SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
The World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Aberdeen, Scotland. A total of 20 nations are represented by two-person teams consisting of one woman and one man, including Canada. The 20 couples are split into two pools of 10 each for round-robin play, followed by playoffs. The Canadian duo is Kerri Einarson of Manitoba and Brad Gushue of Newfoundland. They have 3 wins, 1 loss…tied for 1st place in Pool A. On today’s schedule…
9 a.m. – Canada vs Korea
5:30 a.m. Thursday – Canada vs Italy
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National Hockey League—5 games:
Regular season—1 final game
Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames—1:30 p.m.
Playoffs—4 games
Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven North/Canadian Division semi-final)
Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins—4:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven East Division semi-final tied 1-1)
Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Central Division semi-final 1-0)
St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche—8:30 p.m.
(Colorado leads the best-of-seven West Division semi-final 1-0)
The remaining four series start or continue tomorrow, as follows…
Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs—5:30 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven North/Canadian Division semi-final)
Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders—5 p.m.
(Best-of-seven East Division semi-final tied 1-1)
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning—4:30 p.m.
(Tampa Bay leads the best-of-seven Central Division semi-final 2-0)
Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild—7:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven West Division semi-final tied 1-1)
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Major League Baseball—2 day games, 13 night, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox—5:37 p.m. at Dunedin, Florida
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—2 games:
San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies—5:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers—8 p.m.
(Both games are part of the Western Conference Play-In Tourament.)
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