SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Canadian Football League–Week 17 continues and ends with 2 games:
Montreal Alouettes at Ottawa RedBlacks—2 p.m.
Calgary Stampeders at Hamilton Tiger-Cats—5 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday, October 7th when they host Hamilton. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 6 wins, 9 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division.)
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Canada West University Football Conference–Week 5 continues and ends:
Calgary Dinos vs Manitoba Bisons—1 p.m. at Winnipeg
(The Saskatchewan Huskies are idle until Saturday, October 14th when they visit the Alberta Golden Bears at 1 p.m. at Edmonton. Saskatchewan has 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…tied for 1st place. Alberta has 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…tied for 1st place. The Dogs’ next home game is Saturday, October 21st when they host Calgary. Kick-off time at Griffiths Stadium is 4 p.m.)
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Prairie Football Conference–Week 7 of the regular season starts with 2 games:
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Regina Thunder
(Game time is 7 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers have 6 wins, 0 losses for 12 points…good for 1st place. Regina has 5 wins, 1 loss for 10 points…good for 2nd place.)
Calgary Colts at Edmonton Wildcats—7 p.m.
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Western Hockey League–8 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Medicine Hat Tigers
(CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 1 win, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Medicine Hat has 3 wins, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 1st place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Wednesday against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Swift Current Broncos at Brandon Wheat Kings—6 p.m.
Moose Jaw Warriors at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Victoria Royals—7:05 p.m.
Wenatchee Wild at Kelowna Rockets—8:05 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Everett Silvertips—7:05 p.m.
Tri-City Americans at Spokane Chiefs—7:05 p.m.
Portland Winterhawks vs Seattle Thunderbirds—7:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
(The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Tuesday when they host the Edmonton Oil Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Notre Dame Hounds at Nipawin Hawks—7 p.m.
Battlefords North Stars at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Estevan Bruins at Weyburn Red Wings—7 p.m.
Kindersley Klippers at Melfort Mustangs—7:30 p.m.
Flin Flon Bombers at La Ronge Ice Wolves—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Saskatoon Westleys at Delisle Chiefs—7:30 p.m.
Pilot Butte Storm vs Fort Knox—7:30 p.m. at Fort Qu’Appelle
Regina Capitals vs Saskatoon Quakers—7:45 p.m. at Road Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—5 games:
Saskatoon Contacts at Yorkton Maulers—7 p.m.
Swift Current Legionnaires at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
Warman Wildcats at Tisdale Trojans—7:30 p.m.
Estevan Bears at Battlefords Stars—7:30 p.m.
Regina Pat-Canadians at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Weyburn Gold Wings at Prince Albert Bears—7 p.m.
Battlefords Sharks at Swift Current Wildcats—7:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League—10 pre-season games:
Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres—1 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning—3 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks—7 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
New York Rangers at New York Islanders—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild—5 p.m.
Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues—5 p.m. at Independence, Mo.
New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks—8 p.m.
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons—5 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Canada West University Women’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Lethbridge Pronghorns—2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium
Canada West University Men’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Mount Royal Cougars—1 p.m. at Calgary
The Ron and Jane Graham Shootout, men’s basketball tournament, continues and winds up today at the P-A-C. Four teams, including the host Saskatchewan Huskies are taking part in the round-robin event. On today’s schedule…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Laurentian Voyageurs—3 p.m.
Fraser Valley Cascades vs Waterloo Warriors—1 p.m.
The Saskatchewan Huskies cross-country running teams host the annual Dakota Classic, formerly known as the Sled Dog Open, today at the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. The women’s race begins at 11 a.m. with the men’s race starting at Noon.
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The 2023 PointsBet Invitational Curling Bonspiel continues today and runs through tomorrow in Oakville, Ontario. The 16 women’s teams and 16 men’s teams have been reduced to the Final Four in both gender divisions in the single knock-out competition. Among today’s games…
Mike McEwen, Saskatoon vs Matt Dunstone, Winnipeg—3 p.m.
All winners advance and all losers are eliminated.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—2 day games, 4 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays–1:07 p.m. at Toronto.
Inter-League—3 night games
National League—1 day game, 5 night
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