Western Hockey League—9 games:
Saskatoon Blades 1 vs Brandon Wheat Kings 4
(The Blue and Gold have 42 wins, 10 losses, 5 extra time losses for 89 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. The Wheaties have 29 wins, 22 losses, 6 extra time losses for 64 points…good for 6th place in the East.)
Regina Pats 2 at Spokane Chiefs 5
Moose Jaw Warriors 9 vs Tri-City Americans 4
Medicine Hat Tigers 1 at Swift Current Broncos 4
Edmonton Oil Kings 2 at Lethbridge Hurricanes 1
Wenatchee Wild 3 at Calgary Hitmen 2
Prince George Cougars 5 at Kamloops Blazers 1
Vancouver Giants 1 at Kelowna Rockets 4
Portland Winterhawks 6 at Victoria Royals 2
(The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tonight when they host Brandon. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 26 wins, 26 losses, 4 extra time losses for 56 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—4 games:
Battlefords North Stars 3 at Yorkton Terriers 8
Nipawin Hawks 5 at Estevan Bruins 4
Flin Flon Bombers 2 at Kindersley Klippers 3
Melville Millionaires 0 at Melfort Mustangs 7
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Prince Albert Timberjaks 7 vs Saskatoon Westleys 4
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Prince Albert Mintos 0 at Regina Pat-Canadians 3
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National Hockey League—3 games:
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 in OT
Minnesota Wild 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1
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On campus:
Canada West University Men’s Volleyball Conference Playoffs
Saskatchewan Huskies 2 vs U-B-C Thunderbirds 3
The best of three quarter final is lead 1-0 by the Thunderbirds.
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Major League Baseball Exhibition—4 games:
The Toronto Blue Jays begin their pre-season schedule today at 12:07 p.m. when they host the Philadelphia Phillies at Dunedin, Fla.
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National Lacrosse League–Week 13 of the season starts with 2 games:
New York Riptide 10 at Colorado Mammoth 18
Georgia Swarm 11 at San Diego Seals 12
(The Saskatchewan Rush return to action today when they play host to the Halifax Thunderbirds. 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. The Rush have 3 wins, 4 losses…good for 10th place. Halifax has 6 wins, 4 losses…tied for 4th place.)
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The Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Women’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday in Calgary. The field of 18 teams has been reduced to six for playoffs, with yesterday’s schedule as follows…
1 p.m. – Alberta 4 vs Manitoba-Jones 8
Ontario 8 vs Team Canada 4
7 p.m. – Manitoba-Lawes 5 vs Alberta 8
Manitoba-Cameron 9 vs Team Canada 4
(Saskatchewan was represented by the Skylar Ackerman foursome from the Saskatoon-Nutana club. They finished preliminary round robin play with 4 wins, 4 losses…good for 6th place in Pool A.)
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National Basketball Association—10 games:
Toronto Raptors 123 at Atlanta Hawks 121
Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Philadelphia 76ers 104
Phoenix Suns 110 at Houston Rockets 114
Los Angeles Clippers 101 at Memphis Grizzlies 95
Washington Wizards 106 at Oklahoma City Thunder 147
Miami Heat 106 at New Orleans Pelicans 95
Denver Nuggets 127 at Portland Trailblazers 112
Charlotte Hornets at Golden State Warriors—9 p.m.
Milwaukee Bucks 112 at Minnesota Timberwolves 107
San Antonio Spurs 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 123
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