SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26TH
The Canadian Football League is idle until Saturday, November 1st when the playoffs begin with the divisional semifinals. The Saskatchewan Roughriders finished first in the West Division to earn a bye to the West Finals. The Green and White had 12 wins, 6 losses for 24 points…good for 1st place in the West Division. The Roughriders will play the winner of the B-C Lions and Calgary Stampeders.
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The Prairie Football Conference Finals:
Saskatoon Hilltops at Regina Thunder—1 p.m.
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National Football League—Week 8 continues with 11 games:
New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals—11 a.m.
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles—11 a.m.
San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans—11 a.m.
Chicago Bears at Baltimore Ravens—11 a.m.
Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots—11 a.m.
Buffalo Bills at Carolina Panthers—11 a.m.
Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons—11 a.m.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints—2:05 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos—2:25 p.m.
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts—2:25 p.m.
Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers—6:20 p.m.
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Canada West University Football Conference is idle until the playoffs begin on Saturday, November 1st. The Saskatchewan Huskies will host the U-B-C Thunderbirds in the semifinals with kickoff at 2 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium. The Saskatchewan Huskies finished the regular season with 7 wins, 1 loss for 14 points…good for 1st place and will have home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
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Western Hockey League—5 games:
Moose Jaw Warriors at Brandon Wheat Kings—3 p.m.
Calgary Hitmen at Edmonton Oil Kings—4 p.m.
Kamloops Blazers at Vancouver Giants—5 p.m.
Victoria Royals at Portland Winterhawks—5 p.m.
Everett Silvertips at Spokane Chiefs—6:05 p.m.
(The Saskatoon Blades are idle until Tuesday, October 28th when they visit the Tri-City Americans. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 7:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 8:05 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 9 wins, 5 losses, 0 extra time losses for 18 points…good for 4th place in the Eastern Conference. Tri-Cities has 5 wins, 6 losses, 0 extra time loss for 10 points…tied for 9th place in the Western Conference. The Blue and Gold’s next home game isn’t until Friday, November 7th when they entertain the Moose Jaw Warriors. Game time is 7 p.m. at SaskTel Centre.)
(The Prince Albert Raiders are idle until Friday, October 31st when they host the Calgary Hitmen. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Art Hauser Centre. P-A has 9 wins, 0 losses, 2 extra time losses for 20 points…tied for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.)
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Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League:
Melville Millionaires at La Ronge Ice Wolves—3 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Junior Female Hockey League:
Western Prairie Klippers at Taylor Toyota Lynx—1:30 p.m.
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Prairie Junior Hockey League—4 games:
Saskatoon Westlys vs Martensville Chiefs—8 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Prince Albert Timberjaks at Fort Knox—3 p.m.
Saskatoon Royals at Richardson Pioneer Southern Rebels—3 p.m.
Regina Capitals at Carrot River Outback Thunder—3:30 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Regina Pat Canadians at Yorkton Maulers—1 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—3 games:
Battleford Sharks at Weyburn Gold Wings—1 p.m.
Regina Rebels at Northway Northern Bears (Prince Albert)—1:30 p.m.
Saskatoon Stars at Swift Current Wildcats—1:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League—8 games:
Colorado Avalanche at New Jersey Devils—11 a.m.
Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning—3 p.m.
San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild—4 p.m.
Utah Mammoth at Winnipeg Jets—4 p.m.
Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks—5 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators—5 p.m.
New York Rangers at Calgary Flames—6 p.m.
Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks—8 p.m.
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On the pebbled ice:
The Pan-Continental Curling Championships continue today and run through Sunday in Virginia, Minnesota. Both the women’s and men’s divisions feature eight national representatives, playing round-robin plus playoff formats, vying for spots for their countries into the respective World Championships next spring. Canada is represented by the Rachel Homan foursome from Ottawa in the women’s competition while Brad Jacobs’ Calgary quartet is on the men’s side.
Canada’s women are already guaranteed a spot in the Worlds next March in Calgary. They finished the round robin with 4 wins, 2 losses…tied for 3rd place. On their schedule today…
Gold Medal Game: Canada vs China—4:30 p.m.
Canada’s men still need to lock down a spot into the Worlds next spring in Ogden, Utah. The Jacobs team finished the round robin with 7 wins, 0 losses…good for 1st place. On their schedule today…
Gold Medal Game: Canada vs U-S-A—12:30 p.m.
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The Major League Baseball playoffs are idle until tomorrow when the World Series shifts venues, as follows…
Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Dodgers—6 p.m.
(The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1)
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