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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers and the looping fireplace channel have one blazing similarity this Holiday Season – they’re hot. The Tigers’ Christmas break officially kicked off Thursday, the first of nine days without a game, and they enter the stretch with a 10-game win streak after Wednesday’s 7-3 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers head into the Holiday break in a real festive spirit. The Tigers enter their nine-day break off a 7-3 win Wednesday at Co-op Place over the Brandon Wheat Kings, sending them into the Holidays with a 10-game win streak. It was the meeting of the WHL’s two hottest teams, Brandon [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs get to end their calendar year on home ice. The Cubs host a pair of games this weekend at the Kinplex for their last two games before the HJHL’s Holiday break. They host a pair of divisional rivals, the Coaldale Copperheads tonight and the Okotoks Bisons on Saturday, looking to [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Veeti Väisänen has been one goal away from World Juniors gold. Capturing that illustrious medal, that’s his only goal for the next month. The Medicine Hat Tigers defenceman left Sunday to join team Finland for the U20 tournament in Minnesota, playing in his second straight tournament for the Fins. “It’s awesome, it’s the best [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club had a busy weekend. The local club had six fighters in action in Regina and Calgary. Last weekend in Regina, Kade Steiger lost a close decision to Quian Kelsey Saskatoon in the 48kg. Jr. class. Quincy McComeau defeated an unbeaten Cruze Watier from Alliance Saskatoon in the 65kg Elite, [...] Read More »

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Kolton Mitchell’s 31 points that included six points in the final seven seconds of overtime led Idaho over Cal Poly 83-80 on Sunday. Mitchell’s four-point play with seven seconds left in overtime gave Idaho an 81-78 lead. Cayden Ward made two from the line for Cal Poly with five [...] Read More »

BALTIMORE (AP) — Drake Maye guided New England to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown, rallying his team from an 11-point deficit to a 28-24 victory over Baltimore on Sunday night that clinched a postseason spot for the Patriots and dealt a devastating blow to the Ravens’ playoff hopes. Down 24-13 in the fourth quarter, Maye [...] Read More »

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s franchise scoring record and Rickard Rakell had the deciding goal in the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday night to snap an eight-game losing streak. Crosby, who began the night one point behind Lemieux, broke the mark in the first period [...] Read More »

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s franchise scoring record and Rickard Rakell had the deciding goal in the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday night to snap an eight-game losing streak. Crosby, who began the night one point behind Lemieux, broke the mark in the first period [...] Read More »

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — Jacob Duffy took 5-42 as New Zealand bowled out the West Indies for 138 on a deteriorating fifth-day pitch to win the third test by 323 runs Monday and take the three-match series 2-0. Duffy surpassed Richard Hadlee’s New Zealand record of 80 wickets in a calendar year and [...] Read More »