SUNDAY SPORTS

CIS:  The University of Calgary Dinos will get a shot at a seventh consecutive Canada West title after dominating the University of Regina Rams 56-0 Saturday in the second of two conference semi-finals.

The Dinos (7-2) will meet the Manitoba Bisons (5-4) in the 78th Hardy Cup next Saturday at 2 p.m. MT, live on Shaw TV, in a rematch of last year’s conference championship game at McMahon Stadium.

Andrew Buckley completed 23 of 31 passes for 404 yards and four touchdowns – all of which came in a 33-point second quarter – to lead the Dinos back to the conference title game. He found Brett Blaszko and Rashaun Simonise for two touchdowns each in the second frame, and three of those were bombs: Blaszko had 36- and 72-yard scores, while Simonise ran a 58-yarder into the end zone. Blaszko’s first touchdown was a 36-yard beauty as he tiptoed down the sidelines into the end zone 82 seconds into the second quarter, sparking the 33-point outburst.

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CFL:  Backup Q-B Tino Sunseri threw for 59 yards and a touchdown, and starter Kerry Joseph ran in a score himself as Saskatchewan beat Edmonton 24-17 to lock up third place in the West division. The Riders will play the Eskimos in Edmonton next week in the West semifinal. Earlier, Hamilton earned top spot in the East with a 29-15 rout over the Alouettes. The Ticats will host the division final on November 23rd while Montreal plays B-C in the East semi next week.

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NHL:  The Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens continue to top the NHL’s Eastern Conference with 21 points apiece after all three teams won on Saturday.

Sidney Crosby tied a career high with five assists and the Penguins picked up their seventh straight win by drubbing Buffalo 6-1. Kris Letang picked up points on the Pens’ first four goals, scoring twice and collecting two assists.

The Lightning have a five-game winning streak after Ryan Callahan had a goal and two assists in a 7-4 rout of Columbus. Tyler Johnson scored twice for Tampa Bay, which is 7-1 since opening with three wins in its first six games.

The Canadiens retired the jersey No. 5 of Hall of Fame defenceman Guy Lapointe before Lars Eller and Jiri Sekac each registered a goal and an assist in the Habs’ 4-1 victory against Minnesota. Carey Price stopped 30 shots to help the Canadiens pick up their second straight win since an 0-2-1 skid.

Also in the NHL:

– The Blues’ seven-game winning streak is over after Filip Forsberg and James Neal each had a goal and an assist in Nashville’s 2-1 win at St. Louis.

– San Jose overcame Tyler Seguin’s hat trick as Brent Burns scored twice in a four-goal third period that led the Sharks past Dallas 5-3.

– Tyler Taffoli had one goal and two assists as Los Angeles whipped Vancouver 5-1. Canucks goalie Ryan Miller had been 10-1 before surrendering four goals in two periods.

– The New York Islanders have a three-game winning streak and a 9-5 record after Jaroslav Halak stopped 19 shots and Frans Nielsen scored with 2:31 left in a 1-0 shutout of Arizona.

– Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist during Philadelphia’s power plays to lead a 4-3 victory against Colorado.

– Third-period goals by Roman Polak and Leo Komarov pushed Toronto past the New York Rangers 5-4.

– Washington blew a 3-1 lead in the third period before Nicklas Backstrom scored at 4:46 of overtime to complete the Capitals’ 4-3 win over Carolina.

– Lance Bouma scored the go-ahead goal with 2:18 left in Calgary’s 6-4 comeback win against Florida.

– Ondrej Pavelec stopped 37 shots and Mathieu Perreault scored the lone shootout goal in the sixth round to lead Winnipeg’s 2-1 win at Ottawa.

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NBA:  Canada’s Kelly was on point for the Boston Celtics against the Chicago Bulls. Olynyck had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds as Boston topped Chicago 106-101. Aaron Brooks led the Bulls with a game-high 26 points.

Stephen Curry had 34 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Houston Rockets 98-87 in a matchup of undefeated teams. Golden State is now 5-and-0 while Houston dropped to 6-and-1.

(Canadian Press)