January 18th, 2026

Sports

Local Sports

  • Tigers fall to Raiders in comeback effort, see 19-game win streak snapped

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Tigers suffered a heart breaking and streak-snapping loss Saturday night at Co-op Place. They overcame a 4-2 deficit in the third period and tied the game up a second time in the final frame before ultimately falling 8-5 to the Prince Albert Raiders. The loss to the East division leaders snaps [...] Read More »

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  • Rucks continue to dazzle and impress

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb There’s a lot of attention that comes in a junior hockey player’s NHL Draft season. Countless conversations with NHL scouts, questionnaires a mile long on top of the usual grind of a season on and off the ice. It’s a lot to handle for young athletes, made a little easier with a very similar [...] Read More »

    2 days ago
  • Pickford breaks team single-season D-man goals record, Tigers tally 2,000th win with Friday victory

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com Friday was a night of family celebrations at Co-op Place. Defenceman Bryce Pickford scored his 33rd goal of the season, setting a new Medicine Hat Tigers record for goals by a defenceman in a single season and the franchise tallied its 2,000th regular season win in a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings. [...] Read More »

    2 days ago
  • ‘We’re not done yet’: Tigers look to build on team record 18-game win streak

    jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb The 2025-26 Medicine Hat Tigers etched a new mark in the franchise’s history. The Tigers’ 3-2 shootout win Wednesday in Edmonton over the Oil Kings extended their win streak to 18 games, passing the 2006-07 team for the longest string of consecutive victories in team history. “It’s a pretty cool feat, all these guys [...] Read More »

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  • Stalwarts and standouts: Pickford, Woo leading Tigers from the blue line

    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 »

    4 days ago

National Sports

  • Hannah Brandt, Aerin Frankel rally Fleet to 2-1 shootout victory over Torrent

    SEATTLE (AP) — Hannah Brandt had the only goal in a shootout and Aerin Frankel finished with 36 saves to help the Boston Fleet pull out a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Torrent at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday night. Brandt beat Seattle goaltender Corinne Schroeder to deal the Torrent the loss in their first [...] Read More »

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  • See how players have qualified for the Masters

    AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Players expected to compete in the 90th Masters on April 9-12 and how they qualified for their invitations. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible (a-amateur): Masters champions (lifetime) Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Danny [...] Read More »

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  • Scores, sports schedule for Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026

    Sunday’s Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 5 St. Louis 0 Detroit 4 Ottawa 3 (OT) Tampa Bay 4 Dallas 1 — PWHL New York 2 Montreal 1 Boston 2 Seattle 1 (SO) — AHL Belleville 5 Utica 4 (SO) Coachella Valley 3 Abbotsford 0 Bakersfield 1 Calgary 0 (OT) Providence 6 Cleveland 2 Charlotte 4 Hershey 3 [...] Read More »

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  • Caleb Williams’ ‘ridiculous’ TD pass draws raves from his coach and teammates after Bears’ loss

    CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams’ last throw in regulation was a backpedaling, fourth-down rainbow that landed in Cole Kmet’s hands in the corner of the end zone for a breathtaking touchdown. His last throw of the game was the beginning of the end for Chicago’s surprising season. Williams almost rallied the Bears to another memorable [...] Read More »

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  • Durant climbs to 6th on NBA career scoring list in Rockets’ 119-110 win over Pelicans

    HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Durant had 18 points and moved into sixth place on the NBA’s career points list, and Jabari Smith Jr. scored a season-high 32 points as the Houston Rockets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-110 Sunday night. Alperen Sengun had 21 points and eight rebounds and Amen Thompson finished with 20 points [...] Read More »

    9 hours ago