Canadian Football League–Week 18 starts with 2 games:
Edmonton Elks 12 at Toronto Argonauts 35
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34 vs B-C Lions 26
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders return to action today when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green and White have 6 wins, 9 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Hamilton has 7 wins, 8 losses for 14 points…good for 3rd place in the East Division.)
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle until Saturday, October 14th when Week 6 starts and ends with three games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies visiting the Alberta Golden Bears at 1 p.m. in Edmonton. Saskatchewan has 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…tied for 1st place. Alberta has 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…tied for 1st place. The Dogs’ next home game is Saturday, October 21st when they host the Calgary Dinos. Kick-off time at Griffiths Stadium is 4 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference is off until Sunday when Week 8 of the regular season starts and ends with three games, including The Saskatoon Hilltops at home to the Winnipeg Rifles. Game time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers have 7 wins, 0 losses for 14 points…good for 1st place. Winnipeg has 2 wins, 5 losses for 4 points…tied for 4th place.
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Saskatoon High School Football League—3 games at S-M-F Field
Bethlehem 58 vs E-D Feehan 0
Marion Graham 22 vs Centennial 8
Walter Murray 15 vs Evan Hardy 3
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Western Hockey League–7 games:
Prince Albert Raiders 6 at Red Deer Rebels 2
(P-A has 3 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 1 win, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 10th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, October 13th against the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Moose Jaw Warriors 0 at Lethbridge Hurricanes 4
Medicine Hat Tigers 8 at Swift Current Broncos 7
Victoria Royals 4 at Kamloops Blazers 1
Wenatchee Wild 4 at Prince George Cougars 6
Seattle Thunderbirds 4 at Spokane Chiefs 2
Everett Silvertips 1 at Portland Winterhawks 4
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action today when they host the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 3 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 3 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…tied for 1st place in the East.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Notre Dame Hounds 1 at Flin Flon Bombers 8
Battlefords North Stars 3 at Nipawin Hawks 0
La Ronge Ice Wolves 4 at Melville Millionaires 5
Kindersley Klippers 3 at Estevan Bruins 4
Weyburn Red Wings 4 at Melfort Mustangs 5
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Saskatoon Westleys 1 at Delisle Chiefs 4
Regina Capitals 5 vs Fort Knox at Fort Qu’Appelle 3
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Prince Albert Mintos 3 at Moose Jaw Warriors 2
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National Hockey League—5 pre-season games:
Seattle Kraken 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3
Nashville Predators 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 at Buffalo Sabres 4
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Islanders 0
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 2 vs MacEwan Griffins 1
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 6 vs MacEwan Griffins 2
Canada West University Women’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 1 at Regina Cougars 0
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Six different age group Canadian soccer championships continue today and run through Sunday, as follows…
Girls Under-15 Cup in Waterloo, Ontario – with 10 teams taking part, including the F-C Regina Bluestars.
Boys Under-15 Cup in Waterloo, Ontario – with 12 teams taking part, including Saskatoon-Astra Soccer Academy. They have 1 win, 1 loss. On their schedule…
Saskatoon Astra S-A 1 vs Edmonton B-T-B S-C 2
Girls Under-17 Cup in Moncton, New Brunswick – with 10 teams taking part, including Regina Q-C United.
Boys Under-17 Cup in Moncton, New Brunswick – with 12 teams taking part, including Saskatoon Alliance. They have 1 win, 0 losses. On their schedule …
Saskatoon Alliance 1 vs C-S Mont Royal, Quebec, Outremont 0
Women’s Jubilee Trophy in Halifax – with 10 teams taking part, but no Saskatchewan entry.
Men’s Challenge Trophy in Halifax – with 10 teams taking part, but no Saskatchewan entry.
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The Major League Baseball playoffs return to action today when the League Division Series start, as follows…
Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles—11:03 a.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven American League Division Series)
Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros—2:45 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven American League Division Series)
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves—4:07 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven National League Division Series)
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers—7:20 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-seven American League Division Series)
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