SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25
National Football League—Week 16 resumes with 2 games:
Cleveland Browns at Green Bay Packers—3:30 p.m.
Indianapolis Colts at Arizona Cardinals—7:15 p.m.
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National Basketball Association–5 games:
Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks—11 a.m.
Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks—1:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns—4 p.m.
Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers—7 p.m.
Dallas Mavericks at Utah Jazz—9:30 p.m.
(The Toronto Raptors idle off until Sunday when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers at 5 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League is off until Thursday when Halifax visits Calgary. The Saskatchewan Rush are idle until Friday when they host the San Diego Seals. Game time is 8:30 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 1 win, 2 losses…tied for 4th place in the West Division. San Diego has 2 wins, 1 loss…tied for 1st place in the West.
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The Western Hockey League is off until Monday when there are five games scheduled, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Prince Albert Raiders. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Pre-Game Show and the play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 15 wins, 13 losses, 1 extra time loss for 31 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 12 wins, 14 losses, 2 extra time losses for 26 points…tied for 8th place in the East. The Blades’ next home game is Tuesday, December 28th against the Red Deer Rebels. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.
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The World Junior Hockey Championship begins round-robin play tomorrow with 4 games, 2 in Edmonton and 2 in Red Deer, as follows…
Canada vs Czechia—6 p.m. at Edmonton
Finland vs Germany—1 p.m. at Edmonton
Russia vs Sweden—3:30 p.m. at Red Deer
United States vs Slovakia—8:30 p.m. at Red Deer
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The National Hockey League’s COVID-19 pause has been extended until Tuesday, when 4 games are scheduled.
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