Canada West University football Conference-Week 6 starts with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Huskies 49, Manitoba Bisons 21
U-B-C Thunderbirds 33, Regina Rams 28
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Canadian Football League-Week 16 of the season starts:
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 42, Edmonton Eskimos 12
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders return to action today when they host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 9 wins, 4 losses for 18 points…tied for 1st place in the West Division. Winnipeg has 9 wins, 5 losses for 18 points…tied for 1st place in the West.)
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The Prairie Football Conference returns to action today when Week 8 of the season starts with two games. The Saskatoon Hilltops are off until Sunday when they welcome the Winnipeg Rifles. Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. Once again, 92-9, THE BULL is the broadcast home for Hilltops football. The broadcast starts at 12:30 p.m. with play-by-play at 1 p.m. The Toppers have 6 wins, 0 losses for 12 points…good for 1st place. Winnipeg has 1 win, 5 losses for 2 points…tied for 5th place.
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Saskatoon High School Football League-4 games:
Holy Cross 47, Prince Albert-St. Mary 0
Bedford Road 48, Mount Royal 27
Walter Murray 20, Aden Bowman 15
(Above games at Saskatoon Minor Football Field)
Marion Graham 22, North Battleford 21
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Western Hockey League-8 games:
Saskatoon Blades 2, Prince Albert Raiders 1 (OT)
(The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Sunday against the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Edmonton Oil Kings 7, Winnipeg ICE 0
Brandon Wheat Kings 3, Vancouver Giants 0
Medicine Hat Tigers 6, Regina Pats 2
Red Deer Rebels 5, Swift Current Broncos 1
Lethbridge Hurricanes 4, Portland Winterhawks 2
Kelowna Rockets 2, Prince George Cougars 1
Spokane Chiefs 5, Seattle Thunderbirds 1
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League-5 games:
Flin Flon Bombers 5, Kindersley Klippers 4 (OT)
Humboldt Broncos 5, Melfort Mustangs 4 (OT)
Battlefords North Stars 2, Estevan Bruins 0
Weyburn Red Wings 3, Nipawin Hawks 1
Melville Millionaires 5, Notre Dame Hounds 1
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Prairie Junior Hockey League-2 games:
Saskatoon Royals 4, West Central Rage 2
Fort Knox 4, Carrot River Thunder 1
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Saskatchewan Midget Triple-A Hockey League:
Saskatoon Contacts 6, Notre Dame Hounds 3
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Saskatchewan Female Midget Triple-A Hockey League:
Swift Current Wildcats 4, Saskatoon Stars 0
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National Hockey League-5 games:
Philadelphia 4 Chicago 3
Washington 2 N.Y. Islanders 1
Toronto 4 Columbus 1
Winnipeg 5 New Jersey 4 (SO)
Vegas 5 San Jose 1
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 1, Mount Royal Cougars 0
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
American League Division Series
Houston 6 Tampa Bay 2
(Astros lead best-of-five series 1-0)
N.Y. Yankees 10 Minnesota 4
(Yankees lead best-of-five series 1-0)
National League Division Series
Atlanta 3 St. Louis 0
(Best-of-five series tied 1-1)
Washington 4 L.A. Dodgers 2
(Best-of-five series tied 1-1)
