SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14
The Grand Slam of Curling’s World Financial Group Masters event continues today and runs through Sunday at Merlis Belsher Place on the USask campus. The third Grand Slam of Curling event of the 2023-24 season features 16 of the top women’s teams and 16 of the top men’s teams from around the world. Both gender divisions will be split into four pools of four teams each with teams crossing over to play four games against teams in an opposing pool. The top eight teams overall, following preliminary round play, will advance to the playoffs on Saturday and Sunday. Draws today go at 8:30 a.m., Noon, 4 and 8 p.m.
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Western Hockey League:
Swift Current Broncos at Red Deer Rebels—8 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Saturday when they host the Kelowna Rockets. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 23 wins, 8 losses, 1 extra time loss for 47 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they are home to Kelowna. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 17 wins, 14 losses, 2 extra time losses for 36 points…tied for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. The Rockets have 13 wins, 15 losses, 2 extra time losses for 28 points…good for 7th place in the Western Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Estevan Bears vs Saskatoon Blazers—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Notre Dame Hounds at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
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National Hockey League–8 games:
Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs—6 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at St. Louis Blues—7 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild—7 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers—8 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Vancouver Canucks—9 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers—6 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings—6:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Seattle Kraken—9 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 15 starts:
Los Angeles Chargers at Las Vegas Raiders—7:15 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorrow when Week 3 of the season starts with the Saskatchewan Rush visiting the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. The broadcast on 92-9, The BULL, starts at 8:45 p.m. with The Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 9 p.m. The Rush have 0 wins, 2 losses…tied for 10th place. Las Vegas has 1 win, 1 loss…tied for 7th place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Sunday, December 31st against the Albany Firewolves. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Pre-Game Show on 92-9, The BULL runs from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The BULL will also have a 30-minute Post-Game Show.
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Saskatoon High School Basketball League:
Senior Girls Division
Aden Bowman at Saskatoon Christian School—6:15 p.m.
Senior Boys Division—2 games at 8 p.m.
Aden Bowman at St. Joseph
Legacy Christian Academy at Saskatoon Christian School
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National Basketball Association–7 games:
Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat—6:30 p.m.
Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics—6:30 p.m.
Minnesota Timberwolves at Dallas Mavericks—7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Denver Nuggets—8 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Portland Trailblazers—9 p.m.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings—9 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Clippers—9:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they welcome the Atlanta Hawks to Toronto at 6:30 p.m.)
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