SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 19 of the season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Roughriders visiting 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 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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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Sunday when the playoffs start with 2 semi-final games, as follows…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Calgary Colts
(Game time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers finished the regular-season with 8 wins, 0 losses for 16 points…good for 1st place. Calgary wound up with 3 wins, 5 losses for 6 points…good for 4th place.)
Edmonton Huskies at Regina Thunder—1 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 6 starts:
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs—6:15 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—3 games at S-M-F Field
Mount Royal vs E-D Feehan—3 p.m.
Bedford Road vs Evan Hardy—5:15 p.m.
Walter Murray vs St. Joseph—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon High School Girls Soccer League—4 matches at 4:15 p.m.
Holy Cross vs St. Joseph at Newsham East
Walter Murray vs Bishop Mahoney at Newsham West
Evan Hardy vs Centennial at Umea Vast
Aden Bowman vs Marion Graham at Lakewood Park
Saskatoon High School Senior Girls Volleyball League
Holy Cross at Centennial—6:30 p.m.
Saskatoon High School Senior Boys Volleyball League—12 matches
Legacy Christian Academy at E-D Feehan—6:30 p.m.
Bedford Road at Bishop Mahoney—6:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Christian School at Centennial—6:30 p.m.
Evan Hardy at Marion Graham—6:30 p.m.
Evan Hardy vs Mount Royal—7:30 p.m. at Marion Graham
Mount Royal at Marion Graham—8:30 p.m.
Bethlehem at St. Joseph—6:30 p.m.
Bethlehem vs Walter Murray—7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph
Walter Murray at St. Joseph—8:30 p.m.
Aden Bowman at Tommy Douglas—6:30 p.m.
Aden Bowman vs Holy Cross—7:30 p.m. at Tommy Douglas
Holy Cross at Tommy Douglas—8:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow when 9 games are scheduled, including the Prince Albert Raiders at home to the Calgary Hitmen. 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…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 2 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 10th place in the East.
The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Saturday when they host Calgary. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 5 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 10 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Notre Dame Hounds at Yorkton Maulers—7:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League–7 games:
Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils—5:30 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks—8:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies—6:07 p.m.
(Philadelphia leads the best-of-five National League Division Series 2-1. The winner faces the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series.
The Houston Astros will meet the Texas Rangers in the American League Championship Series.)
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National Basketball Association Pre-season—7 games:
Detroit Pistons vs Oklahoma City Thunder—5 p.m. at Montreal
Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards—5 p.m.
Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers—5 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Atlanta Hawks—5:30 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls—6 p.m.
Houston Rockets vs New Orleans Pelicans—6 p.m. at Birmingham, Al.
Phoenix Suns at Portland Trailblazers—8 p.m.
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