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sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Two Medicine Hat high school football teams lost a pair of close playoff contests in their return to action. The Medicine Hat High Hawks and Monsignor McCoy Colts senior football teams returned to action Tuesday after the Alberta Teacher’s Association job action cancelled four weeks of the season. The Hawks and Colts jumepd into [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews As Jerry Reed wrote, “When you’re hot, you’re hot, when you’re not you’re not.” Saturday’s Western Final features the red hot B.C. Lions vs. the Saskatchewan Roughriders. While the Lions have won seven in a row, the Green are on a two game losing streak, because they gave some of their stars a rest. [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Swift Current Broncos’ head coach Dan DeSilva has been suspended pending an investigation of a matter related to the WHL Standards of Conduct during an on-ice practice. The WHL released a statement Wednesday announcing the suspension and they say an update will be provided upon completion of the investigation. Swift Current was in action [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat U14 Mustangs were on the road for a pair of games this weekend. They faced Bow View twice on Sunday, falling 15-5 and 9-5. In the first loss, Jorja Sadler and Arika McDowell each had a goal and an assist, and all three of Brinley Cross, Kassidy Etienne and Rhya Weinberger [...] Read More »

The South Alberta Hockey Academy U18 men’s team recorded two win on their road weekend. SAHA ruled Halloween Friday with a 7-1 win over the Notre Dame Hounds. Kutcher Aquila had four goals and one assist, both Sully Kufflick and Damen Vanderberg had a goal and an assist. Brennan Finke had a solo marker, Aidan [...] Read More »

GENOA, Italy (AP) — Former Roma captain and coach Daniele De Rossi was named to coach relegation-threatened Genoa on Thursday, replacing Patrick Vieira. While Genoa did not provide details, De Rossi was reportedly given a contract through to the end of the season. Vieira left last week with the team in last place and winless [...] Read More »

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz was drawn in a group with Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals, while defending champion Jannik Sinner was grouped with Alexander Zverev on Thursday. The Jimmy Connors group features Alcaraz, Djokovic, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur. The Bjorn Borg group has Sinner, Zverev, Ben Shelton and Felix [...] Read More »

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Washington Sundar took three wickets in five deliveries as India beat Australia by 48 runs in the fourth Twenty20 on Thursday. India spinners claimed six wickets in all to usher an Australia collapse from 91-4 to 119 all out in pursuit of 168. The visitors took an unbeatable 2-1 lead [...] Read More »

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The stage is set for the latest showdown between the Premier League’s most dominant teams in recent years when Manchester City hosts Liverpool on Sunday. Both teams have had their problems this season but produced impressive wins in the Champions League midweek. Defending Premier League champion Liverpool dominated Real Madrid with [...] Read More »

Things to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference: Game of the week No. 3 Texas A&M (8-0, 5-0 SEC) at No. 19 Missouri (6-2, 2-2), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC) The Aggies are the only undefeated SEC team remaining, with Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss right behind them with one loss. Missouri will be [...] Read More »