SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts continues today and runs through Sunday. The Canadian Women’s Curling Championship is the first of six major curling events to be held in the curling “bubble” in Calgary. This event features 18 teams, split into two pools of nine teams for preliminary round-robin play. After that, the top four teams from each pool advance to a championship pool to complete round-robin action. From there, the top three teams advance to a straight knock-out playoff. Saskatchewan is represented by the Sherry Anderson foursome from the Saskatoon-Nutana club. Saskatchewan has 4 wins, 2 losses…tied for 2nd place in Pool B. There are three draws today…on Saskatchewan’s schedule…
9:30 a.m. – Saskatchewan vs B-C
7:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Newfoundland
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National Hockey League–11 games:
Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Boston Bruins at New York Islanders—6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings—6:30 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks—postponed, COVID-19
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National Basketball Association–6 games:
Dallas Mavericks at Philadelphia 76ers—6 p.m.
Orlando Magic at Brooklyn Nets—6:30 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at New York Knicks—6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies—7 p.m.
Washington Wizards at Denver Nuggets—8 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans at Milwaukee Bucks—8:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Houston Rockets at 6:30 p.m. at Tampa Bay.)
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