SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
The Canadian Football League is off until Friday when Week 18 of the season begins with the Saskatchewan Roughriders visiting the Ottawa Redblacks. The Green and White have 10 wins, 4 losses for 20 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Ottawa has 4 wins, 10 losses for 8 points…good for 4th place in the East Division. The Riders’ next home game is Friday, October 10th against the Toronto Argonauts. Kickoff time from Regina is 7 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday, October 12th when the eighth and final week of the regular season starts and ends with three games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops at home to the Calgary Colts. Game time is 1 p.m. at S-M-F Field. The Toppers have 5 wins, 2 losses for 10 points…good for 2nd place. Calgary has 2 wins, 5 losses for 4 points…tied for 5th place.
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The Canada West Football Conference is off until Saturday when Week 6 begins and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies at home to the Alberta Golden Bears. The Dogs have 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…tied for 1st place. Alberta has 1 win, 4 losses for 2 points…good for 6th place. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow when Edmonton visits Regina. The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Friday when they entertain the Red Deer Rebels. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre, with CJWW’s broadcast beginning at 6:45 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 1 win, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 8th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Saturday when they welcome Red Deer. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 3 wins, 0 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—2 games at 7 p.m.:
Nipawin Hawks at Melville Millionaires
Yorkton Terriers at Estevan Bruins
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Saskatoon Contacts at Prince Albert Mintos—7 p.m.
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National Hockey League pre-season—8 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche—6 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks—6 p.m.
Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Utah Mammoth—7 p.m.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
American League wild-card round—2 games
Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians—11:08 a.m.
(Opening game of best-of-three series. Winner advances to play the Seattle Mariners in the American League Division Series)
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees—4:08 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-three series. Winner advances to play the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Division Series)
National League wild-card round—2 games
San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs—1:08 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-three series. Winner advance to play the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Series)
Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers—7:08 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-three series. Winner advances to play the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series)
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