Canadian Football League–Week 19 of the season starts with 2 games:
Saskatchewan Roughriders 19 at Calgary Stampeders 26
(The Green and White have 6 wins, 11 losses for 12 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. Calgary has 5 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.)
B-C Lions 33 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30
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The Canada West University Football Conference returns to action today 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 idle until Sunday when the playoffs start 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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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—3 games
Tommy Douglas 0 vs Bishop Mahoney 43
Holy Cross 41 vs Bethlehem 8
Centennial 14 vs Aden Bowman 35
Saskatoon High School Boys Soccer League—4 matches
Holy Cross 1 vs Centennial 2
Aden Bowman 1 vs St. Joseph 1
Walter Murray 1 vs Bishop Mahoney 1
Bethlehem 4 vs Evan Hardy 0
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Western Hockey League–9 games:
Prince Albert Raiders 7 vs Calgary Hitmen 2
P-A has 5 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 10 points…good for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 2 wins, 6 losses, 0 extra time losses for 4 points…tied for 10th place in the East.
Lethbridge Hurricanes 3 at Moose Jaw Warriors 4
Red Deer Rebels 3 at Regina Pats 4
Brandon Wheat Kings 5 vs Tri-City Americans 2
Swift Current Broncos 6 vs Vancouver Giants 3
Prince George Cougars 4 at Kelowna Rockets 5
Everett Silvertips 8 at Victoria Royals 1
Kamloops Blazers 1 at Portland Winterhawks 4
Wenatchee Wild 2 vs Seattle Thunderbirds 4
(The Saskatoon Blades return to action today when they host Calgary. 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 5 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 10 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Humboldt Broncos 3 at Nipawin Hawks 2
Melville Millionaires 4 at Yorkton Terriers 3
Flin Flon Bombers 7 at Estevan Bruins 1
La Ronge Ice Wolves 0 at Battlefords North Stars 6
Melfort Mustangs 3 at Kindersley Klippers 2
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—2 games:
Prince Albert Timberjaks 2 at Assiniboia Southern Rebels 5
Carrot River Thunder 5 at Regina Capitals 7
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games
Estevan Bears 4 vs Saskatoon Contacts 2
Moose Jaw Warriors 3 at Tisdale Trojans 1
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National Hockey League–2 games:
Arizona Coyotes 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 SO
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 0
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The Huskie Howler Women’s and Men’s Volleyball Tournament starts today and runs through tomorrow at the P-A-C. On the U of S women’s team schedule …
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons—no score posted yet
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Alberta Pandas—”
On the U of S men’s team schedule…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs Manitoba Bisons—”
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The Major League Baseball playoffs return to action Sunday with the start of the respective League Championship Series, as follows…
Texas Rangers at Houston Astros—Sunday at 6:15 p.m.
(Opening game of the best-of-seven American League Championship Series)
Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies—Monday at 6:07 p.m.
(Opening game of the best-of-seven National League Championship Series)
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National Basketball Association Pre-season—2 games:
Miami Heat 104 at San Antonio Spurs 120
Golden State Warriors 129 at Los Angeles Lakers 125.
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