SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 9
Canadian Football League–Week 18 of the season continues and ends:
Ottawa RedBlacks at Montreal Alouettes—11 a.m.
(The Saskatchewan Roughriders are idle until Friday when they visit the Calgary Stampeders at 7:30 p.m. The Green and White have 6 wins, 10 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Calgary has 4 wins, 11 losses for 8 points…tied for 4th place in the West. The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, October 21st against the Toronto Argonauts. Kick-off time is 2 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.)
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The Canada West University Football Conference is off until Saturday 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 regular-season is over with playoffs starting Sunday with 2 semi-final games, as follows…
Saskatoon Hilltops vs Calgary Colts
(Game time is 1 p.m. at Saskatoon Minor Football Field. The Toppers finished the regular-season with 8 wins, 0 losses for 16 points…good for 1st place. Calgary wound up with 3 wins, 5 losses for 6 points…good for 4th place.)
Edmonton Huskies at Regina Thunder—1 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 5 continues and ends:
Green Bay Packers at Las Vegas Raiders—6:15 p.m.
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Western Hockey League—2 games:
Lethbridge Hurricanes at Edmonton Oil Kings—Noon
Victoria Royals at Kelowna Rockets—1:35 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Wednesday when they visit Edmonton. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Blue and Gold have 4 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. The Bridge City Bunch’s next home game is Friday against the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
The Prince Albert Raiders are off until Friday when they host Calgary. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 4 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Melville Millionaires at Estevan Bruins—2 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Warman Wildcats—2 p.m.
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The National Hockey League regular-season starts tomorrow with 3 games, as follows…
Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning—3:30 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights—8:30 p.m.
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Six different age group Canadian soccer championships continue today and run through Monday, 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, 3 losses. In their 7th place match today…
Saskatoon Astra Soccer Academy vs Winnipeg-World Soccer Academy—6 a.m.
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 3 wins, 1 loss. On their 5th place match today…
Saskatoon Alliance vs Vaughan, Ont., Azzurri—5 a.m.
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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Major League Baseball playoffs—2 games:
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves—4:07 p.m.
(Philadelphia leads the best-of-five National League Division Series 1-0)
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers—7:07 p.m.
(Arizona leads the best-of-five National League Division Series 1-0)
The other two series resume tomorrow, as follows
Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins—2:07 p.m.
(Best-of-five American League Division Series tied 1-1)
Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers—6:03 p.m.
(Texas leads the best-of-five American League Division Series 2-0)
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National Basketball Association Pre-season—3 games:
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks—5:30 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder—6 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers—7 p.m.
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