The Canadian Football League returns to action today when Week 17 of the regular-season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Roughriders visiting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at 6 p.m. The Green and White have 6 wins, 8 losses for 12 points…good for 4th place in the Western Conference. Winnipeg has 12 wins, 2 losses for 24 points…good for 1st place in the West. The Riders’ next home game is Saturday, October 22nd against the Calgary Stampeders. Kick-off time is 5 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
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The Canada West University Football Conference returns to action today when Week 5 of the regular-season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies at home to the Manitoba Bisons. Game time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. Saskatchewan has 4 wins, 0 losses for 8 points…good for 1st place. Manitoba has 2 wins, 2 losses for 4 points…tied for 3rd place.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when Week 7 of the regular-season starts and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops visiting the Edmonton Wildcats. The Toppers have 3 wins, 3 losses for 6 points…tied for 3rd place. The Wildcats have 0 wins, 6 losses for 0 points…good for 6th place. Saskatoon’s next home game is Sunday, October 16th against the Calgary Colts at S-M-F Field. Kick-off time is 1 p.m. Tune in to CJWW every Thursday at 6 p.m. for “Hilltops in 30.”
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National Football League—Week 4 starts:
Cincinnati Bengals 27, Miami Dolphins 15
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—5 games
Bishop Mahoney 52, E-D Feehan 0
Holy Cross 43, Tommy Douglas 0
Bedford Road 47, Mount Royal 0
St. Joseph 47, Prince Albert-Carlton 10
North Battleford 47, Marion Graham 22
Saskatoon High School Girls Soccer League—4 matches at 4:30 p.m.
Centennial vs Aden Bowman at Harold Tatler Field-7
Holy Cross 6, Evan Hardy 0
St. Joseph 8, Marion Graham 0
Walter Murray vs Bishop Mahoney at Umea #5 – NO SCORE AVAILABLE
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Western Hockey League:
Regina Pats 4, Edmonton Oil Kings 3
(The Saskatoon Blades are off until Saturday when they host the Swift Current Broncos. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre with CJWW’s broadcast starting at 6:45 p.m.)
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action today when they visit the Moose Jaw Warriors.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League regular-season opener:
Saskatoon Quakers 5, Delisle Chiefs 3
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National Hockey League—7 Pre-Season Games:
Winnipeg Jets 4, Montreal Canadiens 3
Seattle Kraken4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT)
Carolina Hurricanes 5, Florida Panthers 2
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Minnesota Wild 5, Dallas Stars 2
Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning— POSTPONED
St. Louis Blues 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2
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Major League Baseball:
American League—3 day games, 3 night
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action today when they host the Boston Red Sox at 5:07 p.m. in Toronto.
National League—1 day game, 3 night
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