SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
The Canadian Football League is idle until Friday when Week 19 of the season begins with two games. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are off until Monday when they visit the Montreal Alouettes. Kickoff time is 11 a.m. The Green and White have 8 wins, 7 losses for 16 points…tied for 3rd place in the West Division. Montreal has 12 wins, 3 losses for 24 points…good for 1st place in the East Division. The Riders next home game is Saturday, October 17th against Montreal. Kickoff time from Mosaic Stadium is 1 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday when the playoffs begin with two semi-final matches, including the Saskatoon Hilltops hosting the Edmonton Wildcats. Kickoff time at S-M-F Field is 1 p.m. The Toppers finished the regular season with 4 wins, 4 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place. Edmonton had 4 wins, 4 losses for 8 points…tied for 2nd place.
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The Canada West University Football Conference is off until Thursday, October 15th when Week 6 begins with Alberta visiting Regina. The Saskatchewan Huskies are idle until Friday, October 16th when they host the Manitoba Bisons. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Dogs have 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…good for 1st place. Manitoba has 3 wins, 2 losses for 6 points…tied for 2nd place.
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National Football League Regular-Season—Week 5 of the season starts:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys—6:15 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—4 games
Bishop Mahoney vs Walter Murray—3 p.m. at S-M-F Field
Tommy Douglas vs Bethlehem—5:15 p.m. at S-M-0F Field
Aden Bowman at Prince Albert-St. Mary—6:30 p.m.
Evan Hardy vs Marion Graham—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon High School Girls’ Soccer League—3 matches
St. Joseph vs Aden Bowman—6 p.m. at Cherry Turf Evan Hardy vs
Bishop Mahoney vs Holy Cross—6 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Centennial vs Walter Murray—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Saskatoon High School Senior Boys’ Volleyball League—7 matches
Bethlehem and Centennial at St. Joseph
Bishop Mahoney and E-D Feehan at Marion Graham
(In the above two listings, three-team, round-robin matches start at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.)
Holy Cross at Evan Hardy—6:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 10 games, including the Saskatoon Blades at home to the Moose Jaw Warriors. 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, 2 losses, 1 extra-time loss for 5 points…tied for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 2 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time loss for 4 points…tied for 9th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they visit the Regina Pats. P-A has 2 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra-time losses for 4 points…tied for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. Regina has 2 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra time losses for 5 points…tied for 6th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, October 16th against Moose Jaw. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Tisdale Trojans vs Saskatoon Blazers—7:45 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Weyburn Gold Wings at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League—10 games:
Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens—5 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
Utah Mammoth at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres—5 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders—5:30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
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Major League Baseball Playoffs:
Cleveland Guardians at Chicago White Sox—6 p.m.
(Chicago leads the best-of-five American League Division Series 2-1. The series winner will face the Tampa Bay Rays in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series.)
The best-of-seven National League Championship Series will start Saturday, as follows…
Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers—Time T-B-D
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National Basketball Association Pre-Season—6 games:
The Toronto Raptors are off until Saturday when they take on the Los Angeles Clippers at 4:30 p.m. at Vancouver.
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