Canadian Football League–Week 18 continues:
Saskatchewan Roughriders 13 vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats 38
( The Green and White have 6 wins, 10 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Hamilton has 8 wins, 8 losses for 16 points…good for 3rd place in the East Division.)
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The Canada West University Football Conference is off 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 returns to action today 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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Western Hockey League–9 games:
Saskatoon Blades 6 vs Regina Pats 1
(The Blue and Gold have 4 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 3 wins, 3 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…tied for 2nd place in the East.)
Prince Albert Raiders 4 at Edmonton Oil Kings 1
(P-A has 4 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 8 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Edmonton has 3 wins, 3 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…good for 5th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday against the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.)
Calgary Hitmen 4 at Brandon Wheat Kings 3
Moose Jaw Warriors 4 at Medicine Hat Tigers 3
Lethbridge Hurricanes 1 at Red Deer Rebels 3
Wenatchee Wild 6 at Prince George Cougars 3
Spokane Chiefs 3 at Kelowna Rockets 6
Vancouver Giants 2 at Portland Winterhawks 6
Everett Silvertips 1 vs Tri-City Americans3
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Notre Dame Hounds 2 at Flin Flon Bombers 8
La Ronge Ice Wolves 1 at Yorkton Terriers 2
Kindersley Klippers 4 at Estevan Bruins 3
Nipawin Hawks 3 at Battlefords North Stars 1
Weyburn Red Wings 3 at Melfort Mustangs 4
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Saskatoon Westleys 4 at Carrot River Thunder 3
Regina Capitals 3 at Assiniboia Southern Rebels 7
Saskatoon Royals 8 at Pilot Butte Storm 2
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—4 games:
S’toon Blazers 3 vs S’toon Contacts 2
Battlefords Stars 3 at Regina Pat-Canadians 4
Prince Albert Mintos 1 at Estevan Bears 5
Swift Current Legionnaires 4 at Tisdale Trojans 3
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National Hockey League—8 pre-season games:
Vegas Golden Knights 7 at Los Angeles Kings 4
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Ottawa Senators 4
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 2
Dallas Stars 0 at Minnesota Wild 4
Anaheim Ducks 1 vs Arizona Coyotes 1
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Washington Capitals 2
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at St. Louis Blues 5
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On campus:
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 4 vs MacEwan Griffins 2
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 2 vs MacEwan Griffins 1
Canada West University Women’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 3 vs Regina Cougars 1
Canada West University Men’s Soccer Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 1 vs Calgary Dinos 2
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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, 1 loss. On their quarter-final playoff schedule today…
Saskatoon Astra S-A 0 vs Charlottetown, P-E-I 4
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 2 wins, 0 losses. On their quarter-final playoff schedule today…
Saskatoon Alliance 3 vs Halifax City S-C 5
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
Texas Rangers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2
(Opening game of best-of-seven American League Division Series)
Minnesota Twins 4 at Houston Astros 6
(Opening game of best-of-seven American League Division Series)
Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta Braves 0
(Opening game of best-of-seven National League Division Series)
Arizona Diamondbacks 11 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2
(Opening game of best-of-seven American League Division Series)
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National Basketball Association Pre-season—2 games:
Minnesota Timberwolves 104 vs Dallas Mavericks 6
Los Angeles Lakers 108 vs Golden State Warriors 125