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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The arrival of the NHL Draft brings excitement, anticipation and a weekend of checking phones for a handful of Medicine Hat Tigers. The Tigers enter the NHL Draft tonight in Los Angeles with four players ranked by NHL Central Scouting, putting them on the track to be among the 224 players selected across the [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Tigers announced another signing, their fifth of the offseason. The Tigers inked 18-year-old forward Kade Stengrim from Brainerd, Minn. The 6-foot-4 forward played in the United States Hockey League last season, recording 11 goals and 17 points in 50 games. He added an assist in three USHL playoff games. Stengrim played [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Mavericks will ride out June with some home cookin’. The Mavs opened up a four-game home stand at Athletic Park on Thursday hosting the Regina Red Sox, the first of their final slate before the calendar flips to July and they hit the road for six straight games. They’ll host Regina [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews High school softball players were honoured over the last week by their respective teams. All seven of the high school softball teams playing in Medicine Hat handed out awards to their team, honouring their most improved player, most valuable player and other awards. McCoy Most Improved Player: Rileigh Tabor MostValuable Player: Trinity Pollard Colts [...] Read More »

Medicine Hat News The first loss at Athletic Park had to come eventually for the Medicine Hat Mavericks. The Mavs entered play Thursday with 11 straight wins at the friendly confines, a stretch snapped with a 6-5, 10th inning loss Thursday to the Regina Red Sox. Medicine Hat came back in the game, held a [...] Read More »

Canadian Michael Woods is headed to his fifth Tour de France, looking for a repeat of 2023 when he won a stage in the storied Grand Tour race. The 38-year-old from Ottawa will ride alongside fellow Canadian Guillaume Boivin in Israel-Premier Tech’s eight-man team for the 3,320-kilometre Tour, which runs from July 5 to 27. [...] Read More »

LONDON (AP) — Keith Andrews has been appointed the manager of Brentford, succeeding Thomas Frank at the Premier League club. Andrews steps up after being hired as the set-piece coach under Frank and following roles with Sheffield United and Ireland. Frank took over at Tottenham this month. “Keith is clear in what he wants, he’s [...] Read More »

The idea of Max Verstappen joining Mercedes would have seemed outlandish when he fought Lewis Hamilton in the controversial title decider in 2021. Now it’s the hot topic in the Formula 1 paddock. The build-up Friday to the Austrian Grand Prix was dominated by comments made the day before by Mercedes driver George Russell to [...] Read More »

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA changed the hosting plan for its 2026 European Championship for indoor soccer on Friday because Russia’s military ally Belarus has qualified for the finals tournament. Co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania “prohibit the organization of matches involving Belarusian teams on their domestic territories,” said UEFA, which added Slovenia as a third host [...] Read More »

WIMBLEDON — Carson Branstine will step onto Wimbledon’s main stage for the first time next week — with a Grand Slam debut against the world No. 1. The California-born qualifier, who represents Canada through family ties in Toronto, takes on top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in Monday’s opening round. She’s one of six Canadians entered [...] Read More »