February 19th, 2026

Sports

Local Sports

  • Gordon-Carroll looking to peak at right time in return from another injury

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb With 14 games left in his sophomore regular season, Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll has a simple look at his priorities – stay healthy and win another championship. The Medicine Hat Tigers forward has battled the injury bug this season, limited to just 27 games after missing the start of the season, all of November and the [...] Read More »

    23 hours ago
  • Ringette Roundup: U12B Mustangs pick up pair of wins in weekend on the road in Lethbridge

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U12B Mustangs returned home from a weekend on the road with a pair of wins. In their first game, taking on the Indus Lightning, the Mustangs prevailed 6-4 in a back-and-forth affair. AP player Kimber Moch had a pair of goals, fellow AP Lexxon Martinez also found the back of the [...] Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Rebels Lodge suspended two games for hit on Tiger Ethan Neutens

    sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The WHL announced supplemental discipline from the Medicine Hat Tigers’ 10-1 win Monday. Red Deer Rebels forward Kohen Lodge was suspended two games for his boarding major and game misconduct from the second period of Monday’s matinee at Co-op Place. In the last 20 seconds of the second period, Lodge hit Tigers forward Ethan [...] Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Tigers win big Monday for 4-point weekend

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers capped off the weekend in a big way. The Tigers, coming off a pair of overtime losses, beat the Red Deer Rebels 10-1 on Monday to earn four of six points in their three-game weekend. They entered play Monday off a pair of overtime losses, falling 5-4 in Red Deer [...] Read More »

    3 days ago
  • Cubs even second-round series with win Sunday in Okotoks

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs have arrived in the HJHL playoffs. After a 4-0 shutout loss Friday at home to the Okotoks Bisons, the Cubs rebounded and held on for a 4-3 win Sunday on the road to even up the best-of-five series at 1-1. Coming off the series-opening loss, head coach Trent Derzpah says [...] Read More »

    3 days ago

National Sports

  • Hornets’ LaMelo Ball says he feels blessed that he wasn’t hurt in car crash

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball had 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a 105-101 loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, one day after being involved in a two-car crash in Charlotte. “Fortunately everybody is cool, so blessings,” Ball said of the crash following the game. “God [...] Read More »

    7 hours ago
  • Mario Barrios defends WBC welterweight title against Ryan Garcia on Saturday

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mario Barrios, for the second fight in a row, is the WBC welterweight champion, but arguably not the main attraction. Manny Pacquiao overshadowed Barrios in their fight last July and even nearly beat him before the heavily pro-Pacman crowd. Now, Barrios goes against Ryan Garcia on Saturday night, a talented boxer [...] Read More »

    7 hours ago
  • Photo Gallery: U.S. beats Canada 2-1 in OT for hockey gold

    Canada’s best game of the 2026 Olympic women’s hockey tournament wasn’t enough to beat the United States for gold. The U.S. came from behind in a game for the first time in the tournament to beat Canada 2-1 in overtime Thursday. Defender Megan Keller scored the winner four minutes seven seconds into extra time. The [...] Read More »

    7 hours ago
  • Johnson and McCollum power Hawks past the 76ers 117-117 as Atlanta snaps 3-game skid

    PHILADELPHOA (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 32 points and 10 rebounds and CJ McCollum added 23 points as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 117-107 on Thursday night in the teams’ first game after the All-Star break. Dyson Daniels finished with 15 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 14, and Zaccharie Risacher and Jock Landale each [...] Read More »

    7 hours ago
  • Wizards beat the Pacers 112-105, snapping a 3-game slide

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Bub Carrington and Anthony Gill each scored 13 points and helped spark a decisive fourth-quarter run as the Washington Wizards outlasted the Indiana Pacers 112-105 on Thursday night. Kadary Richmond and Jaden Hardy also had 13 points each as Washington snapped a three-game slide on a day it announced Trae Young is [...] Read More »

    8 hours ago