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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Bryce Pickford set lofty expectations for himself and the Medicine Hat Tigers heading into the season. One game from the halfway mark, the team and his own season have met those goals. The Tigers sit first in the Central division and second in the Eastern conference with a 22-6-3-2 record. They’re three wins ahead [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U19 Mustangs took care of business in their final games of 2025. The Mustangs hosted the Airdrie Sting-2 for a doubleheader over the weekend. They won the first game 9-1. Aviana Velichko had three goals and an assist, Ryleigh Jackiw had a pair of goals and a pair of assists, Leighton [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb Heading into the last dance of a fourth and final season with the Medicine Hat Cubs, Kyle Woolridge is looking to go out on top. The Cubs’ captain is also on a path to go out as the HJHL franchise’s most prolific scorer. The 21-year-old Medicine Hat product broke the Cubs’ franchise goal-scoring record [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The Medicine Hat Cubs have put themselves in prime position heading into the new year. The Cubs swept their weekend slate, a ninth-straight weekend sweep, to enter the holidays with a 12-game win streak and in first place of the South division. They beat the Coaldale Copperheads 7-3 Friday before beating up on the [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat U15AA Hounds went undefeated in their last games of the calendar year. They beat the Golden Suns 4-2 on Friday before tying the East Kooteny Avalanche 2-2 on Sunday. Easton Brown had a goal and an assist in Friday’s win, Hudson Schutte, Nash Korchinski and Bentley Thares each scored. Maddox Joyal [...] Read More »

PHOENIX (AP) — Opting out has become the in thing to do. Every year, players regularly choose not to play in bowl games, some wary of injuries affecting their pro prospects, others leaving for another school or sitingt out after a coaching change. Entire teams even opt out. Minnesota still finds plenty of reasons to [...] Read More »

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — John Robertson, a former Scotland winger who won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and scored the only goal in the 1980 final, has died. He was 72. The Premier League club said in a statement Thursday that it was “heartbroken to announce the passing of Nottingham Forest legend and [...] Read More »

Mikaela Shiffrin has plenty to celebrate this Christmas. The American skiing standout is off to a perfect start in slalom during the Olympic season — with four wins in four World Cup races. And she’s regaining her form in other disciplines, too, following the two biggest crashes of her career. “This season so far I [...] Read More »

HONOLULU (AP) — Backup quarterback Luke Weaver threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Nick Cenacle with 10 seconds left, and Hawaii rallied for a 35-31 comeback victory over California in a thrilling Hawaii Bowl on Wednesday night. Weaver entered the game after Micah Alejado took a hard hit on the previous play. With the Rainbow [...] Read More »

Phoenix Suns (16-13, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (8-23, 14th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Pelicans play Phoenix. The Pelicans are 4-19 against Western Conference opponents. New Orleans is 6-12 [...] Read More »