SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 20 of the season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Roughriders visiting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Game time is 6 p.m. The Green and White have 12 wins, 4 losses for 24 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Winnipeg has 8 wins, 8 losses for 16 points…good for 4th place in the West. The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, October 25th against the B-C Lions. Kickoff time from Regina is 5 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 7 of the regular-season starts:
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals—6:15 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when the playoffs start with 2 semi-final games, as follows…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Winnipeg Rifles
(Game time is 1 p.m. at S-M-F Field. The Toppers finished the regular season with 6 wins, 2 losses for 12 points…good for 2nd place. Winnipeg ended up with 4 wins, 4 losses for 8 points…good for 3rd place.)
Edmonton Huskies at Regina Thunder—1 p.m.
(The winners meet in the P-F-C final next Sunday.)
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The Canada West University Football Conference returns to action tomorrow when Week 7 begins with the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the U-B-C Thunderbirds at 7 p.m. at Vancouver. The Dogs have 5 wins, 1 loss for 10 points…tied for 1st place. U-B-C has 2 wins, 4 losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place. The Huskies’ next home game is Saturday, October 25th against the Manitoba Bisons. Kickoff time is 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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Western Hockey League:
Kamloops Blazers at Brandon Wheat Kings—6 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action tomorrow when they host the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 7 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 14 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 4 wins, 4 losses, 1 extra time loss for 9 points…good for 6th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until tomorrow when they are home to the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 6 wins, 0 losses, 1 extra time loss for 13 points…good for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 1 win, 5 losses, 1 extra time loss for 3 points…tied for 10th place in the East.)
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Martensville Chiefs vs Saskatoon Westleys—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Warman Wildcats vs Saskatoon Contacts—7:30 p.m. at Merlis Belsher Place
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Weyburn Gold Wings at Regina Rebels—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League—11 games:
Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Winnipeg Jets at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs—5 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Carolina Panthers at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings—8 p.m.
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Saskatoon High School Girls Soccer League–3 matches at West Turf Field
Bishop Mahoney vs Walter Murray—1:15 p.m.
Marion Graham vs Centennial—2:45 p.m.
Aden Bowman vs Holy Cross—4:15 p.m.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
American League Championship Series
Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners—6:33 p.m.
(Seattle leads the best-of-seven series 2-1)
National League Championship Series
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers—4:08 p.m.
(L-A leads the best-of-seven series 2-0)
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