SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 22
National Lacrosse League–Week 21 of the season continues with 5 games:
Saskatchewan Rush vs Colorado Mammoth
(First faceoff is 7:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 6 wins, 10 losses…good for 5th place in the West Division. Colorado has 9 wins, 7 losses…good for 4th place in the West.)
New York Riptide at Halifax Thunderbirds—4 p.m.
Georgia Swarm at Rochester Knighthawks—5 p.m.
Toronto Rock at Buffalo Bandits—6 p.m.
Las Vegas Desert Dogs at San Diego Seals—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs—4 games:
Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets—2 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers—6 p.m.
(The Rangers lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-0)
Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken—8 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
The remaining series resume tomorrow, as follows…
Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders–11 a.m.
(Carolina leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers—1:30 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild—4:30 p.m.
(Minnesota leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings—7 p.m.
(Los Angeles leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Battlefords North Stars at Flin Flon Bombers—6:30 p.m.
(The Battlefords lead the best-of-seven Canterra Seeds Cup final 3-0)
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Western Hockey League Playoffs:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Winnipeg ICE—6:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final tied 2-2)
The other Eastern Conference series resumes tomorrow, as follows…
Saskatoon Blades at Red Deer Rebels
(Red Deer leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final 3-2. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 1:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 2 p.m. If a Game 7 is necessary, it will be played Tuesday. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
The Seattle Thunderbirds and Kamloops Blazers have advanced to the Western Conference final, which will start on Saturday, April 29th in Kent, Wa.
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On the pebbled ice where three separate World Curling Championships continue today and run through either April 28th or 29th in Gangneung, South Korea.
The World Senior Women’s Championship features 15 teams, split into two groups for preliminary round-robin play. Canada is represented by the Sherry Anderson foursome from Saskatoon-Nutana. They have 1 win, 0 losses…good for 3rd place in Group A. On their schedule…
Canada vs Sweden—9 p.m.
The World Senior Men’s Championship features 24 teams, split into three groups of eight teams each for preliminary round-robin play. Canada is represented by Howard Rajala’s quartet from Ottawa. They have 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Group A. On their schedule today…
Canada vs Hungary—9 p.m.
The World Mixed Doubles Championship features 20 duos, split into two groups of 10 pairs each for preliminary round-robin play. Canada is represented by the wife and husband couple of Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing of Horseshoe Valley, Ontario. They have 2 wins, 0 losses…tied for 1st place in Group A. On their schedule today…
Canada vs Estonia—11 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—2 day games, 3 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees–11:05 a.m.
Inter-League—1 day game, 4 night
National League—3 day games, 2 night
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National Basketball Association Playoffs—4 games:
Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets—11 a.m.
(Philadelphia leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 3-0)
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Clippers—1:30 p.m.
(Phoenix leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat—5:30 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Lakers—8 p.m.
(Best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final tied 1-1)
The remaining four series resume tomorrow, as follows…
Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks—11 a.m.
(New York leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors—1:30 p.m.
(Sacramento leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks—5 p.m.
(Boston leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 2-1)
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves—7:30 p.m.
(Denver leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarter-final 3-0)
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