SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 9
The 2023 Tim Horton’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday in London, Ontario. There are 18 teams taking part, consisting of 14 provincial and territorial titleists, three wild card teams and the defending champion Brad Gushue foursome. The field is split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play. The top three teams advance to the playoffs. Saskatchewan is represented by the Kelly Knapp quartet from Regina. They have 2 wins, 4 losses…good for 6th place in Pool A. On their schedule today…
8 a.m. – Saskatchewan vs Northwest Territories
1 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Wild Card 1 – Reid Carruthers
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The U Sports National Track and Field Championships start today and run through Saturday at the Saskatoon Field House. Field events start at 2:30 p.m. with the women’s weight throw followed by all five disciplines in the women’s pentathlon and four of the seven disciplines in the men’s heptathlon. The Grand Entry Opening Ceremonies are at 5:30 p.m., followed by track events beginning at 6:15 p.m. The women’s and men’s 60-metre heats and finals will be held this evening as well as heats in the women’s and men’s 600 metres plus the women’s and men’s four-by-200 metre relay heats. The Saskatchewan Huskies are the hosts with several female and male Huskie athletes taking part.
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National Hockey League—11 games:
New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Boston Bruins—6:30 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres—6 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning—6 p.m.
New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche—8 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Notre Dame Hounds at Weyburn Red Wings—7 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs—3 games:
Delisle Chiefs vs Saskatoon Quakers—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(The Quakers lead the best-of-seven North Division semi-final 2-0)
Pilot Butte Storm at Regina Silver Foxes—7:30 p.m.
(Pilot Butte leads the best-of-seven South Division semi-final 2-1)
Fort Knox at Regina Capitals—7:45 p.m.
(Regina leads the best-of-seven South Division semi-final 2-1)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Swift Current Legionnaires at Warman Wildcats—7:45 p.m.
(Swift Current leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-1)
Saskatoon Contacts at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
(Moose Jaw leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-1)
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 10 games, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Prince Albert Raiders. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 43 wins, 13 losses, 5 extra time losses for 91 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 25 wins, 32 losses, 3 extra time losses for 53 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Sunday when they host the Raiders. Game time is 4 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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Major League Baseball—9 exhibition games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays (split squad) at Tampa Bay Rays—12:05 p.m.
Toronto Blue Jays (split squad) vs Atlanta Braves–12:07 p.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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National Basketball Association—6 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers at 9:30 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 15 of the season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Saturday when they host the San Diego Seals. First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 5 wins, 5 losses…tied for 4th place in the West Division. San Diego has 7 wins, 2 losses…good for 1st place in the West.
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