The Grand Slam of Curling’s World Financial Group Masters event continues and wraps up today at Merlis Belsher Place on the USask campus. The third Grand Slam of Curling event of the 2023-24 season is into playoffs as the fields of 16 of the top women’s teams and 16 of the top men’s teams from around the world have been reduced. Today, there were tie-breaker games in both gender divisions at 7 a.m. The women’s quarter-finals went at 10:30 a.m., followed by the men’s quarter-finals at 2:30 p.m. and the semi-finals in both gender divisions were slated for 6:30 p.m.
Scores can be found here
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Western Hockey League—8 games:
Saskatoon Blades 4 vs Kelowna Rockets 5
(The Blue and Gold have 23 wins, 9 losses, 1 extra time loss for 47 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Kelowna has 15 wins, 15 losses, 2 extra time losses for 32 points…good for 7th place in the Western Conference.)
Moose Jaw Warriors 4 at Brandon Wheat Kings 3
Regina Pats 4 at Red Deer Rebels 5
Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 at Medicine Hat Tigers 7
Prince George Cougars 9 vs Vancouver Giants 2
Tri-City Americans 3 at Victoria Royals 4
Spokane Chiefs 3 at Portland Winterhawks 1
Seattle Thunderbirds 1 at Everett Silvertips 7
(The Prince Albert Raiders are off for their Christmas break. P-A has 17 wins, 15 losses, 2 extra time losses for 36 points…tied for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. The Raiders’ next game is Wednesday, December 27th when they visit the Bridge City Bunch at 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. Prince Albert’s next home game is Saturday, December 30th against Moose Jaw. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Notre Dame Hounds 2 at Humboldt Broncos 5
Melfort Mustangs 4 at Nipawin Hawks 1
Yorkton Terriers 2 at Weyburn Red Wings 4
Kindersley Klippers 2 at Battlefords North Stars 5
La Ronge Ice Wolves 0 at Flin Flon Bombers 4
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—4 games:
Saskatoon Westleys 5 at Carrot River Thunder 3
Delisle Chiefs 4 vs Fort Knox 5
Saskatoon Royals 5 at Regina Silver Foxes 2
Assiniboia Southern Rebels 2 at Pilot Butte Storm 6
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—4 games:
Warman Wildcats 1 at Prince Albert Mintos 0
Saskatoon Contacts 3 at Moose Jaw Warriors 6
Battlefords Stars 5 at Swift Current Legionnaires 7
Saskatoon Blazers 4 at Regina Pat-Canadians 2
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—3 games:
Swift Current Wildcats 0 at Notre Dame Hounds 3
Battlefords Sharks 3 at Regina Rebels 8
Saskatoon Stars 2 at Prince Albert Bears 1
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National Hockey League–13 games:
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Minnesota Wild 2 in SO
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Winnipeg Jets 6
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Calgary Flames 4
Florida Panthers 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 1
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1 in OT
New Jersey Devils 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Washington Capitals 1 at Nashville Predators 3
Dallas Stars 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 in OT
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Arizona Coyotes 2
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 in SO
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National Football League—Week 15 continues with 3 games:
Minnesota Vikings 24 at Cincinnati Bengals 27 in OT
Pittsburgh Steelers 13 at Indianapolis Colts 30
Denver Broncos 17 at Detroit Lions 42
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National Lacrosse League–Week 3 of the season continues and ends with 4 games:
Albany Firewolves 15 at Philadelphia Wings 10
Halifax Thunderbirds 14 at New York Riptide 6
San Diego Seals 9 at Buffalo Bandits 12
Georgia Swarm 7 at Vancouver Warriors 15
(The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Sunday, December 31st when they are home to Albany. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Pre-Game Show on 92-9, The BULL runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The BULL will also have a 30-minute Post-Game Show. The Rush have 1 win, 2 losses…tied for 9th place.)
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National Basketball Association–10 games:
Detroit Pistons 114 at Milwaukee Bucks 146
Philadelphia 76ers 135 at Charlotte Hornets 82
Atlanta Hawks 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 127
Chicago Bulls 116 at Miami Heat 118
Indiana Pacers 109 at Minnesota Timberwolves 127
Brooklyn Nets 120 at Golden State Warriors 124
Oklahoma City Thunder 118 at Denver Nuggets 117
Dallas Mavericks 131 at Portland Trailblazers 120
Utah Jazz 104 at Sacramento Kings 125
New York Knicks 122 at Los Angeles Clippers 144
(The Toronto Raptors are off until Monday when they host Charlotte at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.)
