SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28
National Football League—Week 8 of the 2021 season starts:
Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals—6:20 p.m.
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The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 13 of the 2021 regular-season starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off 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 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 will host a P-F-C semi-final game on Sunday, November 7th at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle 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 Varsity Football League—2 games at Saskatoon Minor Football Field
Walter Murray vs St. Joseph—5:15 p.m.
Centennial vs Holy Cross—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Girls Volleyball League—9 matches
Legacy Christian Academy and Bedford Road at Aden Bowman
Evan Hardy and Marion Graham at Centennial
St. Joseph and Holy Cross at Bishop Mahoney
(In all three above instances, three-team, round-robin, triple-header matches are played at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.)
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The Home Hardware Canadian Curling Pre-Trials continues 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 5 and 9 a.m., 1 and 5 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 night with 9 games, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Lethbridge Hurricanes. 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 7 wins, 1 loss, 1 extra time loss for 15 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Lethbridge has 4 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…tied for 6th place in the East. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Wednesday when they host the Swift Current Broncos. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until tomorrow 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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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Saskatoon Stars vs Battlefords Sharks—7 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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National Hockey League–9 games:
Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Los Angeles Kings—8:30 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks—8:30 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–6 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers–5:30 p.m. at Toronto
Detroit Pistons at Philadelphia 76ers—5 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Washington Wizards—5 p.m.
New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls—6 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets—6 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks—6:30 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors—8 p.m.
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The Major League Baseball Playoffs return to action tomorrow, as follows…
Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves—6:09 p.m.
(Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)
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