SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 9
The second of six major curling events to be held in the Calgary curling bubble, The Tim Horton’s Brier…Canadian Men’s Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday. There are 18 teams taking part, split into two pools of nine teams each for preliminary round-robin play. Once that is done, the top four teams from each pool will advance into the championship pool to complete round-robin qualifying. From there, the top three teams advance to the playoffs on Sunday, March 14th. Saskatchewan is represented by the Matt Dunstone foursome from Regina/Wadena. They have 3 wins, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place in Pool B. On their schedule today…
2:30 p.m. – Saskatchewan vs Quebec
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National Hockey League–9 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Boston Bruins at New York Islanders—6 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers—6 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes—6 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings—6:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars—7:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League is idle until Friday when the East Division “Dubble” gets started in Regina and the Central Division continues play. The Saskatoon Blades’ first of 24 games will be on Saturday against the Swift Current Broncos. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 3:30 p.m. with the Sardinia Family Restaurant pre-game show and the play-by-play at 4 p.m. The Prince Albert Raiders play their first game in the Regina hub on Friday against the Regina Pats at 8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—14 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies—12:07 p.m. at Dunedin, Fla.
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The National Basketball Association is idle for the All-Star break. With the All-Star Game having been played, the regular-season resumes tomorrow. The Toronto Raptors are off until Thursday when they host the Atlanta Hawks at 6:30 p.m. at Tampa Bay.
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