SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
The Canadian Football League is off until Friday when Week 18 of the season starts with 2 games, including the Saskatchewan Roughriders at home to the Calgary Stampeders. Kickoff time from Mosaic Stadium is 7:30 p.m. The Green and White have 8 wins, 6 losses for 16 points…tied for 2nd place in the West Division. Calgary has 7 wins, 8 losses for 14 points…tied for 4th place in the West.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Saturday when Week 8 opens with the battle of Edmonton as the Huskies visit the Wildcats. The Saskatoon Hilltops are off until Sunday when they host the Winnipeg Rifles. Kickoff time is 1 p.m. at S-M-F Field. The Toppers have 4 wins, 3 losses for 8 points…good for 2nd place. Winnipeg has 2 wins, 5 losses for 4 points…tied for 5th place.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is idle until Friday when Week 5 starts with Manitoba taking on Alberta in Edmonton. The Saskatchewan Huskies are off until Saturday when they are home to the U-B-C Thunderbirds. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 3 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…tied for 1st place. U-B-C has 3 wins, 1 loss for 6 points…tied for 1st place.
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National Football League Regular-Season—Week 3 continues and ends:
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears—6:15 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League is idle until Wednesday when the Prince Albert Raiders entertain the Red Deer Rebels. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 1 win, 3 losses, 0 extra-time losses for 2 points…good for 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 2 wins, 1 loss, 1 extra time loss for 5 points…good for 4th place in the East.
The Saskatoon Blades are off until Friday when they host Red Deer. First face-off at SaskTel Centre is 7 p.m. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. and play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 2 wins, 1 loss, 1 extra-time loss for 5 points…good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference.
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The National Hockey League Pre-Season is over. The regular-season begins tomorrow with 5 games.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Boys’ Soccer League—3 matches at 4:15 p.m.
Aden Bowman vs Bethlehem at Newsham-4
Centennial vs Evan Hardy at Lakewood Park
Holy Cross vs Walter Murray at Forest Park-5
Saskatoon High School Senior Girls’ Volleyball League—2 matches at 6:30 p.m.
Tommy Douglas at Saskatoon Christian School
Walter Murray at Evan Hardy
Saskatoon High School Senior Boys’ Volleyball League—2 matches at 7:30 p.m.
Bishop Mahoney at Centennial
Tommy Douglas at Evan Hardy
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The Major League Baseball regular-season is over with the playoffs starting tomorrow, as follows…
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves—Noon
(Opening game of best-of-three National League wild-card series)
Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros—3 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-three American League wild-card series)
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees—6 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-three American League wild-card series)
Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres—8 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-three National League wild-card series)
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