SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 30
The Canadian Football League regular-season playoffs begin Saturday with the respective division semi-final games, as follows…
East Division
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes—1 p.m.
(Winner advances to visit the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern final)
West Division
Calgary Stampeders at B-C Lions—4:30 p.m.
(Winner advances to go to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West final)
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The Canada West University Football Conference regular-season is over with playoffs starting Saturday with semi-final games, as follows…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Golden Bears—5 p.m. at Edmonton
(Saskatchewan finished the regular-season with 5 wins, 3 losses for 10 points…good for 3rd place. Alberta ended up with 6 wins, 2 losses for 12 points…good for 2nd place.)
Manitoba Bisons vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—2 p.m. at Vancouver
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The Canadian Junior Football League’s national playoffs are off until Saturday, November 11th when the Canadian Bowl is held with the following match-up…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Westshore Rebels—4 p.m. at Victoria, B-C
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National Football League—Week 8 ends:
Las Vegas Raiders at Detroit Lions—6:15 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League is idle until Wednesday when 5 games are scheduled, including the Prince Albert Raiders visiting the Regina Pats. P-A has 8 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra time losses for 17 points…tied for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 8 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra time loss for 17 points…tied for 4th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Thursday against the Saskatoon Blades. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 5:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 6 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 8 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 16 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Friday against the Prince George Cougars. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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National Hockey League—9 games:
New York Rangers at Winnipeg Jets—5:30 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Arizona Coyotes—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks—6:03 p.m.
(Best-of-seven World Series tied 1-1)
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National Basketball Association–11 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Portland Trailblazers–5:30 p.m. at Toronto
Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers—5 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Charlotte Hornets—5 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards—5 p.m.
Minnesota Tinberwolves at Atlanta Hawks—5:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans—6 p.m.
Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks—6 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Oklahoma City Thunder—6 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks at Memphis Grizzlies—6 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets—7 p.m.
Orlando Magic at Los Angeles Lakers—8:30 p.m.
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