SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
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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Saskatoon High School Girls Volleyball League—4 games at 6 p.m.
St. Joseph vs Walter Murray
Bishop James Mahoney vs Evan Hardy
Centennial vs Tommy Douglas
Holy Cross vs Aden Bowman
Saskatoon High School Boys Volleyball League—4 games at 7:30 p.m.
Aden Bowman vs Tommy Douglas
Holy Cross vs S-C-S
St. Joseph vs Bethlehem
Walter Murray vs Centennial
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National Football League—Week 9 begins:
Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins—6:15 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Sunday, November 9th when the Saskatoon Hilltops host the Okanagan Sun in the C-J-F-L Canadian Bowl. Kickoff is 1 p.m. from S-M-F Field
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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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The Western Hockey League is idle today and returns to the ice tomorrow, including the Saskatoon Blades in Kent, Washington to take on the Seattle Thunderbirds. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 7:45 p.m. with play-by-play at 8:05 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 10 wins, 5 losses, 1 extra time losses for 21 points…tied for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. Seattle has 5 wins, 7 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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Prairie Junior Hockey League:
Assiniboia Rebels at Regina Silver Foxes—7:45 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Male Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League—2 games:
Swift Current Legionnaires at Saskatoon Blazers—7:30 p.m. at Rod Hamm Arena
Saskatoon Contacts at Regina Pat Canadians—8 p.m.
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Saskatchewan Female Under-18 Triple-A Hockey League:
Regina Rebels at Notre Dame Hounds—7:30 p.m.
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National Hockey League—11 games:
Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins—5 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators—5 p.m.
Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes—5:30 p.m.
Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild—6 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets—6 p.m.
New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers—7 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at San Jose Sharks—8 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings—8:30 p.m.
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National Basketball Association—4 games:
Orlando Magic at Charolotte Hornets—5 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks—6 p.m.
Washington Wizards at Oklahoma City Thunder—6 p.m.
Miami Heat at San Antonio Spurs—6:30 p.m.
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The Major League Baseball playoffs are idle today with the World Series returning to action tomorrow, as follows…
Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers—6 p.m. at Toronto
(Toronto leads the best-of-seven series 3-2)
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