The Canadian Football League playoffs begin today with the respective division semi-final games, as follows…
East Division
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes—1 p.m.
(Winner advances to visit the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern final)
West Division
Calgary Stampeders at B-C Lions—4:30 p.m.
(Winner advances to go to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West final)
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The Canada West University Football Conference playoffs start today with semi-final games, as follows…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Golden Bears—5 p.m. at Edmonton
(Saskatchewan finished the regular-season with 5 wins, 3 losses for 10 points…good for 3rd place. Alberta ended up with 6 wins, 2 losses for 12 points…good for 2nd place.)
Manitoba Bisons vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—2 p.m. at Vancouver
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The Canadian Junior Football League’s national playoffs are off until Saturday, November 11th when the Canadian Bowl is held with the following match-up…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Westshore Rebels—4 p.m. at Victoria, B-C
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League Playoffs
St. Joseph 16 vs Holy Cross 24
(6-A Division final)
Saskatoon High School Senior Girls Volleyball League Premiere Division Playoffs—2 matches at 6 p.m.
St. Joseph 3 at Tommy Douglas 0
Walter Murray 0 at Holy Cross 3
Saskatoon High School Senior Boys Volleyball League Premiere Division Playoffs—2 matches at 7:30 p.m.
Bethlehem 0 at Saskatoon Christian School 3
Aden Bowman 1 at Holy Cross 3
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Western Hockey League—10 games:
Saskatoon Blades 5 vs Prince George Cougars 3
(The Blue and Gold have 10 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 20 points…tied for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Prince George has 11 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 22 points…good for 1st place in the Western Conference.)
Brandon Wheat Kings 1 at Regina Pats 6
Moose Jaw Warriors 5 at Edmonton Oil Kings 7
Lethbridge Hurricanes 4 at Medicine Hat Tigers 3
Portland Winterhawks 3 at Swift Current Broncos 4
Everett Silvertips 6 at Calgary Hitmen 4
Red Deer Rebels 3 at Kamloops Blazers 4
Victoria Royals 2 at Kelowna Rockets 1
Vancouver Giants 2 at Wenatchee Wild 3
Spokane Chiefs 3 vs Seattle Thunderbirds 2
(The Prince Albert Raiders return to action today when they host Prince George. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 9 wins, 7 losses, 1 extra time loss for 19 points…good for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 games:
Humboldt Broncos 6 at Nipawin Hawks 3
Notre Dame Hounds 2 at Melville Millionaires 1
Yorkton Terriers 5 at Battlefords North Stars 8
Estevan Bruins 5 at La Ronge Ice Wolves 1
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Delisle Chiefs 8 at Prince Albert Timberjaks 3
Carrot River Thunder 0 at Regina Capitals 4
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Yorkton Maulers 0 at Prince Albert Mintos 4
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National Hockey League—2 games:
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 1
New Jersey Devils 1 at St. Louis Blues 4
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 2 vs Alberta Pandas 0
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 3 vs Alberta Golden Bears 1
Canada West University Women’s Soccer Conference Playoffs:
Saskatchewan Huskies 4 vs Victoria Vikings 2
(Third place match)
Canada West University Volleyball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 2 vs Thompson Rivers Wolfpack 3
Men’s – Huskies 2 vs Wolfpack 3
Canada West University Basketball Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 62 vs Alberta Pandas/Golden Bears 59
Men- Huskies 72 vs Golden Bears 86
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National Basketball Association–7 games:
Cleveland Cavaliers 116 at Indiana Pacers 121
New York Knicks 105 at Milwaukee Bucks 110
Washington Wizards 114 at Miami Heat 121
Brooklyn Nets 109 at Chicago Bulls 107
Golden State Warriors 141 at Oklahoma City Thunder 139
Memphis Grizzlies 113 at Portland Trailblazers 115 in OT
Dallas Mavericks 114 at Denver Nuggets 125
(The Toronto Raptors are idle until tomorrow when they visit the San Antonio Spurs at 2:30 p.m.)
