SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24
National Football League—Week 16 continues with 11 games:
New Orleans Saints at Cleveland Browns—Noon
Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots—Noon
Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers—Noon
Atlanta Falcons at Baltimore Ravens—Noon
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings—Noon
Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs—Noon
Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears—Noon
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans—Noon
Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers—3:05 p.m.
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys—3:25 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers—7:15 p.m.
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The World Junior Hockey Championship starts Boxing Day, Monday, with 4 games, as follows…
Team Canada vs Czechia–5:30 p.m. at Halifax
Switzerland vs Finland—10 a.m. at Moncton
Austria vs Sweden—12:30 p.m. at Halifax
United States vs Latvia—3 p.m. at Moncton
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The Western Hockey League is idle for the Christmas break until Tuesday when 7 games are scheduled, including the Saskatoon Blades hosting the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 24 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 48 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 11 wins, 19 losses, 2 extra time losses for 24 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders next home game is Friday, December 30th against the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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The National Hockey League is off until Tuesday when 12 games are scheduled.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday, December 30th, when Week 5 starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday, December 31st when they host Panther City. First faceoff is 8 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 4th place in the West Division.
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The National Basketball Association returns to action tomorrow, Christmas Day, with 5 games. The Toronto Raptors are off until Tuesday when they host the Los Angeles Clippers at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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