SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24
The U Sports football playoffs are off until Saturday when the Vanier Cup championship game is held in London, Ontario, as follows…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Laval Rouge et Or—12:15 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 12 starts with 3 games:
Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions—11:30 a.m.
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys—3:30 p.m.
New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings—7:20 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 9 games, including the Saskatoon Blades hosting the Winnipeg ICE. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starting at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 15 wins, 4 losses, 0 extra time losses for 30 points…good for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Winnipeg has 21 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 42 points…good for 1st place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until tomorrow when they visit the Calgary Hitmen. P-A has 8 wins, 12 losses, 2 extra time losses for 18 points…tied for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 11 wins, 5 losses, 3 extra time losses for 25 points…tied for 5th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Wednesday, December 7th against the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
La Ronge Ice Wolves at Battlefords North Stars—postponed until January 4th
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Carrot River Thunder vs Saskatoon Quakers at Rod Hamm Arena
Fort Knox at Regina Silver Foxes
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Estevan Bears at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Notre Dame Hounds at Swift Current Wildcats—8 p.m.
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The National Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 14 games.
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The 2022 F-I-F-A World Cup of Soccer continues today and runs through December 18th in Qatar. There are 32 nations taking part, split into eight groups of four teams each for preliminary round play, followed by straight knockout playoffs. Canada is in the tournament for just the second time in history and the first time since 1986. Canada has 0 wins, 1 loss, 0 ties for 0 points…good for 4th place in Group F. Canada’s next match is Sunday against Croatia at Noon. On today’s schedule…..
Portugal vs Ghana—10 a.m.
Brazil vs Serbia–1 p.m.
Wales vs Iran—4 a.m. Friday
Qatar vs Senegal—7 a.m. Friday
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The National Basketball Association returns to action tomorrow with 14 games. The Toronto Raptors are off until Saturday when they host the Dallas Mavericks at 4 p.m. in Toronto.
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