Canadian Football League–Week 17 continues and ends with 2 games:
Montreal Alouettes 32 at Ottawa RedBlacks 15
Calgary Stampeders 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Saturday, October 7th when they host Hamilton. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 6 wins, 9 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division.)
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Canada West University Football Conference–Week 5 continues and ends:
(The Saskatchewan Huskies are idle until Saturday, October 14th when they visit the Alberta Golden Bears at 1 p.m. at Edmonton. Saskatchewan has 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…tied for 1st place. Alberta has 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…tied for 1st place. The Dogs’ next home game is Saturday, October 21st when they host Calgary. Kick-off time at Griffiths Stadium is 4 p.m.)
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Prairie Football Conference–Week 7 of the regular season starts with 2 games:
Saskatoon Hilltops 19 vs Regina Thunder 10
(Game time is 7 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers have 6 wins, 0 losses for 12 points…good for 1st place. Regina has 5 wins, 1 loss for 10 points…good for 2nd place.)
Calgary Colts 36 at Edmonton Wildcats 42
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Western Hockey League–8 games:
Saskatoon Blades 3 at Medicine Hat Tigers 2 in OT
(The Blue and Gold have 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Medicine Hat has 3 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 1st place in the East. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Wednesday against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
Swift Current Broncos 3 at Brandon Wheat Kings 6
Moose Jaw Warriors 4 at Regina Pats 3
Prince George Cougars 5 at Victoria Royals 3
Wenatchee Wild 3 at Kelowna Rockets 5
Kamloops Blazers 0 at Everett Silvertips 5
Tri-City Americans 3 at Spokane Chiefs 1
Portland Winterhawks 6 vs Seattle Thunderbirds 1
(The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Tuesday when they host the Edmonton Oil Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Notre Dame Hounds 2 at Nipawin Hawks 4
Battlefords North Stars 1 at Melville Millionaires 3
Estevan Bruins 1 at Weyburn Red Wings 2 SO
Kindersley Klippers 3 at Melfort Mustangs 5
Flin Flon Bombers 9 at La Ronge Ice Wolves 6
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Saskatoon Westleys 3 at Delisle Chiefs 4
Pilot Butte Storm 3 vs Fort Knox 5
Regina Capitals 5 vs Saskatoon Quakers 4
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—5 games:
Saskatoon Contacts 2 at Yorkton Maulers 4
Swift Current Legionnaires 7 at Moose Jaw Warriors 5
Warman Wildcats 7 at Tisdale Trojans 6 OT
Estevan Bears 6 at Battlefords Stars 3
Regina Pat-Canadians 1 at Notre Dame Hounds 2
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Weyburn Gold Wings 5 at Prince Albert Bears 4
Battlefords Sharks 3 at Swift Current Wildcats 2
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National Hockey League—10 pre-season games:
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4
Nashville Predators 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5
Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5
New York Rangers 3 at New York Islanders 5
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 in OT
Dallas Stars 4 vs St. Louis Blues 3
New Jersey Devils 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 in OT
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 1 in OT
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 4 vs Manitoba Bisons 0
Canada West University Women’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 1 vs Lethbridge Pronghorns 0
Canada West University Men’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 0 vs Mount Royal Cougars 2
The Ron and Jane Graham Shootout, men’s basketball tournament, continues and winds up today at the P-A-C. Four teams, including the host Saskatchewan Huskies are taking part in the round-robin event. On today’s schedule…
Saskatchewan Huskies 62 vs Laurentian Voyageurs 59
Fraser Valley Cascades 78 vs Waterloo Warriors 67
The Saskatchewan Huskies cross-country running teams hosted the annual Dakota Classic, formerly known as the Sled Dog Open, at the Whitecap Dakota First Nation.
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The 2023 PointsBet Invitational Curling Bonspiel continues and wraps up today in Oakville, Ontario. The 16 women’s teams and 16 men’s teams have been reduced to the Final Four in both gender divisions in the single knock-out competition.
Mike McEwen, Saskatoon 5 vs Matt Dunstone, Winnipeg 6
All winners advance and all losers are eliminated.
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Major League Baseball:
American League—2 day games, 4 night, including
Toronto Blue Jays 5 vs Tampa Bay Rays 7
