Canadian Football League–Week 18 of the season begins:
Saskatchewan Roughriders 20 at Ottawa Redblacks 13
(The Green and White have 11 wins, 4 losses for 22 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. Ottawa has 4 wins, 11 losses for 8 points…good for 4th place in the East Division. The Riders’ next home game is Friday, October 10th against the Toronto Argonauts. Kickoff time from Regina is 7 p.m.)
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On campus:
The Canada West Football Conference returns to action today when Week 6 begins and ends with 3 games, including the Saskatchewan Huskies at home to the Alberta Golden Bears. The Dogs have 4 wins, 1 loss for 8 points…tied for 1st place. Alberta has 1 win, 4 losses for 2 points…good for 6th place. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
Canada West University Women’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 1 vs Mount Royal Cougars 3
Canada West University Men’s Hockey Conference
Saskatchewan Huskies 3 vs Mount Royal Cougars 2
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On the high school beat:
Saskatoon High School Football League—4 games
E-D Feehan vs Mount Royal—no score reported yet
Bedford Road 22 vs Tommy Douglas 27
Holy Cross 37 vs Aden Bowman 0
(Above three games at S-M-F Field)
Bishop Mahoney 23 at Martensville 2
Saskatoon High School Girls Soccer League–3 matches at 4:15 p.m.
Holy Cross 0 vs St. Joseph at Newsham East 3
Walter Murray 1 vs Centennial at Newsham West 3
Marion Graham 0 vs Aden Bowman 1 at Lakewood Park
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Western Hockey League–9 games:
Saskatoon Blades 4 vs Red Deer Rebels 2
(The Bridge City Bunch have 3 wins, 2 losses, 0 extra time losses for 6 points…tied for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Red Deer has 1 win, 3 losses, 0 extra time losses for 2 points…tied for 8th place in the East.)
Edmonton Oil Kings 5 at Moose Jaw Warriors 1
Vancouver Giants 5 at Swift Current Broncos 7
Medicine Hat Tigers 4 at Lethbridge Hurricanes 2
Portland Winterhawks 2 at Penticton Vees 3
Prince George Cougars 2 at Spokane Chiefs 1
Victoria Royals 5 at Wenatchee Wild 4 OT.
Kamloops Blazers 4 vs Seattle Thunderbirds 7
Tri-City Americans 1 at Everett Silvertips 7
(The Prince Albert Raiders return to action today when they welcome Red Deer. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 3 wins, 0 losses, 1 extra time loss for 7 points…good for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League—5 games:
Warman Wolverines 2 at Flin Flon Bombers 4
Estevan Bruins 1 at Nipawin Hawks 3
Melville Millionaires 8 at Weyburn Red Wings 4
Yorkton Terriers 5 at Humboldt Broncos 3
Battlefords North Stars 2 at Melfort Mustangs 3 SO
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—3 games:
Carrot River Thunder 4 at Prince Albert Timberjaks 3 SO
Moosomin Steelhawks 0 at Assiniboia Southern Rebels 8
Fort Knox 5 at Regina Capitals 4 SO
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games at 7:30 p.m.:
Battlefords Stars 4 at Yorkton Maulers 1
Swift Current Legionnaires 6 at Estevan Bears 4
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National Hockey League pre-season—5 games:
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Calgary Flames 4 SO
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 OT
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 OT
Minnesota Wild 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 1
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The Major League Baseball playoffs return to action today with 4 games, as follows…
American League Division Series—2 games
Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees—2:08 p.m. at Toronto
(Opening game of best-of-five series)
Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners—6:38 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-five series)
National League Division Series—2 games
Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies—4:38 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-five series)
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers—12:08 p.m.
(Opening game of best-of-five series)
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