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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Cubs eradicated some playoff ghosts Sunday afternoon at the Kinplex. The Cubs beat the Okotoks Bisons 8-5 to win the second-round series 3-2, getting past the Bisons for the first time in the HJHL post-pandemic era. Entering the series, the Cubs had been eliminated by the Bisons in three of the [...] Read More »

Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat Cubs will face the Okotoks Bisons on Sunday in a must-win Game 5. The Cubs were shutout 5-0 Saturday in Okotoks as the Bisons tied up the best-of-five, second-round series at 2-2. The Cubs carried a 2-1 lead into Okotoks on after scoring five unanswered goals Friday at the [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers cashed in on an overtime win Saturday night. After allowing three unanswered Lethbridge goals, Tiger captain Bryce Pickford scored with 17 seconds left in overtime to beat the Hurricanes 4-3. Saturday’s contest was the second for Pickford after missing 10 games with injury, returning for Friday’s 3-0 win in Lethbridge. [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The U13 Female A Alberta Provincial Championship will be hosted by the Medicine Hat Minor Hockey Association at the Irvine Sports Complex from Mar.19-22. Amanda Black , director of Female Hockey MHMH, explains, “Hockey Alberta accepts bids for associations to put in a bid to host provincials. This year a notification was sent out [...] Read More »

jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Cubs grabbed a lead in their second-round series in dramatic fashion Friday night. A four-goal second period erased a 3-1 Okotoks lead as the Cubs beat the Bisons 6-3 at the Kinplex for a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five second-round series. The Bisons opened the series with a 4-0 win Feb. [...] Read More »

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 36 points and Paolo Banchero added 16 points and eight assists as the Orlando Magic held on for a 111-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. Wendell Carter Jr. had 15 points and 14 rebounds and Tristan da Silva scored 13 for the Magic, who [...] Read More »

SEATTLE (AP) — Paul Rothrock had a goal and an assist after replacing an injured Jordan Morris early in the first half and the Seattle Sounders beat the Colorado Rapids 2-0 in a rainy season opener on Sunday night. Seattle lost Morris to a noncontact injury in the 8th minute and Rothrock had a hand [...] Read More »

Sunday’s Scoreboard NBA Toronto 122 Milwaukee 94 Oklahoma City 121 Cleveland 113 Atlanta 115 Brooklyn 104 Golden State 128 Denver 117 Dallas 134 Indiana 130 Charlotte 129 Washington 112 Boston 111 L.A. Lakers 89 Philadelphia 135 Minnesota 108 New York 105 Chicago 99 Portland 92 Phoenix 77 Orlando 111 L.A. Clippers 109 — MLS Seattle [...] Read More »

DETROIT (AP) — Claressa Shields won a lopsided unanimous decision over Franchon Crews-Dezurn to successfully defend her undisputed heavyweight championship at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday night. Shields, fighting at home, improved to 18-0 (2 KOs), winning 100-90 on all three cards. Crews-Dezurn, who holds a super-middleweight title, fell to 10-3. “I had to take [...] Read More »

CHICAGO (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 11 rebounds for his NBA-leading 39th double-double and the New York Knicks outlasted the sliding Chicago Bulls 105-99 on Sunday night for their second straight victory. Towns scored six straight points — on a 3-pointer, a layup and free throw — after Chicago took a 95-94 [...] Read More »