SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21
The Grand Slam of Curling’s Hearing Life-Canadian Open event continues and winds up today at Merlis Belsher Place. The field of 16 women’s teams and 16 men’s teams has been reduced to two of each for today’s finals, as follows…
11 a.m. women’s final: Silvana Tirinzoni, Switzerland vs Satsuki Fujisawa, Japan
3:30 p.m. men’s final: Ross Whyte, Scotland vs Yannick Schwaller, Switzerland
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National Football League—Week 16 continues with 12 games:
Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns—Noon
Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys—Noon
Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins—Noon
Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants—Noon
New York Jets at New Orleans Saints—Noon
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers—Noon
Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans—Noon
Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals—3:05 p.m.
Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos—3:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions—3:25 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans—3:25 p.m.
New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens—7:20 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League is idle on their Christmas break. Play resumes on Saturday, December 27th, with 11 games, including the Saskatoon Blades hosting the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 17 wins, 14 losses, 3 extra time losses for 37 points…good for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 11 wins, 17 losses, 3 extra time losses for 26 points…good for 8th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Saturday, December 27th when they visit the Swift Current Broncos. P-A has 23 wins, 5 losses, 4 extra time losses for 50 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 8 wins, 23 losses, 1 extra time loss for 17 points…good for 11th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Monday, December 29th against Swift Current. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
S’toon Westleys vs S’toon Royals—4:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Regina Silver Foxes at Regina Capitals—6:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Swift Current Wildcats at Weyburn Gold Wings—1 p.m.
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National Hockey League—9 games:
Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings—Noon
Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Utah Mammoth—6 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins—6 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild—5 p.m.
New York Rangers at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League—3 games:
Toronto Sceptres at New York Sirens—11 a.m.
Ottawa Charge at Minnesota Frost—1 p.m.
Boston Fleet at Seattle Torrent—4 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Saturday when Week 5 of the season starts with 4 games, including the Saskatchewan Rush visiting the Halifax Thunderbirds at 5 p.m. The Rush have 2 wins, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place. Halifax has 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Friday, January 2nd against Halifax. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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National Basketball Association—6 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets—5 p.m.
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