SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12
The Canadian Football League is idle until Friday when Week 11 of the 2021 regular-season starts with Winnipeg at Edmonton. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday, October 23rd when they visit the Calgary Stampeders. The Riders have 5 wins, 4 losses for 10 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. The Green and White’s next home game is Saturday, November 13th against the Edmonton Elks. Game time is 3 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when Week 7 of the 2021 season starts and winds up with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops hosting the Edmonton Wildcats. 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 4 wins, 2 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place. The Wildcats have 2 wins, 4 losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is off until Saturday when Week 3 starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies playing their home opener against the Alberta Golden Bears. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. Saskatchewan has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place. Alberta has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 2nd place.
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Western Hockey League:
Kamloops Blazers at Victoria Royals—8:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they host the Brandon Wheat Kings. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre with the broadcast on CJWW beginning at 6:30 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 2nd place in the East Division. Brandon has 2 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 2nd place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until tomorrow when they visit the Moose Jaw Warriors. P-A has 0 wins, 4 losses, 0 extra time losses for 0 points…good for 6th place in the East Division. Moose Jaw has 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 2nd place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday against Moose Jaw. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Weyburn Red Wings at Melville Millionaires—7 p.m.
Flin Flon Bombers at Nipawin Hawks—7:30 p.m.
Humboldt Broncos at Notre Dame Hounds—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League Regular Season starts with 2 games:
Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning—5:30 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon Junior-Varsity Football League—2 games
St. Joseph at Centennial—3:45 p.m.
Walter Murray at Evan Hardy—4 p.m.
Saskatoon Girls Soccer League
Bishop Mahoney vs St. Joseph—6 p.m. at Kinsmen B
Saskatoon Girls Volleyball League—5 matches
St. Joseph at Saskatoon Christian School—6:15 p.m.
Bishop Mahoney at Saskatoon Christian School—7:15 p.m.
Marion Graham and E-D Feehan at Aden Bowman
(In the last instance, the three teams play a round-robin, triple-header of matches at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.)
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Major League Baseball Playoffs:
American League Division Series
Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox—12:07 p.m.
(Houston leads the best-of-five A-L-D-S 2-1. The series winner advances to the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox)
National League Division Series—2 games
Milwaukee Brewers at Atlanta Braves—3:15 p.m.
(Atlanta leads the best-of-five N-L-D-S 2-1)
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers—7:07 p.m.
(San Francisco leads the best-of-five N-L-D-S 2-1)
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National Basketball Association Exhibition—2 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Washington Wizards—5 p.m.
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