SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 6
The Canadian Football League playoffs are off until Grey Cup Sunday in Hamilton when the West Division-champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers taking on the East Division-titleist Tiger-Cats. Kick-off time is 4 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 13 ends:
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills—7:15 p.m.
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The Canadian Senior Women’s and Men’s Curling Championships start today and run through Saturday in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. There are 14 teams in each gender division, split into two pools of seven teams each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by championship and seeding pool competition and, eventually, winding up with playoffs. Saskatchewan is represented by the Sherry Anderson and Darrell McKee foursomes, both from the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon. On their schedules today…
11 a.m. – senior women’s draw: Saskatchewan vs Nunavut
11 a.m. – senior men’s draw: Saskatchewan vs Quebec
3 p.m. – senior women’s draw: Saskatchewan vs Quebec
3 p.m. – senior men’s draw: Saskatchewan vs Newfoundland
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 3 games, including the Prince Albert Raiders at home to the Swift Current Broncos. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 9 wins, 12 losses, 1 extra time loss for 19 points…tied for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Swift Current has 9 wins, 12 losses, 3 extra time losses for 21 points…tied for 7th place in the East.
The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Friday when they host the Calgary Hitmen. 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 13 wins, 10 losses, 1 extra time loss for 27 points…good for 4th place in the Eastern Conference.
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National Hockey League–6 games:
Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers—6 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Washington Capitals—6 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars—7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon Girls Basketball League Exhibition
E-D Feehan at Bedford Road—6:15 p.m.
Saskatoon Boys Basketball League Exhibition—2 games at 8 p.m.
Marion Graham at Bedford Road
Saskatoon Christian School at Mount Royal
Saskatoon High School Curling—11 games at 4 p.m.
Exhibition games:
Holy Cross Boys A vs Bishop Mahoney Open Mixed A at Sutherland
Bishop Mahoney Boys A vs St. Joseph Girls A at Sutherland
Evan Hardy Girls B 1 vs Evan Hardy Girls B 2 at Sutherland
St. Joseph Boys A vs Bishop Mahoney Boys B at Sutherland
Regular season games:
Walter Murray Open B 1 vs Walter Murray Open B 2 at Granite
Bishop Mahoney Open B vs Centennial Open B at Granite
Aden Bowman Open B vs Bethlehem Open B at Granite
Holy Cross Open B vs Tommy Douglas Open B at Granite
Bedford Road Open B 1 vs Bedford Road Open B 2 at Granite
St. Joseph Boys B vs Evan Hardy Boys B at Sutherland
Holy Cross Boys B 2 vs Holy Cross Boys B 1 at Sutherland
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National Basketball Association–10 games:
Oklahoma City at Detroit Pistons—6 p.m.
Washington Wizards at Indiana Pacers—6 p.m.
Philadelphia 76ers at Charlotte Hornets-6 p.m.
Memphis Grizzlies at Miami Heat—6:30 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls—7 p.m.
Cleveland Cavaliers at Milwaukee Bucks–7 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks at Minnesota Timberwolves—7 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns—8 p.m.
Orlando Magic at Golden State Warriors—9 p.m.
Los Angeles Clippers at Portland Trailblazers—9 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors are off until Wednesday when they host Oklahoma City at 6:30 p.m. at Toronto.)
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The National Lacrosse League is idle until Friday when 3 games are scheduled. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday when they host the Calgary Roughnecks. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place in the West Division. Calgary has 0 wins, 1 loss…tied for 3rd place in the West.
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