Western Hockey League Playoffs—4 games:
Saskatoon Blades 6 vs Prince Albert Raiders 2
(Saskatoon won the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 4-1.)
Red Deer Rebels 5 at Medicine Hat Tigers 2
(Red Deer won the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 4-1)
Everett Silvertips 4 vs Vancouver Giants 1
(Everett leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-1)
Kelowna Rockets 4 at Wenatchee Wild 5 in OT
(Kelowna leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-2)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs—2 games:
Battlefords North Stars 2 at Flin Flon Bombers 6
(Flin Flon leads the best-of-seven semi-final 2-0)
Humboldt Broncos 3 at Melfort Mustangs 4
(Melfort leads the best-of-seven semi-final 2-0)
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The Telus Cup Western Regional Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey Tournament continues today and runs through Sunday in Winnipeg. Four teams are taking part, including the Saskatoon Blazers – champions of the Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A League title – in a round-robin plus playoffs format. Saskatoon has 0 wins, 1 loss for 0 points…tied for 3rd place. On today’s schedule…
Saskatoon Blazers 6 vs Thunder Bay Kings 0
Brandon Wheat Kings 3 vs Winnipeg Wild 1
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The World Women’s Hockey Championship continues today and runs through Sunday, April 14th in Utica, New York. A total of 10 nations are taking part, including Canada, split into two pools of five teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Saskatoon product and winger Emily Clark is a member of Team Canada. Canada has 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Pool A. On their schedule…
Canada 3 vs Switzerland 0
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National Hockey League—6 games:
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Edmonton Oilers 6
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4
New York Rangers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Arizona Coyotes 7
Seattle Kraken 3 at Anaheim Ducks 1
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The 2024 L-G-T World Men’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. There are 13 nations taking part, including Canada – represented by the Brier-champion Brad Gushue foursome from St. John’s, Newfoundland. The teams play a round-robin schedule, followed by the top six teams advancing to playoffs. Canada has 9 wins, 2 losses…tied for 2nd place. On Canada’s schedule…
11 a.m. – Canada 5 vs Switzerland 6
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Major League Baseball regular-season:
American League—2 day games, 3 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays 3 vs New York Yankees 0
Inter-League—2 day games, 1 night
National League—2 day games, 3 night
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National Lacrosse League—Week 19 starts with 4 games:
Saskatchewan Rush 10 at Calgary Roughnecks 12
(The Rush have 6 wins, 9 losses. Calgary has 7 wins, 8 losses. Saskatchewan’s next home game is tonight against Calgary. 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. 92-9, The BULL will also have a 30-minute Post-Game Show.)
Buffalo Bandits 13 at Colorado Mammoth 11
Halifax Thunderbirds 13 at Vancouver Warriors 15
Panther City 10 at San Diego Seals 14
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National Basketball Association—12 games:
Toronto Raptors 117 at Milwaukee Bucks 111
Oklahoma City Thunder 112 at Indiana Pacers 126
Portland Trailblazers 108 at Washington Wizards 102
Orlando Magic 115 at Charlotte Hornets 124
Sacramento Kings 100 at Boston Celtics 101
San Antonio Spurs 111 at New Orleans Pelicans 109
New York Knicks 100 at Chicago Bulls 108
Detroit Pistons 90 at Memphis Grizzlies 108
Miami Heat 119 at Houston Rockets 104
Golden State Warriors 106 at Dallas Mavericks 108
Minnesota Timberwolves 87 at Phoenix Suns 97
Utah Jazz 102 at Los Angeles Clippers 131
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