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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com There are many iconic pairings where each piece is strong on their own but they thrive as a duo. Peas and carrots, cheese and crackers, peanut butter and jelly. The Medicine Hat Tigers have been led this season by a duo that rivals the rest — the captain and his literal righthanded man. The [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club was in action over the weekend. The local club fought at a show in Calgary hosted by Olympus Boxing. Zac Czember lost a close bout to Cedric Martinez from Calgary Boxing in the 35kg class, a loss by unanimous decision coach Kerry Fahlman says. Jacob Walne defeated Alex Merkin [...] Read More »

It took a shootout but the Medicine Hat Tigers have set a new team record. The Tigers came back  to beat the Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2 in the shootout Wednesday night for an 18th straight win, setting a new franchise record for consecutive wins. They pass the record of 17 set by the 2006-07 Tigers. [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Tigers get a gauntlet week underway tonight. They are in Edmonton taking on the Oil Kings for the first of two meetings this week against the Central division rivals, who sit one point back of the Tigers. They also host the Prince Albert Raiders on Saturday, who, like Edmonton, sit one [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U19B Mustangs hosted a pair of games over the weekend. The Mustangs faced the Calgary NW Xcel, who sit ahead of the Mustangs in the Chinook League standings, at the Moose Rec Centre on Sunday. The Mustangs lost the first game 4-2. Avi Velichko had a goal and an assist and [...] Read More »

BERLIN (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 26 points and 13 rebounds, Franz Wagner had 18 points and nine rebounds in his return to the Magic lineup, and Orlando beat the Memphis Grizzlies 118-111 on Thursday in the NBA’s first regular-season game in Germany. Wagner had missed more than a month with a high ankle sprain [...] Read More »

DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson matched his season high with six 3-pointers and moved into fourth place on career list, scoring a season-best 26 points to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 144-122 on Thursday night. The Mavericks (16-26) played without rookie star Cooper Flagg after he sprained his left ankle Wednesday night [...] Read More »

LAS VEGAS (AP) — William Nylander, who leads the Maple Leafs in scoring, went to the locker room late in the first period of Toronto’s Thursday night game against the Vegas Golden Knights with a lower-body injury. Teammate Oliver Ekman-Larsson also left the ice in the first, but returned for the second period. The Maple [...] Read More »

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hannah Stuelke and Addison Deal combined to score 36 points and No. 11 Iowa beat Oregon 74-66 in a wire-to-wire win on Thursday. Stuelke had 18 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and a pair of steals. Deal had 18 points — a career high — on 7-of-9 shooting and made [...] Read More »

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zyree Collins scored 18 points as Austin Peay beat Eastern Kentucky 74-72 on Thursday. Collins also contributed five rebounds and six steals for the Governors (11-5, 5-0 Atlantic Sun Conference). Ja’Corey Robinson shot 6 of 15 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to add 15 points. Rashaud [...] Read More »