SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
The Canadian Football League is off until Saturday when the respective division semi-final games are slated to be held, as follows…
Saskatchewan Roughriders vs B-C Lions—2:30 p.m. at Vancouver
(The Green and White finished the regular season with 10 wins, 8 losses for 20 points…good for 3rd place in the West Division. B-C wound up with 10 wins, 8 losses for 20 points…good for 2nd place in the West. The winner of this game advances to the West Division final on Saturday, November 7th at the Edmonton Elks.)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Toronto Argonauts—11 a.m.
(The winner of this game advances to the East Division final on Saturday, November 7th at the Montreal Alouettes.)
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The Canada West University Football Conference returns to action tomorrow as Week 8 of the regular season starts, as follows…
Saskatchewan Huskies vs U-B-C Thunderbirds—7 p.m. at Vancouver
(The Dogs have 6 wins, 1 loss for 12 points…good for 1st place. U-B-C has 5 wins, 2 losses for 10 points…good for 2nd place. Saskatchewan is guaranteed to be at home for a Hardy Cup semi-final game on Saturday, November 7th at Griffiths Stadium. Kickoff time to be determined.)
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National Football League Regular-Season—Week 8 of the season starts:
Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers—6:15 p.m.
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—2 games at S-M-F Field
5-A Division, Rusholme Road Bowl final
Bedford Road vs Mount Royal—3 p.m.
6-A Division semi-final
St. Joseph vs Walter Murray—5:15 p.m.
Saskatoon High School Senior Girls’ Volleyball League—4 matches at 6 p.m.
Saskatoon Christian School at Holy Cross
Aden Bowman at Centennial
Walter Murray at Bishop Mahoney
Bethlehem at St. Joseph
Saskatoon High School Senior Boys’ Volleyball League—4 matches
Saskatoon Christian School at Bethlehem—6 p.m.
Evan Hardy at St. Joseph—7:30 p.m.
Walter Murray at Aden Bowman—7:30 p.m.
Centennial at Holy Cross—7:30 p.m.
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow with 9 games, including the Prince Albert Raiders at home to the Seattle Thunderbirds. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 5 wins, 6 losses, 3 extra-time losses for 13 points…tied for 7th place in the Eastern Conference. Seattle has 4 wins, 7 losses, 1 extra time loss for 9 points…good for 11th place in the Western Conference.
The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Saturday when they host Seattle. Game time is 2 p.m. at SaskTel Centre with CJWW’s broadcast starting at 1:45 p.m. and play-by-play at 2 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 6 wins, 5 losses, 2 extra-time losses for 14 points…good for 6th place in the Eastern Conference.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Swift Current Legionnaires at Moose Jaw Warriors—7 p.m.
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National Hockey League—11 games:
Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars—6 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks—8 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings—8 p.m.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
Utah Mammoth at Pittsburgh Penguins—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators—6 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks—8 p.m.
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National Basketball Association—3 games:
The Toronto Raptors return to action tomorrow when they are home to the Orlando Magic at 5:30 p.m.
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