SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 18 of the season continues and ends with Ottawa at Montreal. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Friday when they visit the Calgary Stampeders at 7:30 p.m. The Green and White have 6 wins, 10 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Calgary has 4 wins, 11 losses for 8 points…tied for 4th place in the West. The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, October 21st against the Toronto Argonauts. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle until Saturday, October 14th when Week 6 starts and ends with three games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the Alberta Golden Bears at 1 p.m. in 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 the Calgary Dinos. Kick-off time at Griffiths Stadium is 4 p.m.
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Prairie Football Conference–Week 8 starts and ends with 3 games:
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Winnipeg Rifles
(Game time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers have 7 wins, 0 losses for 14 points…good for 1st place. Winnipeg has 2 wins, 5 losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place.)
Edmonton Huskies at Regina Thunder—1 p.m.
Edmonton Wildcats at Calgary Colts—1 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 5 continues with 12 games:
Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills—7:30 a.m. at London, England
Carolina Panthers at Detroit Lions—11 a.m.
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts—11 a.m.
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers—11 a.m.
Houston Texans at Atlanta Falcons—11 a.m.
New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots—11 a.m.
New York Giants at Miami Dolphins—11 a.m.
Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals—2:05 p.m.
Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams—2:05 p.m.
Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings—2:25 p.m.
New York Jets at Denver Broncos—2:25 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers—6:20 p.m.
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Western Hockey League:
Wenatchee Wild at Kamloops Blazers—5 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Wednesday when they visit the Edmonton Oil Kings. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 4 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton has 3 wins, 3 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…tied for 6th place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Friday against the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they host Calgary. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 4 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Notre Dame Hounds at Humboldt Broncos—4 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Saskatoon Royals at Assiniboia Southern Rebels—3 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—4 games:
Battlefords Stars at Regina Pat-Canadians—1 p.m.
Prince Albert Mintos at Estevan Bears—1:45 p.m.
Moose Jaw Warriors at Warman Wildcats—2 p.m.
Swift Current Legionnaires at Tisdale Trojans—2 p.m.
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The National Hockey League pre-season is done. The regular-season begins Tuesday with 3 games.
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Six different age group Canadian soccer championships continue today and run through Monday, as follows…
Girls Under-15 Cup in Waterloo, Ontario – with 10 teams taking part, including the F-C Regina Bluestars.
Boys Under-15 Cup in Waterloo, Ontario – with 12 teams taking part, including Saskatoon-Astra Soccer Academy. They have 1 win, 2 losses. In their 5th to 8th place semi-final today…
Saskatoon Astra Soccer Academy vs Scarborough, Ontario Dutch Connections F-C-A—9 a.m.
Girls Under-17 Cup in Moncton, New Brunswick – with 10 teams taking part, including Regina Q-C United.
Boys Under-17 Cup in Moncton, New Brunswick – with 12 teams taking part, including Saskatoon Alliance. They have 2 wins, 1 loss. On their 5th to 8th place semi-final today…
Saskatoon Alliance vs St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Feildians Double-A—9 a.m.
Women’s Jubilee Trophy in Halifax – with 10 teams taking part, but no Saskatchewan entry.
Men’s Challenge Trophy in Halifax – with 10 teams taking part, but no Saskatchewan entry.
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Major League Baseball playoffs—2 games:
Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles—2:07 p.m.
(Texas leads the best-of-five American League Division Series 1-0)
Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros—6:03 p.m.
(Houston leads the best-of-five American League Division Series 1-0)
The other two series resume tomorrow, as follows
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves—4:07 p.m.
(Philadelphia leads the best-of-five National League Division Series 1-0)
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers—7:07 p.m.
(Arizona leads the best-of-five National League Division Series 1-0)
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National Basketball Association Pre-season—6 games:
Sacramento Kings vs Toronto Raptors—6 p.m. at Vancouver
Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks—11 a.m.
Phoenix Suns at Detroit Pistons—1 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics—4 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Memphis Grizzlies—6 p.m.
Utah Jazz vs Los Angeles Clippers—7 p.m. at Honolulu, Hi.
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