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When the House of Commons ruled in June to legalize professional combat sporting events like mixed martial arts and boxing nationwide, it opened the door for provinces to make the next move to bring in events.

A sweltering aftermoon and an evening thunderstorm couldn't repress the excitement Saturday as the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed this year's inductees into its prestigious annals.

The Unity Cardinals are the 2013 Saskatchewan Men's Senior A2 Provincial Champions after a weekend of close games and extra innings. Unity hosted the provincial tournament Aug.

Brian Lampitt, a Battleford native, will be inducted into the individual category of the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Saturday as a player. Lampitt was born Feb. 9, 1953. He was the youngest son of Bob and Tillie Lampitt.

Humboldt's Brianne Theisen Eaton has had a hell of a summer and she's capped it off with a silver medal in the heptathlon at the world championships in Moscow. First she married Ashton Eaton, the reigning Olympic champion in the decathlon.

It's the first sign of the beloved summer coming to a halt - hockey. Of course, there are worse things associated with the end of the warm weather and long days. This week, the Civic Centre played host for the SHA Skills of Gold Hockey School.

A series of untimely injuries and unfortunate defensive collapses left the Marysburg Royals out of the playoffs at the Senior AA baseball provincials over the weekend in Saskatoon.

At the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Que., Simon Hauser of Pilger has qualified for the triple jump final, to be held Aug. 15. Hauser will also be competing in the long jump today.

He didn't just get lucky. He's not just a fluke or a flash in the pan. Andrew Albers is the real deal. In his first major league game against the Kansas City Royals last week, Albers pitched into the ninth inning without allowing a run.

Rodney Rhinehart from Maidstone will be inducted into the individual category of the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, as a player and builder, Aug. 17.