Canadian Football League–Week 17 of the regular-season starts with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Roughriders 26 at B-C Lions 33
(The Green and White have 6 wins, 9 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. B-C has 11 wins, 4 losses for 22 points…tied for 1st place in the West. The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, October 7th against Hamilton. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.)
Toronto Argonauts 21 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 31
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Canada West University Football Conference–Week 5 starts with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Huskies 34 vs U-B-C Thunderbirds 31
(Saskatchewan has 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…tied for 2nd place. U-B-C has 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…good for 1st place.)
Regina Rams 46 vs Alberta Golden Bears 27
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The Prairie Football Conference returns to action today when Week 7 of the regular season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops’ at home to the 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.
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Western Hockey League–8 games:
Prince Albert Raiders 4 vs Regina Pats 3
(P-A has 2 win, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 2 wins, 2 loss, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 2nd place.)
Brandon Wheat Kings 2 at Moose Jaw Warriors 5
Calgary Hitmen 0 at Swift Current Broncos 3
Medicine Hat Tigers 4 at Red Deer Rebels 2
Lethbridge Hurricanes 4 at Edmonton Oil Kings 3
Vancouver Giants 1 at Kamloops Blazers 5
Prince George Cougars 11 at Victoria Royals 2
Wenatchee Wild 2 at Everett Silvertips 3
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action today when they visit Medicine Hat. 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 5th place in the Eastern Conference. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Wednesday against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
La Ronge Ice Wolves 5 at Flin Flon Bombers 9
Kindersley Klippers 1 at Nipawin Hawks 7
Battlefords North Stars 9 at Yorkton Terriers 6
Weyburn Red Wings 6 at Estevan Bruins 2
Notre Dame Hounds 1 at Melfort Mustangs 8
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Saskatoon Royals 5 at Prince Albert Timberjaks 3
Assiniboia Southern Rebels 4 at Regina Silver Foxes 5
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National Hockey League—9 pre-season games:
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Ottawa Senators 3
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Calgary Flames 1 in OT
Carolina Hurricanes (split squad) 2 at Florida Panthers 4
Carolina Hurricanes (split squad) 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Boston Bruins 3 in SO
New York Rangers at New York Islanders- postponed
Los Angeles Kings 4 vs Anaheim Ducks 3
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 3
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 4 vs Manitoba Bisons 2
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 3 vs Manitoba Bisons 2
The Ron and Jane Graham Shootout, men’s basketball tournament, continues today and runs through tomorrow at the P-A-C. Four teams, including the host Saskatchewan Huskies are taking part in the round-robin event.
Saskatchewan Huskies 59 vs Fraser Valley Cascades 67
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The 2023 PointsBet Invitational Curling Bonspiel continues today and runs through Sunday in Oakville, Ontario. Sixteen women’s teams and 16 men’s teams are taking part in the single knock-out competition. Among today’s games…
Rylan Kleiter, Saskatoon 8 vs Reid Carruthers, Winnipeg 9
Mike McEwen, Saskatoon 9 vs Brendan Bottcher, Calgary 5
All winners advance and all losers are eliminated.
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Major League Baseball:
Toronto Blue Jays 11 vs Tampa Bay Rays 4
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