SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31
The Canadian Football League regular-season playoffs start 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 opening 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 idle 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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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Senior Girls Volleyball League Championship Division Playoffs
E-D Feehan at Bedford Road—6 p.m.
Saskatoon High School Senior Boys Volleyball League Championship Division Playoffs—3 matches at 7:30 p.m.
Bedford Road at Bishop Mahoney
Mount Royal at Marion Graham
Legacy Christian Academy at Evan Hardy
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow 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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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Nipawin Hawks at Kindersley Klippers—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Carrot River Thunder vs Saskatoon Royals—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Tisdale Trojans vs Saskatoon Contacts—8 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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National Hockey League—2 games:
Los Angeles Kings at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks—6:03 p.m.
(Texas leads the best-of-seven World Series 2-1)
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National Basketball Association–3 games:
New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers—5:30 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns—8 p.m.
Orlando Magic at Los Angeles Clippers—8:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Milwaukee Bucks at 5 p.m. in Toronto.)
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