SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 5
The 99th anniversary edition of the Montana’s Brier, Canadian Men’s Curling Championship, continues today and runs through Sunday in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. There are 18 teams taking part – 14 provincial and territorial champions, three wild-card qualifiers and the defending champions. The 18 teams are split into two pools of nine each for preliminary round-robin play, followed by playoffs. Among the 18 teams are the Mike McEwen foursome from Saskatoon in Pool B with 5 wins, 2 losses…good for 3rd place, and the Kelly Knapp quartet from Regina in Pool A with 3 wins, 4 losses…tied for 5th place. On their schedules today…
Noon – Kelly Knapp vs Ontario
5 p.m. – Mike McEwen vs Manitoba-Dunstone
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 11 games, including the Saskatoon Blades at home to the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. CJWW’s broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 31 wins, 25 losses, 6 extra time losses for 68 points…good for 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Moose Jaw has 21 wins, 33 losses, 7 extra time losses for 49 points…good for 9th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until tomorrow when they visit the Calgary Hitmen at 8 p.m. P-A has 45 wins, 9 losses, 6 extra time losses for 96 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference. Calgary has 34 wins, 17 losses, 9 extra time losses for 77 points…good for 4th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, March 13th against Moose Jaw. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Humboldt Broncos at La ronge Ice Wolves—7:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League Playoffs:
Fort Knox at Assiniboia Southern Rebels—7:30 p.m.
(Fort Knox leads the best-of-seven Bill Johnston Division semi-final 3-0)
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League Playoffs—3 games:
Warman Wildcats vs Saskatoon Blazers—7:30 p.m. at rod Hamm Arena
(The Blazers lead the best-of-five quarter-final 2-0)
Battlefords Stars at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
(Moose Jaw leads the best-of-five quarter-final 2-0)
Estevan Bears at Swift Current Legionnaires—7:15 p.m.
(Best-of-five quarter-final tied 1-1)
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National Hockey League—8 games:
Toronto Maple Leafs at New York rangers—6 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets—7 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames—8 p.m.
Utah Mammoth at Philadelphia Flyers—6 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins—6 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets—6 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators—7 p.m.
New York Islanders at Los Angeles Kings—8:30 p.m.
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Professional Women’s Hockey League:
Boston Fleet at New York Sirens—6 p.m.
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Major League Baseball exhibition—14 games, including:
Toronto Blue Jays vs Atlanta Braves—12:05 p.m. at North Port, Fl.
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World Baseball Classic:
Australia vs Czechia—9 p.m. at Tokyo
Japan vs Chinese-Taipei—4 a.m. at Tokyo
(Canada plays their first game on Saturday against Colombia at 10 a.m. in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It’s Canada’s first game of the five-nation Pool A round-robin.)
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On campus:
U Sports Women’s Basketball Championship quarter-finals at Quebec City
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—5 p.m.
The 2026 U Sports Track and Field Championships start today and run through Saturday at the U of Manitoba’s Jim Daly Fieldhouse in Winnipeg. Members of the Saskatchewan Huskies women’s and men’s teams are taking part.
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Saskatoon High School Senior Basketball League—4 games:
Senior Girls Division—2 games at 6:15 p.m.
Tommy Douglas at Marion Graham
Evan Hardy at Mount royal
Senior Boys Division—2 games at 8 p.m.
Tommy Douglas at Marion Graham
E-D Feehan at Mount royal
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National Basketball Association—9 games, including:
Toronto Raptors at Minnesota Timberwolves–7 p.m.
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The National Lacrosse League returns to action tomorow when Week 15 of the season starts with one game. The Saskatchewan Rush are off until Saturday, March 14th against the San Diego Seals. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre. The Rush have 10 wins, 3 losses…good for 1st place. San Diego has 6 wins, 6 losses…tied for 7th place.
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