SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 17
The Canadian Football League is idle until Week 20 of the regular-season starts on Friday with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday when they host the Calgary Stampeders. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. The Green and White have 6 wins, 10 losses for 12 points…good for 4th place in the Western Conference. Calgary has 10 wins, 6 losses for 20 points…good for 3rd place in the West.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle until Saturday when Week 7 starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the U-B-C Thunderbirds at 2 p.m. in Vancouver. Saskatchewan has 6 wins, 0 losses for 12 points…good for 1st place. U-B-C has 3 wins, 3 losses for 6 points…good for 3rd place. The Dogs next home game is Saturday, October 29th against the Calgary Dinos. Game time is 1 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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The Prairie Football Conference regular-season is over with the playoffs slated to start on Sunday, as follows…..
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Edmonton Huskies
(Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at S-M-F Field. The Toppers finished the regular-season with 5 wins, 3 losses for 10 points…tied for 2nd place. Edmonton wound up with 5 wins, 3 losses for 10 points…tied for 2nd place. By virtue of beating Edmonton in their lone regular-season meeting, Saskatoon was awarded second place and home-field advantage for the semi-finals. Tune in to CJWW every Thursday at 6 p.m. for “Hilltops in 30.”)
Winnipeg Rifles at Regina Thunder—1 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 6 ends:
Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers—6:15 p.m.
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Saskatoon High School Boys Soccer League—4 matches
St. Joseph vs Holy Cross—6 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Aden Bowman vs Bishop Mahoney—6 p.m. at West Turf Field
Centennial vs Walter Murray—7:30 p.m. at West Turf Field
Evan Hardy vs Marion Graham—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 2 games. The Saskatoon Blades are off until Wednesday when they visit the Lethbridge Hurricanes. CJWW’s broadcast starting at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 6 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 12 points…good for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Lethbridge has 4 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…tied for 7th place in the East. The Blue and Gold’s next home game is Wednesday, November 2nd against the Tri-City Americans. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday when they visit the Edmonton Oil Kings. P-A has 2 wins, 5 losses, 2 extra time losses for 6 points…good for 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton has 1 win, 7 losses, 1 extra time loss for 3 points…good for 12th place in the East. P-A’s next home game is Saturday, October 29th against the Swift Current Broncos. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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National Hockey League–9 games:
Arizona Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals—5 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars—6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees—5:07 p.m.
(Best-of-five American League Division Series tied 2-2. The series winner advances to the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros.)
The National League Championship Series match-up has been determined with the Philadelphia Phillies to meet the San Diego Padres. Game 1 of the best-of-seven is tomorrow when the Phillies visit the Padres at 6:03 p.m.
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The National Basketball Association’s 2022-23 regular-season is set to start tomorrow with 2 games. The Toronto Raptors open their schedule at home on Wednesday when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m.
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