SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 18 of the regular-season starts with 2 games – Winnipeg at Hamilton plus Calgary at the B-C Lions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday when they visit the Edmonton Elks at 5 p.m. The Green and White have 7 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie for 15 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Edmonton has 5 wins, 10 losses for 10 points…good for 4th place in the West. The Riders next home game is Saturday, October 12th against the B-C Lions. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Sunday when Week 8 of the regular-season starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops visiting the Edmonton Huskies at 1 p.m. The Toppers have 7 wins, 0 losses for 14 points…good for 1st place. The Huskies have 3 wins, 4 losses for 6 points…good for 4th place. Next weekend ends the regular-season with the playoffs starting on Sunday, October 13th with the semi-finals. The Hilltops will host one of those semi-finals, with a 1 p.m. kickoff time at Saskatoon Minor Football Field, against a yet to be determined opponent.
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National Football League—Week 5 begins:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons—6:15 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—4 games
Aden Bowman at North Battleford—6:30 p.m.
Mount Royal vs Bedford Road—3 p.m. at S-M-F Field
Tommy Douglas vs Walter Murray—5:15 p.m. at S-M-F Field
Bethlehem vs Centennial—7:30 p.m. at S-M-F Field
Saskatoon High School Girls Soccer League—3 games at 4:15 p.m.
Bishop Mahoney vs St. Joseph at Newsham West
Marion Graham vs Aden Bowman at Newsham East
Holy Cross vs Centennial at Forest Park #5
Saskatoon High School Girls Volleyball League—10 matches
Bethlehem at Evan Hardy—6:30 p.m.
Marion Graham at Tommy Douglas—6:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Christian School at Mount Royal—6:30 p.m.
Bedford Road at E-D Feehan—6:30 p.m.
Bishop Mahoney and Aden Bowman at Holy Cross
Centennial and Walter Murray at St. Joseph
(Last two listings are three-team, round-robin, triple-headers matches starting at 6:30 p.m.)
Saskatoon High School Boys Volleyball League
Marion Graham at E-D Feehan—7:30 p.m.
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On campus:
The Canada West University Football Conference returns to action tomorrow when Week 6 of the regular-season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies at home to the Manitoba Bisons. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 2 wins, 3 losses for 4 points…tied for 3rd place. Manitoba has 5 wins, 0 losses for 10 points…good for 1st place.\
Exhibition University Women’s Basketball
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Windsor Lancers—6:45 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow night with 9 games, including the Saskatoon Blades at the Swift Current Broncos. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 4 wins, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 1 win, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 8th place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is Saturday against the Everett Silvertips. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they welcome Everett. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Prince Albert has 1 win, 2 losses, 1 extra time loss for 3 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Everett has 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 5th place in the Western Conference.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Nipawin Hawks at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Assiniboia Southern Rebels at Regina Silver Foxes—7:45 p.m.
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National Hockey League Pre-Season—6 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings—5 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Philaelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Playoffs:
National League
New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers—5:08 p.m.
(Best-of-three wild-card series tied 1-1)
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