SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26
The Canadian Football League is idle until Friday when Week 13 of the 2021 regular-season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they visit the Montreal Alouettes. The Riders have 6 wins, 4 losses for 12 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Montreal has 6 wins, 4 losses for 12 points…tied for 1st place in the East Division. The Green and White’s next home game is Saturday, November 13th against the Edmonton Elks. Game time is 3 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Prairie Football Conference playoffs begin Sunday with two quarter-final games…Calgary at the Edmonton Huskies while the Edmonton Wildcats travel to Winnipeg. The winners advance to the semi-finals against either the Saskatoon Hilltops or Regina Thunder. The Toppers finished the regular season with 6 wins, 2 losses for 12 points…good for 2nd place. Saskatoon will host a P-F-C semi-final game on Sunday, November 7th at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle until Saturday when Week 5 of the season starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the Manitoba Bisons in Winnipeg. Saskatchewan has 3 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…tied for 1st place. Manitoba has 3 wins, 1 loss…tied for 1st place. The Dogs’ next home game is Saturday, November 6th against the Calgary Dinos. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon Girls Volleyball League—9 matches
St. Joseph and Evan Hardy at Bethlehem
Marion Graham and Saskatoon Christian School at Holy Cross
Aden Bowman and Tommy Douglas at Walter Murray
(In all above instances, three-team, round-robin, triple-header matches are played at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.)
Saskatoon Boys Volleyball League—5 matches
St. Joseph at Centennial—6:15 p.m.
Marion Graham at Aden Bowman—6:15 p.m.
L’Ecole Francais at Tommy Douglas—6:15 p.m.
Bethlehem at Centennial—7:15 p.m.
Evan Hardy at Aden Bowman—7:15 p.m.
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The Home Hardware Canadian Curling Pre-Trials continues today and runs through Sunday in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Fourteen women’s foursomes and 14 men’s quartets are taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs format with two teams from each gender division advancing to the Tim Horton’s Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, being held November 20th through 29th at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. Draws today go at 5 and 9 a.m., 1 and 5 p.m. Among the 14 women’s teams are Saskatchewan squads skipped by Sherry Anderson of Martensville and Penny Barker of Moose Jaw. Among the 14 men’s teams taking part is Colton Flasch’s Saskatoon squad.
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Western Hockey League:
Winnipeg ICE at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they host the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 6 wins, 1 loss, 1 extra time loss for 13 points…tied for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 3 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 9th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they welcome the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 2 wins, 7 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 4 wins, 6 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…tied for 6th place in the East.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Nipawin Hawks at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Estevan Bruins at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
Melfort Mustangs at Notre Dame Hounds—8 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Fort Knox at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Moose Jaw Warriors vs Saskatoon Contacts—8 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Estevan Bears at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League–7 games:
Calgary Flames at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche—6 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators—6:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Playoffs:
Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros—6:09 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven series)
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National Basketball Association–5 games:
Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks—5:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder—6 p.m.
Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks—6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs—6:30 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Utah Jazz—8 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Indiana Pacers at 5:30 p.m.)
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