SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17
National Football League-Week 7 starts:
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos-6:20 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League-3 games
Bedford Road vs Aden Bowman-5:15 p.m.
Tommy Douglas vs Walter Murray-7:30 p.m.
(Both games at Saskatoon Minor Football Field)
Carlton vs St. Mary-6:30 p.m. at Prince Albert
Saskatoon High School Girls Soccer League Playoffs-3 quarter-final matches at SaskTel Sports Centre
Holy Cross vs Bishop Mahoney-6 p.m. on Kinsmen Field
Centennial vs Aden Bowman-6 p.m. on West Field
Marion Graham vs Evan Hardy-7:30 p.m. on Kinsmen Field
Saskatoon High School Volleyball League:
Girls Division
Marion Graham at L’Ecole Francais-6:15 p.m.
Aden Bowman at L’Ecole Francais-7:15 p.m.
Mount Royal and Saskatoon Christian School at Legacy Christian Academy
St. Joseph and Bethlehem at Bishop Mahoney
Tommy Douglas and Centennial at Holy Cross
(Three-team, round-robin triple-header matches at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.)
Boys Division
Evan Hardy and Bishop Mahoney at Bedford Road
Centennial and Aden Bowman at Mount Royal
(Three-team, round-robin triple-header matches at 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m.)
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Canada West University Men’s Basketball Non-Conference:
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Mount Royal Cougars-7:30 p.m. at the P-A-C
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Kindersley Klippers at Notre Dame Hounds-8 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League-2 games:
Prince Albert Titans vs Saskatoon Westleys-7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Assiniboia Southern Rebels at Regina Silver Foxes-7:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Midget Triple-A Hockey League-2 games:
Swift Current Legionnaires at Moose Jaw Warriors-7 p.m.
Prince Albert Mintos at Beardy’s Blackhawks-8 p.m.
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National Hockey League-9 games:
Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens-5 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues-6 p.m.
New York Islanders at Winnipeg Jets-6 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames-7 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Vegas Golden Knights-8 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins-5 p.m.
New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils-5 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Arizona Coyotes-8 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings-8:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 8 games. The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Saturday when they visit the Winnipeg ICE. The broadcast on 98-COOL starts at 5:30 p.m. and the play-by-play at 6:30 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 7 wins, 4 losses, 1 extra time loss for 15 points…good for 2nd place in the East Division. Winnipeg has 4 wins, 4 losses, 1 extra time loss for 9 points…good for 4th place in the East. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Friday, October 25th against the ICE. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Saturday when they visit the Everett Silvertips. P-A has 7 wins, 0 losses, 2 extra time losses for 16 points…good for 1st place in the East Division. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, November 1st against the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 18 of the season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Roughriders visiting the B-C Lions in Vancouver. Game time is 8 p.m. on T-S-N. The Green and White have 10 wins, 5 losses for 20 points…tied for 1st place in the West Division. B-C has 5 wins, 11 losses for 10 points…good for 5th place in the West. The Riders final regular-season home game isn’t until the final week of the campaign…Saturday, November 2nd against the Edmonton Eskimos. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Prairie Football Conference regular-season is over and it’s on to the playoffs. “Semi-final Sunday” comes up this Sunday with the following 2 games…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Edmonton Wildcats
(Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. Once again, 92-9, THE BULL is the broadcast home for Hilltops football. The broadcast starts at 12:30 p.m. with play-by-play at 1 p.m. The Toppers finished the regular season with 8 wins, 0 losses for 16 points…good for 1st place. The Wildcats ended up with 2 wins, 6 losses for 4 points…good for 4th place.)
Edmonton Huskies at Regina Thunder-1 p.m.
(The two winners meet the following Sunday, October 28th, in the P-F-C final.)
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The Canada West University football Conference is idle until Saturday when Week 7 of the season starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the U-B-C Thunderbirds in Vancouver. Once again, CJWW is your broadcast home for Huskies’ football. Pre-game coverage starts at 3 p.m. with the play-by-play at 4. The Dogs have 4 wins, 2 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place. U-B-C has 1 win, 5 losses for 2 points…tied for 5th place. The Huskies’ next home game is the final game of the regular season on Saturday, October 26th against the Alberta Golden Bears. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
American League
Houston Astros at New York Yankees-6:08 p.m.
(Houston leads the best-of-seven Championships Series 2-1. The series winner meets the National League-champion Washington Nationals in the World Series.)
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