SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27
The Canadian Football League is off until Saturday when the playoffs begin with 2 semi-final games, as follows…
West Division
Saskatchewan Roughriders vs B-C Lions
(Kick-off time is 4:30 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White finished the regular-season with 9 wins, 8 losses, 1 tie for 19 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. B-C finished with 9 wins, 9 losses for 18 points…good for 3rd place in the West. The winner visits the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Division final on November 9th)
East Division
Ottawa RedBlacks at Toronto Argonauts—1 p.m.
(Winner visits the Montreal Alouettes in the East Division final on November 9th)
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle until Saturday when the playoffs begin with 2 Hardy Cup semi-final games at 2 p.m., as follows…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds at Vancouver
(The Dogs finished the regular-season with 5 wins, 3 losses for 10 points…good for 3rd place. U-B-C finished with 5 wins, 3 losses for 10 points…good for 2nd place.)
Regina Rams vs Manitoba Bisons at Winnipeg
(The winners meet in the Hardy Cup final on November 9th)
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National Football League—Week 8 continues with 14 games:
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns—11 a.m.
Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals—11 a.m.
Arizona Cardinals at Miami Dolphins—11 a.m.
Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars—11 a.m.
New York Jets at New England Patriots—11 a.m.
Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions—11 a.m.
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers—11 a.m.
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans—11 a.m.
New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Chargers—2:05 p.m.
Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks—2:05 p.m.
Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders—2:25 p.m.
Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders—2:25 p.m.
Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos—2:25 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers—6:20 p.m.
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Western Hockey League–2 games:
Kamloops Blazers vs Vancouver Giants—5 p.m. at Langley, B-C
Everett Silvertips at Portland Winterhawks—5 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Friday when they visit Vancouver in Langley, B-C. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 7:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 8 p.m. The Blades have 10 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra time loss for 21 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Saskatoon’s next home game is Friday, November 15th against Edmonton. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Wednesday when they visit the Regina Pats. Prince Albert has 3 wins, 7 losses, 2 extra time losses for 8 points…tied for 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 5 wins, 6 losses, 1 extra time loss for 11 points…tied for 8th place in the East. P-A’s next home game is Friday when they welcome the Swift Current Broncos. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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The W-H-L Cup, Under-16 Male Tournament continues today and runs through tomorrow in Red Deer. All-star teams from the four Western Canada provinces are taking part. On today’s semi-final playoff schedule…
Bronze Medal Game: 10:15 a.m. – Saskatchewan vs B-C
Championship Final: 1 p.m. – Alberta vs Manitoba
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Carrot River Thunder at Delisle Chiefs—3:30 p.m.
Prince Albert Timberjaks at Pilot Butte Storm—4 p.m.
Regina Silver Foxes at Regina Capitals—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Yorkton Maulers at Prince Albert Mintos—1:30 p.m.
Battlefords Stars at Estevan Bears—2 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Battlefords vs Saskatoon Stars—1:30 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
Weyburn Gold Wings at Swift Current Wildcats—2:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League—4 games:
Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings—4 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche—7 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
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The Major League Baseball Playoffs return to action tomorrow, as follows…
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees—6:08 p.m.
(Los Angeles leads the best-of-seven World Series 2-0)
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National Basketball Association—5 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the Denver Nuggets at 5:30 p.m. in Toronto.
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