SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow s 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 off until Saturday when Week 8 opens with the battle of Edmonton as the Huskies visit the Wildcats. The Saskatoon Hilltops are idle 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 returns to action tomorrow 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 4 of the season starts:
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns—6:15 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League:
Bishop Mahoney vs Aden Bowman—7:30 p.m. at S-M-F Field
Saskatoon High School Girls’ Soccer League—3 matches
Walter Murray vs Holy Cross—6 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
St. Joseph vs Bishop Mahoney—6 p.m. at Cherry Turf
Aden Bowman vs Centennial—7:30 p.m. at Kinsmen Field
Saskatoon High School Senior Boys’ Volleyball League—5 matches
Aden Bowman and Saskatoon Christian School at Walter Murray
(In the both above listing, three-team, round-robin matches start at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.)
Tommy Douglas at Bedford Road—6:30 p.m.
E-D Feehan at Marion Graham—6:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 9 games, including the Saskatoon Blades at home to the Red Deer Rebels. 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. Red Deer has 2 wins, 2 losses, 1 extra time loss for 5 points…good for 4th place in the East.
The Prince Albert Raiders return to action tomorrow when they visit the Lethbridge Hurricanes. P-A has 2 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra-time losses for 4 points…tied for 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Lethbridge has 0 wins, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 0 points…good for 11th place in the East. The Raiders’ next home game is Friday, October 16th against the Moose Jaw Warriors. First face-off is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Assiniboia Southern Rebels at Regina Silver Foxes—7:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Tisdale Trojans at Prince Albert Mintos—7 p.m.
Moose Jaw Warriors at Swift Current Legionnaires—7:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Notre Dame Hounds at Regina Rebels—8 p.m.
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National Hockey League–8 games:
Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames—7 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils—5 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Mammoth—7 p.m.
Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball playoffs:
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves—6 p.m.
(Best-of-three National League wild-card series tied 1-1)
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