SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 26
The World Women’s Curling Championship continues today and runs through Sunday in Prince George, B-C. The field of 13 national champions has been reduced to six teams for the playoffs. Canada is represented by the Kerri Einarson squad from Gimli, Manitoba. They finished the round-robin with 9 wins, 3 losses…tied for 2nd place, but were seeded 3rd for the playoffs. On today’s schedule…
2 p.m. qualification games: Canada vs Denmark
Sweden vs United States
8 p.m. semi-finals: South Korea vs highest seeded winner
Switzerland vs lowest seeded winner
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National Lacrosse League—6 games:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Calgary Roughnecks
(Game time is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 4 wins, 9 losses…good for 6th place in the West Division. Calgary has 4 wins, 7 losses…good for 5th place in the West.)
Halifax Thunderbirds at Buffalo Bandits—11 a.m.
Georgia Swarm at Toronto Rock—3 p.m.
Philadelphia Wings at Rochester Nighthawks—5 p.m.
Albany Firewolves at New York Riptide—5:30 p.m.
Colorado Mammoth vs Panther City—7:30 p.m. at Fort Worth, Texas
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Western Hockey League–10 games:
Saskatoon Blades at Moose Jaw Warriors
(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 34 wins, 22 losses, 4 extra time losses for 72 points…good for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 34 wins, 21 losses, 5 extra time losses for 73 points…good for 4th place in the East. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Friday against Moose Jaw. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre..)
Prince Albert Raiders at Winnipeg ICE—6 p.m.
(P-A has 24 wins, 30 losses, 5 extra time losses for 53 points…good for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Winnipeg has 45 wins, 9 losses, 5 extra time losses for 95 points…tied for 1st place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Wednesday against the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Brandon Wheat Kings at Regina Pats—7 p.m.
Swift Current Broncos at Red Deer Rebels—7 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Medicine Hat Tigers—7 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Kelowna Rockets—8:05 p.m.
Prince George Cougars at Victoria Royals—8:05 p.m.
Vancouver Giants vs Seattle Thunderbirds—7:05 p.m. at Kent, Wa.
Edmonton Oil Kings at Lethbridge Hurricanes—7 p.m.
Spokane Chiefs vs Tri-City Americans—7:05 p.m. at Kennewick, Wa.
Portland Winterhawks at Everett Silvertips—8:05 p.m.
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The U Sports National Women’s Hockey Championship Tournament continues today and runs through tomorrow in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. On today’s schedule…
Consolation semi-finals
McGill Redbirds vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—7 a.m.
Brock Badgers vs Prince Edward Island Panthers—10 a.m.
Championship semi-finals
Nipissing Lakers vs New Brunswick Reds—1 p.m.
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Concordia Stingers—4 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Notre Dame Hounds at Estevan Bruins—7 p.m.
(Estevan leads the best-of-seven quarter-final 3-1)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs:
Warman Wildcats vs Saskatoon Blazers—7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
(Opening game of best-of-five semi-final)
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National Hockey League—12 games:
Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings—10:30 a.m.
New York Islanders at Boston Bruins—10:30 a.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights—1 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars—5 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals—5 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Los Angeles Kings—8:30 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks—8:30 p.m.
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Major League Baseball—14 exhibition games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees—11:05 a.m. at Tampa, Fla.
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HOOPLA 2022, the Provincial High School Basketball Championships, continue and wind up today. There are 10 different gender and school-size classes determining champions. Following is the list of classes as 48 teams are taking part in total…..
1A GIRLS – at Lake Lenore
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Stoughton vs Perdue
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Lake Lenore vs Gladmar
1A BOYS – at Stoughton
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Stoughton vs Lake Lenore
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Coronach vs Legacy Christian Academy (Saskatoon)
2A GIRLS – at Wynyard
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Norquay vs Cornerstone Christian School (Moose Jaw)
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Wynyard vs Wilkie
2A BOYS – at St. Brieux
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Preeceville vs Laval (Regina)
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
St. Brieux vs Norquay
3A GIRLS – at Indian Head
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Kamsack vs Unity
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Indian Head vs St. Walburg
3A BOYS – at Osler VCA
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
Regina Christian School vs Bert Fox School (Fort Qu’Appelle)
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Valley Christian Academy vs Unity
4A GIRLS – at Melfort
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
# Central Collegiate (Moose Jaw) vs Meadow Lake
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Harvest City (Regina) vs Melfort
4A BOYS – at Peacock Collegiate Moose Jaw
Third Place Game at 11 a.m.
John Paul II (North Battleford) vs Marion Graham (Saskatoon)
Championship Game at 1 p.m.
Central Collegiate (Moose Jaw) vs Peacock Collegiate (Moose Jaw)
5A GIRLS – at LeBoldus
Consolation semi-finals
Winston Knoll (Regina) vs Holy Cross (Saskatoon)—8:30 a.m.
St. Mary (Prince Albert) vs Centennial (Saskatoon)—10:15 a.m.
Winners of these games meet in the consolation final at 4 p.m.
Championship semi-finals
St. Joseph (Saskatoon) vs Riffel (Regina)–Noon #8– 2:45pm
Campbell (Regina) vs Swift Current—1:45 p.m.
Losers of these game meet in the third place game at 6 p.m. Winners meet in the championship final at 8 p.m.
5A BOYS – at Miller
Consolation semi-finals
St. Mary (Prince Albert) vs Walter Murray (Saskatoon)
Carlton (Prince Albert) vs Aden Bowman (Saskatoon)
Winners of these games meet in the consolation final at 4 p.m.
Championship semi-finals
Harvest City (Regina) vs LeBoldus (Regina)
Holy Cross (Saskatoon) vs Campbell (Regina)
Losers of these game meet in the third place game at 6 p.m. Winners meet in the championship final at 8 p.m.
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National Basketball Association—8 games:
Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers–5:30 p.m. at Toronto
San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans—3 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at Orlando Magic—5 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Miami Heat—6 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers—6 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks at Memphis Grizzlies—6 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets—7 p.m.
Houston Rockets at Portland Trailblazers—8 p.m.
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