SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 31
The Canadian Football League playoffs start Sunday, as follows…
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes—Noon
(The winner of this Eastern Conference semi-final advances to play in the Eastern final against the Argonauts in Toronto on Sunday, November 13th.)
Calgary Stampeders at B-C Lions—3:30 p.m.
(The winner of this Western Conference semi-final advances to play in the Western final against the Blue Bombers in Winnipeg on Sunday, November 13th. The Saskatchewan Roughriders finished the 2022 regular-season out of the playoffs with a record of 6 wins, 12 losses for 12 points…good for 4th place in the Western Conference.)
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The Canada West University Football Conference regular-season is over with the playoffs starting Saturday, as follows…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons
(Game time is 1 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. Saskatchewan finished the regular-season with 7 wins, 1 loss for 14 points…good for 1st place. Manitoba ended up with 4 wins, 4 losses for 8 points…good for 4th place.)
U-B-C Thunderbirds at Regina Rams—4 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 8 ends:
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns—6:15 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow when 5 games are scheduled, including the Prince Albert Raiders at home to the Tri-City Americans. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 3 wins, 9 losses, 2 extra time losses for 8 points…good for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Tri-Cities has 6 wins, 6 losses, 0 extra time losses for 12 points…tied for 5th place in the Western Conference.
The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Wednesday when they host Tri-Cities. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast starting at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 10 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 20 points…good for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference.
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National Hockey League–3 games:
Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies—6:03 p.m.
(Best-of-seven World Series tied 1-1)
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National Basketball Association—7 games, including:
Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks–5:30 p.m. at Toronto
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