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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers have had their fair share of success against the Regina Pats over the past few seasons. The defending WHL Champions have won 11 straight games over the Regina Pats, dating back to the 2023-24 season, with the last loss a 5-4 overtime defeat to the East division foe on Jan. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Andrew Basha has done a lot of reminiscing as of late. The Calgary Flames prospect says the Medicine Hat Tigers’ last game of the regular season, with 6,084 in attendance, brought back a lot of memories from his five seasons in the orange and black. “I remember the older guys talking to me when [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The WHL’s mid-season player survey tabbed Co-op Place as the fifth-hardest rink to play in as a road team. Having seen both sides of the ice, it’s a low ranking according to Luke Cozens. The former Lethbridge Hurricane was in the lineup for the Eastern Conference Finals series last year, getting to see the [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Kelowna Rockets picked up a win off the ice Thursday night. The 2026 Memorial Cup hosts won the WHL Draft Lottery, giving them the first overall pick in the upcoming WHL Draft. Kelowna acquired the draft pick from the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the 2025 trade deadline. The Rockets traded 2005-born defenceman Caden Price [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb From first-year players to overage skaters, the WHL Playoffs bring out child-like excitement in all. The post season gets underway tonight, with the No. 2 seed Medicine Hat Tigers starting their title defence against the No. 7 seed Regina Pats. Kadon McCann is entering his third playoffs in Medicine Hat, and he still has [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger will bat in the cleanup spot for the team’s regular-season opener tonight against the Athletics at Rogers Centre. The 26-year-old right-fielder is coming off a breakout season. He hit 21 homers and had 74 RBIs in 135 games last year. Designated hitter George Springer will lead off, [...] Read More »

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy went upstairs in the Augusta National clubhouse the night he won the Masters, eager to see the small locker room only for Masters champions. He returned last month to find another locker room not nearly as exclusive but no less impressive. “They’ve created this unbelievable new Player Services Building, [...] Read More »

Iran’s judiciary has threatened to seize the property of national soccer star Sardar Azmoun, two semiofficial news agencies said Friday. The star is on a list of 16 individuals seen as government critics and whose assets judicial authorities in the northern province of Golestan plan to confiscate, according to the Fars news agency. The 31-year-old [...] Read More »

The Toronto Tempo will have the sixth pick in the WNBA draft on April 13, choosing that option over having the top choice in the expansion draft on April 3. The Portland Fire will have the first choice in the expansion draft and seventh pick in the WNBA draft. The Tempo won the right to [...] Read More »

Team USA doesn’t need NFL players to help it go for the gold when flag football debuts at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. The Fanatics Flag Football Classic in LA last Saturday showed the men’s national team can bring it home. The men dominated games against teams made up of current and former NFL [...] Read More »