SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, continues and winds up today in Kamloops, B-C. It’s Page Playoff time and on today’s schedule…
2 p.m. semi-final game – Team Canada – Kerri Einarson vs Manitoba
8 p.m. final game – Northern Ontario vs Team Canada – Kerri Einarson/Manitoba
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The World Junior Curling Championships start today and run through Saturday, March 4th in Fussen, Germany. Canada’s junior women’s team is skipped by Emily Deschenes of Halifax. They have 0 wins, 3 losses…tied for 9th place. Canada’s junior men’s foursome is skipped by Landan Rooney of Ontario. They have 0 wins, 2 losses…tied for 8th place. On their schedules today and early Monday…
Junior Women
2 a.m. Monday draw – Canada vs Scotland
Junior Men
Noon draw – Canada vs Switzerland
7 a.m. Monday draw – Canada vs South Korea
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The 2023 Canada Winter Games continue competition today and run through Sunday, March 5th in Prince Edward Island. The Games feature 20 sports and about 3,600 athletes from all 13 of Canada’s provinces and territories. Saskatchewan has 317 participants, including 217 athletes, from 60 different communities in the province. Saskatchewan has 17 total medals…three gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals after seven days of action. Second half sports start today and are alpine and para alpine skiing, archery, badminton, boxing, cross country and para Nordic skiing, men’s and mixed doubles curling, fencing, figure skating, women’s hockey, judo and snowboarding.
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Western Hockey League–3 games:
Winnipeg ICE at Edmonton Oil Kings—5 p.m.
Kelowna Rockets at Calgary Hitmen—5 p.m.
Everett Silvertips at Victoria Royals—5:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Wednesday when they host the Red Deer Rebels. 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 38 wins, 13 losses, 5 extra time losses for 81 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Tuesday when they are home to Red Deer. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 24 wins, 29 losses, 3 extra time losses for 51 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Rebels have 38 wins, 15 losses, 4 extra time losses for 80 points…good for 3rd place in the East.)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—3 games:
Notre Dame Hounds at Prince Albert Mintos—1:30 p.m.
Swift Current Legionnaires at Warman Wildcats—2 p.m.
Estevan Bears at Yorkton Maulers—2 p.m.
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Twin Rivers Senior Hockey League Playoffs:
Dalmeny Sabres vs Willow Cree Chiefs—6:30 p.m. at Beardy’s
(Willow Cree leads the best-of-five semi-final 2-0)
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National Hockey League—7 games:
New York Islanders at Winnipeg Jets—2:30 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres—Noon
Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild—1 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at New York Rangers—4 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Seattle Kraken—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Arizona Coyotes—6 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—5 p.m. at Vancouver
(Best-of-three semi-final tied 1-1)
Canada West University Men’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—2 p.m. at the P-A-C
(Best-of-three quarter-final tied 1-1)
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Major League Baseball—16 exhibition games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees—12:07 p.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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National Basketball Association–9 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers–5 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Friday when Week 14 of the season starts with Buffalo at Halifax. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they visit Panther City in Fort Worth, Texas at 7 p.m. The Rush have 5 wins, 4 losses…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Panther City has 6 wins, 5 losses…good for 4th place in the West. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, March 11th when they host the San Diego Seals. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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