SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
The Canadian Football League returns to action tomorrow when Week 17 begins with two games, including the Saskatchewan Roughriders visiting the B-C Lions at 8:30 p.m. The Green and White have 8 wins, 5 losses for 16 points…good for 2nd place in the West Division. B-C has 7 wins, 6 losses for 14 points…tied for 3rd place in the West. The Riders next home game is Friday, October 2nd against the Calgary Stampeders. Kickoff time from Mosaic Stadium is 7:30 p.m.
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The Prairie Football Conference is idle until Saturday when Week 7 begins with two games, including the Saskatoon Hilltops at home to the Regina Thunder. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at S-M-F Field. The Toppers have 4 wins, 2 losses for 8 points…good for 2nd place. Regina has 6 wins, 0 losses for 12 points…good for 1st place.
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The Canada West University Football Conference returns to action tomorrow when Week 4 begins with Alberta visiting Calgary. The Saskatchewan Huskies are off until Saturday when they visit the Regina Rams. The Dogs have 2 wins, 1 loss for 4 points…tied for 1st place. Regina has 2 wins, 1 loss for 4 points…tied for 1st place. Saskatchewan’s next home game is Saturday, October 3rd against the U-B-C Thunderbirds. Kickoff time is 7 p.m. at Griffiths Stadium.
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National Football League Regular-Season—Week 3 starts:
Atlanta Falcons 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
Marion Graham vs Centennial—5:15 p.m.
Aden Bowman vs Holy Cross—7:30 p.m.
Saskatoon High School Girls’ Soccer League—3 matches at 4:15 p.m.
Bishop Mahoney vs Centennial at Forest Park-5
Walter Murray vs Aden Bowman at Newsham-4
St. Joseph vs Holy Cross at Newsham-3
Saskatoon High School Senior Girls’ Volleyball League—14 matches
Bishop Mahoney and Valour Academy at Walter Murray
Centennial and Saskatoon Christian School at St. Joseph
Marion Graham and Evan Hardy at Bethlehem
Holy Cross and Aden Bowman at Tommy Douglas
(Above four listings are series of three team, round-robin matches at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Following two listings are single matches starting at 6:30 p.m.)
L’Ecole Francais at E-D Feehan
Bedford Road at Mount Royal
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The Western Hockey League returns to action tomorrow when eight games are scheduled, including the Saskatoon Blades visiting the Prince Albert Raiders. CJWW’s broadcast starts at 6:45 p.m. and play-by-play at 7 p.m. The Bridge City Bunch have 0 wins, 1 loss, 1 extra-time loss for 1 point…tied for 8th place in the Eastern Conference. P-A has 1 win, 0 losses, 0 extra-time losses for 2 points…tied for 5th place in the East. Saskatoon’s regular-season home-opener is Saturday against the Raiders. First face-off at SaskTel Centre is 7 p.m.
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National Hockey League Pre-Season—11 games:
Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks—7 p.m.
Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken—7:40 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings—5 p.m.
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning—5 p.m.
Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes—5 p.m.
New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers—5 p.m.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets—5 p.m.
Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers—5 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues—6 p.m.
Utah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights—8 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks—8 p.m.
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Major League Baseball:
Inter-League—1 day game
The Toronto Blue Jays return to action tomorrow when they host the Cincinnati Reds at 5:07 p.m. in Toronto.
American League—1 day game, 4 night
National League—3 day games, 3 night
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Women’s National Basketball Association—5 games, including:
Toronto Tempo at Connecticutt Sun–5 p.m.
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