SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Canadian Football League–Week 9 of the 2021 regular-season starts:
Edmonton Elks at Ottawa RedBlacks—5:30 p.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they visit the Calgary Stampeders. The Riders have 5 wins, 2 losses for 10 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Calgary has 2 wins, 5 losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place in the West. The Green and White’s next home game is Saturday, October 9th when they welcome Calgary. Game time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.)
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when Week 5 of the 2021 season starts and winds up with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops hosting the Edmonton Huskies. Game time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. CJWW’s coverage starts at 12:45 p.m. with Dave Thomas and pre-game talk. The Toppers have 3 wins, 2 losses for 6 points…good for 3rd place. The Huskies have 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…good for 2nd place.
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The Canada West University Football Conference regular-season is off until Friday when Week 2 starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the U-B-C Thunderbirds. Saskatchewan has 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 4th place. U-B-C has 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 4th place. The Dogs’ home opener will be Saturday, October 16th against the Alberta Golden Bears. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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The Western Hockey League’s 56th regular-season is set to start Friday with 7 games, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. The broadcast on CJWW begins at 6:30 p.m. The Blue and Gold play their home opener on Saturday against Moose Jaw. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders will open their 2021-22 regular-season schedule on Friday when they host the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Nipawin Hawks at Flin Flon Bombers—6:30 p.m.
Notre Dame Hounds at Battlefords North Stars—7:30 p.m.
Melfort Mustangs at Yorkton Terriers—7:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League Pre-Season–7 games:
Boston Bruins at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks—8 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon Junior-Varsity Football League—3 games at Saskatoon Minor Football Field
Bishop Mahoney vs Bethlehem—4 p.m.
Tommy Douglas vs Evan Hardy—5:45 p.m.
Aden Bowman vs Walter Murray—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Girls Soccer League—3 matches
Centennial vs Evan Hardy—6 p.m. at Kinsmen A
St. Joseph vs Marion Graham—6 p.m. at Kinsmen B
Bishop Mahoney vs Holy Cross—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen A
Saskatoon Girls Volleyball League—6 matches
Evan Hardy and Saskatoon Christian School at Legacy Christian Academy
Tommy Douglas and Bethlehem at Centennial
(Both listings are three-team, round-robin triple-header matches at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.)
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Major League Baseball:
American League—7 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees—5:07 p.m. at Toronto
National League—1 doubleheader, 6 night games
Inter-League—1 night game
Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox—6:10 p.m.
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