return to play as a light at the end of the tunnel for their 2021 season.“The fact that we get to play against other teams soon is… It’s pretty exciting,” Contacts head coach Dale Lambert said. “It’s a welcome relief.” Saskatoon Blazers treating stretch run like a mini playoff series “It’s exciting, and daunting all at the same time.

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Curling returns to Saskatchewan

Changes coming to curling rules, schedule for 2020-21 season “It’s a month later than a normal season,” Team Barber skip Brett Barber said. “But, considering we didn’t know what was going to happen, it’s really exciting.”Curling during the novel coronavirus pandemic will look noticeably different, the most glaring changes coming to sweeping, where only a single sweeper per team will be permitted, and opposing teams can not sweep within six feet of one another.

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National Pickleball Day celebrated on new courts in Saskatoon

Pickleball is a sport on the rise “Over the last 10 years, we’ve grown from a handful of snowbirds coming from Arizona and Florida to play here in Saskatoon,” SPI acting president Marilyn Barrington said.

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National Lacrosse League cancels playoffs, turns attention to 2020-21 season

For the first time in its 34-year history, the National Lacrosse League (NLL) will not be crowning a champion.

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Saskatchewan Roughriders QB Isaac Harker adjusting to longer off-season

Isaac Harker was supposed to be back on the field with the rest of his Saskatchewan Roughriders teammates on Sunday, but as the coronavirus pandemic goes on, CFL training camps continue to be postponed.

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