Noah Davidson, Markus Ruck and Liam Ruck celebrate after the Tigers took a 4-0 lead over the Red Deer Rebels in the first period Saturday night at Co-op Place. The Tigers scored 17 goals in a two-game romp of their Central division foe over the weekend. The Tigers have the No. 2 seed in the [...] Read More »
2 days agojtubb@medicinehatnews.com For the first time in franchise history, the Medicine Hat Cubs are HJHL champions. The Cubs won Game 3 5-2 Saturday in Red Deer over the Vipers, sweeping the best-of-five league Finals 3-0 to capture their first league title in their 24th year in the HJHL. Medicine Hat captured an IJHL championship in 2001, [...] Read More »
2 days agojtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs have a chance at making franchise history this weekend. The Cubs hold a commanding 2-0 lead in the HJHL Finals over the Red Deer Vipers, and hit the road Saturday for Game 3 of the best-of-five series with a chance to capture their first HJHL title. Medicine Hat opened the [...] Read More »
2 days agoMedicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Tigers did their part to set up an interesting Saturday night in the WHL. With a 9-3 win Friday in Red Deer over the Rebels, the last two spots in the Eastern conference are all separated by a point. The Regina Pats, who lost 6-3 Friday to the Brandon [...] Read More »
3 days agojtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb For one of the biggest Medicine Hat Tigers, it’s been the little things leading to success in the second half. Kade Stengrim, the seventh Tiger to hit the 20-goal mark this season, has honed in on the details of his game to the tune of success. “All the little things lead to success and [...] Read More »
3 days agoMADRID (AP) — Sevilla has fired Argentine coach Matías Almeyda after another setback for the club in the Spanish league this weekend. Sevilla said Monday, after the team’s 2-0 home loss against Valencia on Saturday, that Almeyda “has been relieved of his duties.” It thanked him and his team for their “efforts and professionalism” and [...] Read More »
6 hours agoDENVER (AP) — Two months ago, the Colorado Rockies assembled more than 300 of their scouts, coaches, business personnel and new baseball minds for a meeting at Coors Field. First order of business: An introduction. The main item: Getting everyone on the same page. Because turning around a franchise that has lost 100 or more [...] Read More »
6 hours agoNORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider will start the season on the injured list because of a strained oblique, the team announced Monday. Strider had been scheduled to start in Monday’s spring training finale against Pittsburgh before being scratched. Braves manager Walt Weiss told reporters the team is hopeful Strider will [...] Read More »
6 hours agoFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice will see the video tributes, whether he thinks they’re warranted or not. He’ll hear the ovation from fans, see players tapping their sticks on the ice in the hockey version of applause and give a wave in what will probably be a futile effort to make it all [...] Read More »
6 hours agoBERLIN (AP) — One of Germany’s most storied sports trophies was believed to have been stolen and melted down. Now it’s turned up in the champion team’s own basement. A four-month saga took an unusual turn Monday when Germany’s champion men’s handball team Fuechse Berlin reported that the large silver dish which went missing from [...] Read More »
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