SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9
National Football League—Week 14 starts:
Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings—7:20 p.m.
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The Canadian Football League playoffs are idle 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 5 p.m.
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The Canadian Senior Women’s and Men’s Curling Championships continue today and run through Saturday in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. There are 14 teams in each gender division, now split into two pools. One is the eight team championship pool and the other is the six-team seeding pool. Only championship pool teams are eligible to win the title. Playoffs will be held once round-robin play is completed. Saskatchewan is represented by the Sherry Anderson and Darrell McKee foursomes, both from the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon. The Anderson team finished preliminary play with 4 wins, 2 losses…tied for 2nd place in the women’s Pool A while the McKee quartet ended up with 5 wins, 1 loss…tied for 1st place in the men’s Pool A. On their schedules today…
11 a.m. – senior women’s draw: Saskatchewan vs Nova Scotia
11 a.m. – senior men’s draw: Saskatchewan vs Ontario
6 p.m. – senior women’s draw: Saskatchewan vs Ontario
6 p.m. – senior men’s draw: Saskatchewan vs Ontario
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 10 games, including the Saskatoon Blades hosting 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. Calgary has 10 wins, 9 losses, 3 extra time losses for 23 points…tied for 7th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until tomorrow when they visit the Regina Pats. P-A has 9 wins, 12 losses, 2 extra time losses for 20 points…tied for 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 10 wins, 14 losses, 0 extra time losses for 20 points…tied for 10th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Saturday when they entertain Calgary. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Carrot River Thunder vs Saskatoon Royals—7:15 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Fort Knox at Regina Capitals—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Saskatoon Blazers at Regina Pat-Canadians—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League–10 games:
Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Nashville Predators at New York Islanders—6:30 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings—9:30 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks—9:30 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon Boys Basketball League Exhibition:
Mount Royal at Legacy Christian Academy–8 p.m.
Saskatoon Curling—11 games at 4 p.m.
Exhibition games
St. Joseph Boys A vs Holy Cross Boys B 1 at Granite
Bishop Mahoney Open Mixed A vs Evan Hardy Girls B 1 at C-N
St. Joseph Girls A vs Evan Hardy Girls B 2 at C-N
Regular-season games
Bishop Mahoney Boys A vs Holy Cross Boys A at Granite
Aden Bowman Open B vs Bedford Road Open B 1 at Granite
Bedford Road Open B 2 vs Tommy Douglas Open B at Granite
Bishop Mahoney Open B vs Holy Cross Open B at Granite
Bethlehem Open B vs Walter Murray Open B 1 at C-N
Walter Murray Open B 2 vs Centennial Open B at C-N
Holy Cross Boys B 2 vs St. Joseph Boys B at C-N
Evan Hardy Boys B vs Bishop Mahoney Boys B at C-N
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National Basketball Association–3 games:
Utah Jazz at Philadelphia 76ers—6 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at Memphis Grizzlies—7 p.m.
Denver Nuggets at San Antonio Spurs—7:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they host the New York Knicks at 6:30 p.m. in Toronto.)
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow 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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