SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7
The Canadian Football League playoffs idle until Grey Cup Sunday in Hamilton when the West Division-champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers taking on the East Division-titleist Tiger-Cats. Kick-off time is 5 p.m.
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The Canadian Senior Women’s and Men’s Curling Championships continue today and run through Saturday in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. There are 14 teams in each gender division, split into two pools of seven teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by championship and seeding pool competition and, eventually, winding up with playoffs. Saskatchewan is represented by the Sherry Anderson and Darrell McKee foursomes, both from the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon. The Anderson team has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place in the women’s Pool A while the McKee quartet has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place in the men’s Pool A. On their schedules today…
7:30 a.m. – senior women’s draw: Saskatchewan vs Northern Ontario
7:30 a.m. – senior men’s draw: Saskatchewan vs New Brunswick
3 p.m. – senior women’s draw: Saskatchewan vs Prince Edward Island
3 p.m. – senior men’s draw: Saskatchewan vs Northwest Territories
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Western Hockey League–3 games:
Prince Albert Raiders vs Swift Current Broncos
(First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 9 wins, 12 losses, 1 extra time loss for 19 points…tied for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 9 wins, 12 losses, 3 extra time losses for 21 points…good for 8th place in the East.)
Medicine Hat Tigers at Brandon Wheat Kings—7 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets vs Seattle Thunderbirds—9:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Friday when they host the Calgary Hitmen. 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 13 wins, 10 losses, 1 extra time loss for 27 points…good for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 10 wins, 9 losses, 2 extra time losses for 22 points…good for 7th place in the East.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Flin Flon Bombers at Nipawin Hawks—7:30 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars at La Ronge Ice Wolves—7:30 p.m.
Estevan Bruins at Notre Dame Hounds—8 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Assiniboia Southern Rebels vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—3 games:
Notre Dame Hounds at Regina Pat-Canadians—7:45 p.m.
Moose Jaw Warriors at Swift Current Legionnaires—7:45 p.m.
Tisdale Trojans vs Saskatoon Contacts—8:30 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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National Hockey League–10 games:
Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings—6 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres—6:30 p.m.
Florida Panthers at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatoon Girls Basketball League–3 Exhibition games at 6:15 p.m.
Bethlehem at Bishop Mahoney
Walter Murray at Tommy Douglas
Centennial at Evan Hardy
Saskatoon Boys Basketball League–3 Exhibition games at 8 p.m.
Aden Bowman at Bishop Mahoney
Centennial at Evan Hardy
Bethlehem at Tommy Douglas
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National Basketball Association–3 games:
Brooklyn Nets at Dallas Mavericks—6:30 p.m.
New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs—7:30 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers—9 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.)
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when 3 games are scheduled. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they host the Calgary Roughnecks. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place in the West Division. Calgary has 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place in the West.
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