SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1
The Canadian Football League is off until Friday when Week 18 of the regular-season starts with 2 games – Winnipeg at Hamilton plus Calgary at the B-C Lions. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Saturday when they visit the Edmonton Elks at 5 p.m. The Green and White have 7 wins, 7 losses, 1 tie for 15 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. Edmonton has 5 wins, 10 losses for 10 points…good for 4th place in the West. The Riders next home game is Saturday, October 12th against the B-C Lions. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Sunday when Week 8 of the regular-season starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops visiting the Edmonton Huskies at 1 p.m. The Toppers have 7 wins, 0 losses for 14 points…good for 1st place. The Huskies have 3 wins, 4 losses for 6 points…good for 4th place. Next weekend ends the regular-season with the playoffs starting on Sunday, October 13th with the semi-finals. The Hilltops will host one of those semi-finals, with a 1 p.m. kickoff time at Saskatoon Minor Football Field, against a yet to be determined opponent.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle until Friday when Week 6 of the regular-season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies at home to the Manitoba Bisons. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 2 wins, 3 losses for 4 points…tied for 3rd place. Manitoba has 5 wins, 0 losses for 10 points…good for 1st place.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow when 2 games are scheduled, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Calgary Hitmen. CJWW’s broadcast beginning at 6:45 p.m. and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blades have 3 wins, 0 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 1 win, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 8th place in the East. Saskatoon’s next home game is Saturday against the Everett Silvertips. First face-off is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they welcome Everett. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. Prince Albert has 1 win, 2 losses, 1 extra time loss for 3 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Everett has 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 5th place in the Western Conference.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Flin Flon Bombers at Yorkton Terriers—7 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Regina Rebels at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League Pre-Season—8 games:
Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche—7:30 p.m.
Utah Hockey Club at San Jose Sharks—8 p.m.
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Saskatoon High School Girls Soccer League—3 games:
Centennial vs Walter Murray—6 p.m. at West Turf Field
St. Joseph vs Bishop Mahoney—6 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Aden Bowman vs Holy Cross—7:30 p.m. at West Turf Field
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Major League Baseball Playoffs:
American League—2 games
Detroit Tigers at Houston Astros—12:32 p.m.
Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles—2:08 p.m.
National League—2 games
New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers—3:32 p.m.
Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres—6:38 p.m.
(All games are openers of best-of-three wild-card series)
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