SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 18 starts with 2 games. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. 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. Hamilton has 7 wins, 8 losses for 14 points…good for 3rd place in the East Division.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is off until Saturday, October 14th when Week 6 starts and ends with three games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the Alberta Golden Bears at 1 p.m. in 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 the Calgary Dinos. Kick-off time at Griffiths Stadium is 4 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when Week 8 of the regular season starts and ends with three games, including The Saskatoon Hilltops at home to the Winnipeg Rifles. Game time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers have 7 wins, 0 losses for 14 points…good for 1st place. Winnipeg has 2 wins, 5 losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place.
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National Football League—Week 5 starts:
Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders—6:15 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—4 games
Bedford Road vs Mount Royall—3 p.m. at S-M-F Field
St. Joseph vs Bishop Mahoney—5:15 p.m. at S-M-F Field
Tommy Douglas at North Battleford—6:30 p.m.
Holy Cross vs Aden Bowman—7:30 p.m. at S-M-F Field
Saskatoon High School Boys Soccer League—4 matches at 4:15 p.m.
Walter Murray vs St. Joseph at Newsham Park East
Marion Graham vs Evan Hardy at Umea Vast
Aden Bowman vs Centennial at Lakewood Park
Bishop Mahoney vs Holy Cross at Newsham Park West
Saskatoon High School Girls Volleyball League—8 matches
Centennial at Evan Hardy—6:30 p.m.
Centennial vs St. Joseph—7:30 p.m. at Evan Hardy
St. Joseph at Evan Hardy—8:30 p.m.
Bethlehem vs Walter Murray—7:30 p.m. at Holy Cross
Walter Murray at Holy Cross—8:30 p.m.
Bedford Road at Aden Bowman—6:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Christian School vs E-D Feehan—6:30 p.m. at Marion Graham
Tommy Douglas at Bishop Mahoney—6:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 7 games, including the Prince Albert Raiders visiting the Red Deer Rebels. P-A has 2 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 1 win, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 10th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, October 13th against the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.:
The Saskatoon Blades are off until Saturday when they host the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 3 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 3 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…tied for 1st place in the East.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
S’toon Quakers vs S’toon Royals—7:15 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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National Hockey League—12 pre-season games:
Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets—6 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Boston Bruins at New York Rangers—5:30 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks—6:30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs Los Angeles Kings—7 p.m. at Salt Lake City
Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
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Six different age group Canadian soccer championships continue today and run through Sunday, as follows…
Girls Under-15 Cup in Waterloo, Ontario – with 10 teams taking part, including the F-C Regina Bluestars.
Boys Under-15 Cup in Waterloo, Ontario – with 12 teams taking part, including Saskatoon-Astra S-A. On their schedule today…
Saskatoon Astra S-A vs Moncton Codiak—9:15 a.m.
Girls Under-17 Cup in Moncton, New Brunswick – with 10 teams taking part, including Regina Q-C United.
Boys Under-17 Cup in Moncton, New Brunswick – with 12 teams taking part, including Saskatoon Alliance. On their schedule today…
Saskatoon Alliance vs Winnipeg-Bonivital S-C—11:30 a.m.
Women’s Jubilee Trophy in Halifax – with 10 teams taking part, but no Saskatchewan entry.
Men’s Challenge Trophy in Halifax – with 10 teams taking part, but no Saskatchewan entry.
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The Major League Baseball playoffs are idle until Saturday when the League Division Series start, as follows…
Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles—11:03 a.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven American League Division Series)
Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros—2:45 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven American League Division Series)
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves—4:07 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven National League Division Series)
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers—7:20 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven American League Division Series)
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National Basketball Association Pre-Season:
Dallas Mavericks vs Minnesota Timberwolves—10 a.m. at Abu Dhabi, U-A-E
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