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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 »

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 »

sports@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat College basketball teams each picked up a win over the weekend. The Rattlers had a two-game set with the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks, with both the men’s and women’s team picking up a win. The men’s team lost 93-84 on the road Friday before winning 75-73 Saturday at the [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat U15AA Hounds ended the weekend on a winning note. After losing 7-1 Saturday to the Red Deer Chiefs, the Hounds beat the Central Alberta Selects 5-3 on Sunday. Kaspar Copeland scored the lone goal Saturday for Medicine Hat, Maddox Joyal made 35 saves. Nixon Staples had a goal [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Mavericks will return an all-star to the mound this summer. Right-handed pitcher Luis Diaz will return to Medicine Hat for second summer, the local WCBL club announced Monday. Diaz, a product of Agua Prieta, Mex., earned a spot in the all-star game in his first summer in the [...] Read More »

DUBLIN (AP) — England winger Henry Arundell was cleared to play on Tuesday after his red card against Scotland in the Six Nations was deemed sufficient punishment. Arundell was yellow-carded twice in the first half at Murrayfield on Saturday in England’s 31-20 loss. The first was for not releasing a tackled player. He returned and [...] Read More »

Marseille’s chaotic season took another twist on Tuesday as sporting director Medhi Benatia returned to the club two days after quitting. He resigned on Sunday, just days after the departure of coach Roberto De Zerbi. But, in a statement, the club’s American owner Frank McCourt said Benatia had agreed to come back until the end [...] Read More »

Michigan had a long wait to chase down Arizona for the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. Staying there beyond this week won’t be easy, either. That’s because the Wolverines visit No. 7 Purdue on Tuesday night in a matchup with the team that held the preseason No. 1 ranking. [...] Read More »

The Big 12 coaches and players don’t feel they are getting the respect they deserve. TCU, Baylor, West Virginia and Texas Tech all in The AP Top 25. Yet the conference only had the Horned Frogs in the initial Top 16 reveal by the NCAA last week. “We don’t have many ranked teams, but every [...] Read More »

CHENNAI, India (AP) — Canada batter Yuvraj Samra’s exhilarating century proved in vain as New Zealand advanced to cricket’s T20 World Cup Super 8s with an eight-wicket win on Tuesday. New Zealand’s resounding victory knocked 2024 semifinalist Afghanistan out of the tournament, with the Black Caps joining England, South Africa, West Indies, India and Sri [...] Read More »