SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when the 21st and final week of the regular-season starts with 2 games – Hamilton at Ottawa and Toronto in Edmonton. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday when they host the Calgary Stampeders. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 9 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie for 19 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Calgary has 4 wins, 12 losses, 1 tie for 9 points…good for 5th place in the West.
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The Canada West University Football Conference returns to action tomorrow when Week 8 starts with Alberta vs U-B-C at Vancouver. The Saskatchewan Huskies are off until Saturday when they visit the Calgary Dinos at 2 p.m. The Dogs have 4 wins, 3 losses for 8 points…good for 3rd place. Calgary has 2 wins, 5 losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place.
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National Football League—Week 8 starts:
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams—6:15 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—3 games at S-M-F Field
E-D Feehan vs Bedford Road—3 p.m.
Centennial vs Holy Cross—5:15 p.m.
Walter Murray vs St. Joseph—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon High School Boys Volleyball League—13 matches
Walter Murray at Tommy Douglas—6:30 p.m.
Evan Hardy and Marion Graham at Bishop Mahoney
L’Ecole Francais and E-D Feehan at Bedford Road
Saskatoon Christian School and Holy Cross at Aden Bowman
Bethlehem and Centennial at St. Joseph
(Last four listings are three-team, round-robin triple-headers beginning at 6:30 p.m.)
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 10 games, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Brandon Wheat Kings. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 5:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 6 p.m. The Blades have 9 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra time loss for 17 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 6 wins, 4 losses, 1 extra time loss for 13 points…tied for 3rd place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is Friday, November 15th against the Edmonton Oil Kings. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they are home to the Seattle Thunderbirds. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Prince Albert has 2 wins, 7 losses, 2 extra time losses for 6 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Seattle has 5 wins, 7 losses, 1 extra time loss for 11 points…tied for 7th place in the Western Conference.
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The W-H-L Cup, Under-16 Male Tournament continues today and runs through Sunday in Red Deer. All-star teams from the four Western Canada provinces are taking part. On today’s schedule…
Saskatchewan vs B-C—4:15 p.m.
Manitoba vs Alberta—7 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
S’toon Quakers vs S’toon Westleys—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Fort Knox at Regina Silver Foxes—7:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Prince Albert Bears vs Saskatoon Stars—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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National Hockey League—9 games:
St. Louis Blues at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Utah Hockey Club—7 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings—8:30 p.m.
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The Major League Baseball Playoffs return to action tomorrow when the World Series starts, as follows…
New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers—6:08 p.m.
(Opening game of the best-of-seven World Series)
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National Basketball Association—4 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Philadelphia 76ers at 5 p.m. in Toronto.
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