Canadian Football League–Week 16 of the regular-season starts with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Roughriders 28 at Ottawa RedBlacks 36
The Green and White have 6 wins, 8 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Ottawa has 4 wins, 10 losses for 8 points…good for 4th place in the East Division. The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, October 7th against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
B-C Lions 37 at Edmonton Elks 29
**********
Canada West University Football Conference–Week 4 starts with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Huskies 28 at Calgary Dinos 12
(Saskatchewan has 3 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…good for 3rd place. Calgary has 0 wins, 4 losses for 0 points…tied for 5th place. The Dogs next home game is Friday, September 29th against the U-B-C Thunderbirds. Kick-off time at Griffiths Stadium is 7 p.m.)
Alberta Golden Bears 37 vs U-B-C Thunderbirds 54
**********
The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when Week 6 of the season starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops at the Edmonton Huskies at 1 p.m. The Toppers have 5 wins, 0 losses for 10 points…good for 1st place. The Huskies have 3 wins, 2 losses for 6 points…good for 3rd place. The Hilltops’ next home game is Saturday, September 30th when they host the Regina Thunder. Game time is 7 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field.
**********
On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—4 games
E-D Feehan 65 vs Mount Royal 34
Evan Hardy 19 vs Bedford Road 14
Holy Cross 44 vs Centennial 14
St. Joseph 60 at Lloydminster 0
Saskatoon High School Girls Soccer League
Holy Cross 0 vs St. Joseph 0
**********
Western Hockey League regular-season starts with 9 games:
Prince Albert Raiders 4 vs Moose Jaw Warriors 0
Regina Pats 7 at Brandon Wheat Kings 6
Swift Current Broncos 1 at Lethbridge Hurricanes 3
Medicine Hat Tigers 4 at Calgary Hitmen 1
Edmonton Oil Kings 4 at Red Deer Rebels 2
Victoria Royals 1 vs Vancouver Giants 4
Tri-City Americans 0 at Prince George Cougars 9
Spokane Chiefs 5 at Kamloops Blazers 4
Portland Winterhawks 5 at Wenatchee Wild 6
(The Saskatoon Blades start their 2023-24 regular season today at the Regina Pats. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7. The Blue and Gold’s home opener is Sunday against the Prince Albert Raiders at SaskTel Centre. Game time is 4 p.m.)
**********
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 regular season-opening games:
Flin Flon Bombers 5 at Nipawin Hawks 3
Yorkton Terriers 3 at Weyburn Red Wings 2
Melville Millionnaires 2 at Estevan Bruins 3
Kindersley Klippers 0 at Battlefords North Stars 4
La Ronge Ice Wolves 4 at Melfort Mustangs 8
**********
Prairie Junior Hockey League–2 exhibition games:
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Selects 1 at Carrot River Thunder 7
Delisle Chiefs 11 at Prince Albert Timberjaks 2
**********
Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League regular-season:
Battlefords North Stars 2 at Moose Jaw Warriors 6
**********
On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Non-Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 3 vs Team Sask Under-18s 4 in OT
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Non-Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 2 vs Alberta Golden Bears 3 SO
Canada West University Women’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 3 vs Fraser Valley Cascades 0
Canada West University Men’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 1 vs Trinity Western Spartans 1
**********
Major League Baseball:
American League—7 night games, including
Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Tampa Bay Rays 2