SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 17 of the regular-season starts with 2 games…Edmonton at Winnipeg and Hamilton at B-C. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday when they host the Ottawa RedBlacks. Kick-off time is 1 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 6 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie for 13 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Ottawa has 8 wins, 5 losses, 1 tie for 17 points…good for 2nd place in the East Division.
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Saturday when Week 7 of the regular-season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops playing host to the Regina Thunder. Kickoff time is 1 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.
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National Football League–Week 4 begins:
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants–6:15 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League–3 games at S-M-F Field
Bedford Road vs Tommy Douglas–3 p.m.
Holy Cross vs Bishop Mahoney–5:15 p.m.
Centennial vs Marion Graham–7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon High School Girls Soccer League–3 matches at 4:15 p.m.
Walter Murray vs Marion Graham at Newsham West
Aden Bowman vs Centennial at Forest Park-5
Holy Cross vs Bishop Mahoney at Umea-4
Saskatoon High School Girls Volleyball League–13 matches
Bethlehem at Aden Bowman–6:30 p.m.
(The following listings consist of round-robin matches amongst the three schools at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.)
Bishop Mahoney and Evan Hardy at St. Joseph
Bedford Road and E-D Feehan at Mount Royal
Tommy Douglas and Centennial at Holy Cross
Saskatoon Christian School and Walter Murray at Marion Graham
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On campus:
The Canada West University Football Conference returns to action tomorrow when Week 5 of the regular-season begins with the Saskatchewan Huskies at home to the Alberta Golden Bears. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 1 win, 3 losses for 2 points—tied for 5th place. Alberta has 2 wins, 2 losses for 4 points—tied for 2nd place.
The annual Graham Shootout, University Men’s Basketball Tournament, starts today and runs through Saturday at the P-A-C. On today’s schedule…
U-B-C Thunderbirds vs MacEwan Griffins–5 p.m.
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Carleton Ravens–7 p.m.
Exhibition University Women’s Basketball
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Lakehead Thunderwolves–6:30 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
The Saskatchewan Huskies Men’s Volleyball team is taking part in the Brandon pre-season tournament, running today through Sunday. On their schedule today…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Queen’s Golden Gaels–9 p.m.
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Non-Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Calgary Dinos–7 p.m. at Cold Lake, Ab.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow when 8 games are scheduled, including the Prince Albert Raiders host the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Prince Albert has 1 win, 0 losses, 1 extra time loss for 3 points…good for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Brandon has 2 wins, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 1st place in the East.
The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Saturday when they entertain Brandon. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre with CJWW’s broadcast beginning at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 2 wins, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.
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National Hockey League Pre-Season–5 games:
Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs–5 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators–5 p.m.
Boston Bruins at New York Rangers–5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers–5 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks–8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League–1 day game, 1 night
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action tomorrow when they host the Miami Marlins at 5:07 p.m. in Toronto.
American League–3 day games, 1 night
National League–2 day games, 2 night
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