SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 25
National Football League—Week 7 of the 2021 season ends:
New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks—6:15 p.m.
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The Canadian Football League is off until Friday when Week 13 of the 2021 regular-season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday when they visit the Montreal Alouettes. The Riders have 6 wins, 4 losses for 12 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Montreal has 6 wins, 4 losses for 12 points…tied for 1st place in the East 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 regular season is over. Playoffs begin Sunday with two quarter-final games…Calgary at the Edmonton Huskies while the Edmonton Wildcats travel to Winnipeg. The winners advance to the semi-finals against either the Saskatoon Hilltops or Regina Thunder. The Toppers finished the regular season with 6 wins, 2 losses for 12 points…good for 2nd place. Saskatoon will host a P-F-C semi-final game on Sunday, November 7th at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
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On campus:
The Canada West University Football Conference is off until Saturday when Week 5 of the season starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the Manitoba Bisons in Winnipeg. Saskatchewan has 3 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…tied for 1st place. Manitoba has 3 wins, 1 loss…tied for 1st place. The Dogs’ next home game is Saturday, November 6th against the Calgary Dinos. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon Girls Soccer League final
Holy Cross vs St. Joseph—5:45 p.m. at Kinsmen A
Saskatoon Boys Soccer League final
Holy Cross vs Centennial—7:45 p.m. at Kinsmen A
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The Home Hardware Canadian Curling Pre-Trials starts today and runs through Sunday in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Fourteen women’s foursomes and 14 men’s quartets are taking part in the round-robin plus playoffs format with two teams from each gender division advancing to the Tim Horton’s Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, being held November 20th through 29th at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. Draws today go at 2 and 6 p.m. Among the 14 women’s teams are Saskatchewan squads skipped by Sherry Anderson of Martensville and Penny Barker of Moose Jaw. Among the 14 men’s teams taking part is Colton Flasch’s Saskatoon squad.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 2 games. The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Wednesday when they host the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 6 wins, 1 loss, 1 extra time loss for 13 points…tied for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 3 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 9th place in the East
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they welcome the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 2 wins, 7 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 4 wins, 6 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…tied for 6th place in the East.
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National Hockey League–7 games:
Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Calgary Flames at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Florida Panthers—5 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–9 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls—5:30 p.m. at Toronto
Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers—5 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Charlotte Hornets–5 p.m.
Detroit Pistons at Atlanta Hawks—5:30 p.m.
Orlando Magic at Miami Heat—5:30 p.m.
Washington Wizards at Brooklyn Nets—5:30 p.m.
New Orleans Pelicans at Minnesota Timberwolves—6 p.m.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Portland Trailblazers at Los Angeles Clippers—8:30 p.m.
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The Major League Baseball Playoffs return to action tomorrow with the start of the World Series, as follows…
Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros—6:09 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven series)
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